Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
24 June 2026
Engagements
Q4. My Hendon constituency is proud to sit at the heart of the UK’s largest Jewish community in the London borough of Barnet, but today many of my constituents and many from that community are living in fear. In north-west London in recent months, we have seen Jewish charities firebombed, synagogues…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
14 May 2026
National Security
I thank the Minister for his statement. As Members of the House will be all too painfully aware, our Jewish community in north-west London, including in my constituency, has been subject to repeated despicable antisemitic attacks in past weeks. Our Iranian community has also been attacked. In my con…
Commons
Debate
28 April 2026
4 contributions
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
Appointing Peter Mandelson was wrong, and, as with any debate on this subject, we should start by acknowledging the suffering of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims. They have my full solidarity.
However, I have listened closely to what has been said by Opposition Members during the debate, and I think we ne…
No, I will make some progress.
What is more, this Government are undertaking an extensive release of documents in the interests of transparency and out of respect for this House. Ministers have updated us on the progress with the Humble Address. On top of that, the Foreign Affairs Committee is hold…
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Commons
Ministerial Statement
20 April 2026
Antisemitic Attacks
On Saturday, my constituents awoke to the news of a despicable antisemitic attack at the heart of our community, at the former headquarters of Jewish Futures on Hendon Way. As the Minister said, this is not an isolated incident; we have seen the abhorrent attacks on Hatzola just a mile down the road…
Commons
Debate
23 March 2026
Hatzola Ambulance Attack
I thank the Minister for his statement, and I echo his thanks to the police and the other emergency services. This antisemitic attack happened only a few hundred metres from my Hendon constituency. So many people in my community, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, rely on the work of the selfless voluntee…
Commons
Oral Questions
Business and Trade
12 March 2026
2 contributions
Job Creation
5. What steps he is taking to support the creation of well-paid jobs.
I thank the Secretary of State for his answer. Communities like mine in Hendon were let down by 14 years of economic instability and the lack of a strategic approach to driving growth under the Conservative party. Will the Secretary of State set out how our modern industrial strategy will help to ac…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
11 March 2026
Protest Policing
The al-Quds Day march, glorifying a despicable, blood-soaked regime, has long been a cause of great concern to my constituents in Hendon. That is why I wrote to the commissioner of the Met asking for the march to be banned, and why I thank the Home Secretary for her resolute action today. However, t…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
11 February 2026
Engagements
Q12. Our democracy, in this House, relies on the spoken word, but many with speech disabilities are left without a voice. I have a speech impediment, and so do 2 million adults and one in 12 children. It can rob people of their confidence, lead to discrimination and limit our opportunities in work a…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
26 January 2026
Police Reform White Paper
I welcome the Home Secretary’s statement. I know from my time working at the Home Office that, for some time now, the structure of policing has not been fit for the future. The threat that crime poses has evolved; our police must do so too. The Home Secretary’s reforms will help to deal with the mos…
Commons
Proceedings
19 January 2026
Iran: Protests
I share the Minister’s horror at the brutal repression we have seen in Iran. Hendon is home to a large and vibrant Iranian community, and we are all horrified beyond words to see the savage, murderous violence being meted out by the Iranian regime to protesters. Is it not the reality that even when …
Commons
Debate
14 January 2026
West Midlands Police
I welcome the Home Secretary’s statement. The picture Sir Andy paints of serious failings in the West Midlands police is utterly shocking, and the Home Secretary is completely right to withdraw confidence. Given the huge damage this saga has caused, what does the Home Secretary think can be done to …
Commons
Proceedings
8 January 2026
Business of the House
Mill Hill Broadway is Barnet’s busiest station, but its steep flight of stairs means that people with mobility issues struggle to use it. Sadly, its lack of accessibility has already had tragic consequences: Priscilla Tropp died after falling at the station. Step-free access at Mill Hill Broadway is…
Commons
Debate
10 December 2025
3 contributions
Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer
I want to help out the right hon. Gentleman, because he seems a bit confused. On his party’s watch, the debt service exceeded £100 billion. When it took over, the debt service was only £30 billion, so his party tripled it. Will he apologise for mortgaging our children’s future as a result of the Con…
Will the right hon. Member give way?
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Commons
Debate
8 December 2025
2 contributions
Employment Rights Bill
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Will the hon. Member acknowledge that employment under this Labour Government is higher than it was under the last Conservative Government, with an average of 75%? Will he therefore apologise for his comments?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
1 December 2025
Office for Budget Responsibility Forecasts
Like many other Members, I have been shocked by the early release of the OBR’s “Economic and fiscal outlook” report, as this kind of error risks compromising the integrity of the Budget process in moving markets. The evidence that has now emerged that this was not the first time that the OBR forecas…
Commons
Proceedings
27 November 2025
Right to Trial by Jury
As the Minister said, justice delayed is justice denied, yet we have a backlog of almost 80,000 people, with rape victims facing a wait of up to four years for their trial. Does she agree that we need a system that puts victims at the heart of our approach, and therefore we need to get on with the j…
Commons
Oral Questions
20 November 2025
2 contributions
Bus Services
5. What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services.
In constituencies like Hendon, bus services are not a luxury—they are a lifeline for the community, in particular the elderly and disabled people, yet there is more to be done to ensure that all residents are within easy reach of a bus stop. Does my hon. Friend agree that frequent, well-placed bus s…
Commons
Debate
12 November 2025
4 contributions
Taxes
You have mentioned the £47 billion of savings, but you have neglected to identify the number of teachers—
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I apologise. The hon. Member has not mentioned how many teachers, how many doctors and how many police would be involved.
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Commons
Debate
4 November 2025
Supporting High Streets
It is unfortunately a similar story in parts of my constituency. Does my hon. Friend agree it is striking that the one word we have not heard from Conservative Members in the debate for everything they have done is “sorry”?
Commons
Debate
28 October 2025
Stamp Duty Land Tax
The hon. Member says that owning a home gives people a stake in their community, and I agree with him. Why then does his party oppose this Government’s moves to help build 1.5 million homes and reform the planning system?
Commons
Ministerial Statement
13 October 2025
Manchester Terrorism Attack
I commend the Home Secretary for her statement and join her in both condemning this despicable attack and sending condolences to the families of Melvin Cravitz and Adrian Daulby. They are heroes—may their memory be a blessing.
Hendon has one of the largest Jewish communities in the country. Many of…
Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
10 September 2025
Engagements
Q13. The leasehold system is fundamentally broken. Thousands of leaseholders in Hendon are getting a raw deal, paying ever-rising service charges for ever-poorer service. That is why I welcome the Government’s commitment to ending the feudal system of leasehold once and for all. Will the Prime Minis…
Commons
Westminster Hall
8 September 2025
3 contributions
Indefinite Leave to Remain
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I join colleagues in thanking the Petitions Committee for securing this debate, and I thank Mr Li for instigating the BNO petition.
I am here to speak about the BNO visa. Our debate today should have two starting points: first, an acknowle…
I thank my hon. Friend for that excellent point. She is of course right, and I am proud to have welcomed many people with BNO status to my constituency of Hendon, particularly in Colindale. That growing and vibrant community adds immeasurably to the life of the area.
I have talked to many BNO holde…
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Commons
Debate
15 July 2025
Taxes
This is the Government who got trade deals that the Conservative party failed to do, and saved hundreds of thousands of jobs. Are you saying that you would not have signed those deals? Are you saying—
Commons
Debate
15 July 2025
2 contributions
Welfare Spending
Does the hon. Gentleman also care about deep poverty? That increased to a point where four in 10 children who were in poverty under the Conservatives were in deep poverty. Will he apologise for that?
Does my hon. Friend agree that, exactly because of those problems, we should all welcome the uplift to the basic rate of UC, which will lift the income of 6.5 million families?