Commons
Proceedings
8 July 2026
NHS Corridor Care
I thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. She has spoken about some of the impacts of this issue. My 80-odd-year-old mum was recently admitted to Airedale hospital with acute respiratory issues. She had to wait in a chair for over 12 hours, alongside my dad, in a very undignified way. Does my…
Commons
Proceedings
6 July 2026
Patient Safety Review
I commend the hon. Gentleman for speaking so clearly about why having an independent HSSIB—independent of those providers—to investigate is so important. Time and again, we hear about devastating failings in the NHS. He alludes to maternity services, but we could add to the list infected blood and p…
Commons
Debate
2 July 2026
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents
I thank my hon. Friend and her Committee for the excellent work that they have done in preparation for this Bill. Pensioners who bought retirement flats in Aire Valley Court and Sutton Court in my constituency were hoping for peace of mind; instead, they have had rocketing service charges, poor main…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
16 June 2026
2 contributions
Violence against Women and Girls
11. What steps she is taking with her international counterparts to help tackle violence against women and girls.
I was moved to hear about Jo Cox’s life and the impact of her work on women globally in last week’s debate. She was a strong advocate for women’s rights and overseas development aid. Will the Secretary of State assure me that recent cuts to aid will not have an adverse impact on projects such as tho…
Commons
Statutory Instrument
10 June 2026
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Wishart.
In Bradford, our new Reform-led council wants to scrap the clean air zone. I believe that would be a serious mistake that future generations of Bradfordians would pay for. Our city has long had one of the highest levels of respiratory illn…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 June 2026
9 contributions
Youth Mental Health Support
I beg to move,
That this House has considered youth mental health support.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. There is no doubt that we have a mental health crisis among our children and young people. The statistics are shocking. At the turn of the century, just over 2% of …
I am very sorry to hear about the hon. Gentleman’s experience as a young person. I am very glad that he is with us, and that that support made a life-changing difference. I will come on to say more about the importance of youth services.
Behind the statistics are children and young people who are s…
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
2 June 2026
Milburn Review: Interim Report
This excellent report makes it clear that exams can lead to early disengagement from school, particularly for children who are neurodiverse. The son of my constituent Danielle repeatedly failed his GCSEs, which left him stressed and undermined his self-confidence. She felt that his opportunities wou…
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
1 June 2026
Topical Questions
T3. I recently met defence SMEs in Shipley that want to recruit young talent, including engineers and programmers, to design and build the technologies used in drones. How will we ensure that there are opportunities for young people from all backgrounds who aspire to careers in defence? What are the…
Commons
Oral Questions
Justice
19 May 2026
Topical Questions
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Derby North (Catherine Atkinson) on her first outing at the Dispatch Box. On Friday, I met Jimmy, an imprisonment for public protection prisoner whose case I have previously raised with the Prime Minister, the Justice Secretary and the Prisons Minister. D…
Commons
Westminster Hall
28 April 2026
Park Home Owners
I have been contacted by residents of the Harden and Bingley Park on Goit Stock Lane in Harden. They feel trapped in their relationship with the site owner, which they have said does nothing. On the 10% commission, they want to give the whole of their estate to their family as an inheritance. Does m…
Commons
Debate
21 April 2026
2 contributions
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support for the Government’s actions to give local authorities powers to ban pavement parking. Does he agree that, particularly for those with disabilities or who are blind, this issue is a real problem?
As my hon. Friend describes, there are many vape shops across my constituency. Does he believe that in the future, powers similar to those on gambling impact assessments could be brought in to create healthier high streets through licensing powers not only for gambling but for vape shops?
Commons
Westminster Hall
21 April 2026
7 contributions
Wind Farms: Protected Peatland
As the Member for Shipley and a neighbouring constituent, I want to make those listening aware that we have attended the debate and will shortly be giving our views on the proposals, as the hon. Member invited us to do, for which I thank him.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship again, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for the invitation to join him in Westminster Hall today. It is always a pleasure for me to talk about the fantastic peatlands and moors in my wonderful constituency.
As we…
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Commons
Westminster Hall
20 April 2026
3 contributions
Maternity Commissioner
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I echo the thanks given by my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan) to all the petitioners who signed the petition, including 262 of my Shipley constituents.
My interest in maternity safety goes back to…
I am sorry but, respectfully, I am not going to give way.
If the ambulance had routinely carried a neonatal meconium aspirator, that could have prevented the death of my friend’s daughter. My friend said:
“I was not told who we could complain to following these experiences, or when we should do so…
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Commons
Oral Questions
14 April 2026
2 contributions
NHS Dental Services
5. What steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dental services.
I recently asked Shipley residents about their access to NHS dental services over the past two years. Over 1,100 respondents said that they could not see an NHS dentist when they needed to. I have heard from constituents who have had to go private, travel for hours to access NHS dentistry or resort …
Commons
Westminster Hall
14 April 2026
4 contributions
Carer’s Allowance Overpayments
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the matter of Carer’s Allowance overpayments.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank Members for joining me here in Westminster Hall. I have committed my career to securing better care and support for older people and the…
I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman that the impact of the overpayments on carers is terrible, and I am going to share the story of someone who was affected. I am sure others have heard similar shocking stories. As many as one in five unpaid carers who claim carer’s allowance and work part ti…
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 April 2026
Middle East
I join the Prime Minister in thanking our armed forces who are protecting British citizens in the middle east, and I thank him, on behalf of my constituents, for his cool-headed leadership and firm decision not to join Trump’s illegal war. Will he reassure my constituents, who are worried about the …
Commons
Oral Questions
13 April 2026
2 contributions
Pride in Place: Community Consultation
2. What mechanisms his Department has put in place to ensure that communities are consulted on the use of Pride in Place funding in Shipley constituency.
A happy Easter to you, Mr Speaker. The Government’s £1.5 million impact fund for Bradford is critical to communities that have been overlooked for too long. I recently visited Windhill recreation ground in my local area, which is set to benefit from Pride in Place funding. Does the Secretary of Stat…
Commons
Debate
26 March 2026
2 contributions
Transport Accessibility for Disabled People
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) for securing this debate and for her fantastic leadership of the Transport Committee. My hon. Friend the Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova) is no longer in her seat, but I commend her on her campaign on pavement parki…
Does the right hon. Gentleman recognise that many disabled people simply do not have a choice, because public transport is either not available, if they live in a rural area, or not accessible? Much of the reason why they have to resort to relying on cars and taxis is the failure to invest in an acc…
Commons
Debate
17 March 2026
Youth Unemployment
I welcome the support for small and medium-sized enterprises in my Shipley constituency, which will be able to take on young people who have been long-term unemployed and to offer apprenticeships, but the Secretary of State will know that young carers face additional challenges with getting into edu…
Commons
Oral Questions
17 March 2026
2 contributions
Crown Court Funding
15. What plans his Department has to provide adequate funding for the Crown court.
For victims of child sexual exploitation, rape and serious sexual offences, the option of having pre-recorded evidence has been a really positive step forward. However, when I visited Leeds Crown court recently, I heard that too often the equipment does not work, leading to significant delays and ev…
Commons
Oral Questions
16 March 2026
GP Contract
I hugely welcome the investment into general practice, particularly the flexibility to employ often under-employed GPs who want additional hours and shifts. I also welcome the Minister’s comments about innovation and AI. Sadly, I have had representations from Grange Park surgery in Burley-in-Wharfed…
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
16 March 2026
Topical Questions
T5. As the ongoing conflict in the middle east is demonstrating, drone technology is an essential military capability. Businesses around Saltaire and Baildon in my constituency are at the cutting edge of both space technology and radio frequency, which I know the Minister will understand are critica…
Commons
Debate
10 March 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
I recently visited Leeds Crown court, where I saw the benefits of some of that investment in a victim support suite, which ensured that victims, particularly of violence against women and girls, were safe and secure. Does my hon. Friend agree that both the investment and the reforms that we are cons…
Commons
Debate
24 February 2026
4 contributions
Online Harm: Child Protection
The hon. Lady is making her case very personally and passionately, describing the harms to young people’s mental health that result from the predatory algorithms that the tech giants have devised to create addictive content for children. I, too, think that there is cross-party agreement on the need …
Will the hon. Member give way?
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