Commons
Debate
10 September 2026
Social Housing Bill [Lords]
I thank the Minister for giving way; he has been very generous with his time. I strongly support the provisions in the Bill to support victims of violence, who far too often have to be evicted or leave while the perpetrator stays with the tenancy, as the Minister said. Rent arrears also prevent vict…
Commons
Oral Questions
Treasury
8 September 2026
Fuel Duty: Cost of Living
I welcome the Government’s commitment to the cut on fuel duty, although motorists are being not only squeezed at the pumps but ripped off by unfair monthly insurance charges. Does the Minister agree that insurance companies should not be charging unfair and unjustified additional costs for monthly i…
Commons
Debate
7 September 2026
4 contributions
VAT on Medication: Compassionate Access Schemes
I begin by welcoming the Government’s decision at the start of the summer to pause the application of VAT on medicines donated for free to patients through compassionate access, early access and related schemes. The health charities, patients and industry bodies that I have worked with are grateful …
I thank my hon. Friend for that. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on access to medicines and medical devices, I have heard those stories far too often. I completely agree that we should be removing every single barrier.
+2 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
3 September 2026
Topical Questions
T4. This summer, 1.5 million people attended London Pride, a celebration of love, freedom and diversity. At the same time, though, discussions on GB News compared Pride and LGBT people to bestiality and even paedophilia. There have now been 12,000 complaints to Ofcom about this. Does the Minister ag…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 September 2026
3 contributions
Vaccination Rates: England
I beg to move,
That this House has considered vaccination rates in England.
It is an honour to serve under your chairship today, Mrs Barker. I am pleased to co-sponsor this debate alongside colleagues from the Health and Social Care Committee who are also here today.
It is very easy, from the van…
I agree. Those issues are clearly intertwined and cannot be separated.
Every contact should count. Shared digital records should identify, at the next GP appointment, pharmacy check-in, health visit or hospital appointment, where vaccines are missing. The system should be enabled, encouraged and pa…
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
1 July 2026
Flood Insurance: Reform of Flood Re
There were serious floods in Ruislip Gardens in 2024, which I have discussed with the Minister before; 100 homes were flooded, and access to ongoing affordable insurance was a major concern for many residents. Part of the flooding review recommended improved individual householder resilience measure…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
25 June 2026
Draft Conversion Practices Bill
Today has been a long time coming. I thank the Minister for her hard, relentless and committed work in delivering this comprehensive and inclusive draft Bill. We were promised it in 2018, and it has been in four King’s and Queen’s Speeches.
The LGBT community will rightly welcome today’s statement,…
Commons
Westminster Hall
17 June 2026
2 contributions
Mental Health: Parity of Esteem
I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate, and I know that she is a strong advocate for mental health in her role on the APPG. In the NHS, it is vital that funding for mental health keeps pace with funding for physical health care, and the mental health investment standard has been a…
The Minister is being kind with her time, as always. As part of our inquiry into mental health services, the Health and Social Care Committee visited the 24/7 neighbourhood mental health centre pilots and Trieste, where the model originated. They have clearly been hugely successful already. The Mini…
Commons
Westminster Hall
17 June 2026
2 contributions
Abuse of Customer-facing Workers
I thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. He is touching on broader sectors, and he is exactly right that this is an epidemic across public-facing and customer-facing roles. I recently went to a GP surgery where receptionists told me they deal with sometimes weekly incidents of raci…
A frustration I have heard about local enforcement is that even if the issues are reported—they are often not, unfortunately, because people give up—and the police come out, and an arrest is made for theft, abuse or the other things we are discussing today, the perpetrator can be back on the street …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
16 June 2026
Thames Water
The Secretary of State is absolutely right: Thames Water has let down my constituents and Londoners more broadly with years of chronic under-investment, while paying record levels of bonuses and dividends. I recently visited my local sewage treatment works, and saw proposed improvements to increase …
Commons
Debate
19 May 2026
High Speed 2: Impact on Communities
The hon. Lady is being generous with her time, and I thank her for bringing this important debate to the House. She has expertly described the ongoing impacts in communities like ours. Residents in West Ruislip and Ickenham in my constituency live day in, day out with the consequences of HS2 works. …
Commons
Westminster Hall
27 April 2026
Animal Testing
I thank my hon. Friend for being so generous with her time; she is leading the debate excellently. Like many Members, I have been contacted by constituents raising this issue. On Friday, Karen, one of my constituents, talked to me at my coffee morning specifically about the issue of new approach met…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
22 April 2026
Pension Schemes
I have been contacted by several constituents who have experienced challenges and delays in accessing their pensions via the scheme that Capita has managed, or should I say mismanaged, for some time, including Bindu, Duncan and Ann-Marie. Tony, a civil servant for 40 years, should be looking forward…
Commons
Westminster Hall
21 April 2026
Wheelchair Provision: Independent Review Body
I thank my hon. Friend for securing this very important debate. I know this is a subject on which he has much knowledge, experience and passion. ShopMobility, a group of volunteers who provide mobility aids at the shopping centre to get people out and about in the town centre, have recently reported…
Commons
Westminster Hall
25 March 2026
Proposed Visitor Levy
I will just pick up on that point about competitiveness and competitive advantage. Is it not the case that those much-visited cities—Paris, Rome, many cities in Spain and others throughout Europe—have measures such as this proposed levy, yet they have not seen decreases in tourism? How is that a com…
Commons
Petition
24 March 2026
Post Office on Uxbridge High Street
I wish to present a petition about the imminent closure of the post office on Uxbridge High Street. With no plans for an alternative provision, this has left many of my constituents devastated, especially those vulnerable people in my constituency who rely on this vital service. Over various communi…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 March 2026
2 contributions
Grid Capacity: West London
2. What steps he is taking to increase grid capacity in west London.
I thank the Minister for that response. As well as grid capacity for much-needed new homes and infrastructure such as Hillingdon hospital, capacity is needed in west London for the large number of data centres being proposed at a regional level. What actions are being taken to strategically co-ordin…
Commons
Proceedings
18 March 2026
3 contributions
Student Loans
I welcome the opportunity to discuss the student loans system. I took out a student loan under the plan 1 system. I am, fortunately, not young enough to have benefited from a plan 2, or, now, a plan 5 loan. However, despite having graduated with about £40,000 of student debt, I did consider myself f…
I completely agree that everyone who would and could benefit from a university education should be able to go. We do not widen opportunities by cutting them.
John Burn-Murdoch’s analysis in the Financial Times has shown that other developed countries have increased participation in higher education…
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Commons
Proceedings
18 March 2026
2 contributions
Student Loans
The right hon. Lady talks about a comprehensive plan and giving people choices, but this is not a comprehensive plan for student loan reform; it is a plan written on the back of a fag packet. It basically revolves around restricting university access, which is always the go-to solution for the Conse…
My hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. This place is much better for her presence, speaking up for people in her situation. It sounds like we had a similar background, but I was fortunate enough to be on a plan 1 system and, under a Labour Government, benefited not only from an educational main…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
17 March 2026
Meningitis Outbreak
I, too, welcome the Secretary of State’s statement and join him in expressing our sympathies with and condolences to the families who have lost young people in recent days.
Obviously, parents and students are very concerned at the moment, and there are reports online that private pharmacies are sel…
Commons
Proceedings
5 March 2026
Business of the House
This Wednesday marked Holi, a festival celebrated by millions around the world and here in the UK. Last year, I had the privilege of celebrating Holi with Hindu cultural groups in West Drayton and Uxbridge. We threw colourful paint and played traditional games, and children described what the first …
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
Community Cohesion
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (John Slinger) for securing this important and timely debate.
Social cohesion can feel like quite an abstract, nebulous term, but we all know, and have heard today, that the practice of socia…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
25 February 2026
Post Office Green Paper
I welcome the statement, and the Government’s response in the Green Paper, particularly the commitment to 11,500 branches—branches will be focused on high streets—and the focus on accessibility. In the light of that, does the Minister agree that it is ridiculous that the Uxbridge post office branch …
Commons
Westminster Hall
24 February 2026
EU Membership Referendum: Impact on the UK
My predecessor, Boris Johnson, promised much that never seemed to materialise, locally as well as nationally. My hon. Friend is right in his assertion that we have seen significant economic impacts. Pharmaceutical companies in my constituency talk about double administration and double testing of th…
Commons
Proceedings
12 February 2026
Business of the House
The post office in Uxbridge provides vital services to my constituents. It gives access to banking services, to Government forms for applying for passports or driving licences, and to general postal services. That is why residents were horrified to hear that the post office will close at the end of …