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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Independent Water Commission

"Many of my constituents share my utter disgust at the way in which water companies have been able to profit from degrading our rivers and chalk streams. It is fantastic to see bonuses already banned at polluting Anglian Water and to see that we are following up by taking action …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"One way to drive down energy costs, including for energy-intensive industries, could be to help cut curtailment costs by encouraging the co-location of new energy-intensive industry sectors with some of the renewable sectors that we are currently having to pay to switch off. As we start to roll out more …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 14 Jul 2025
State of Climate and Nature

"I had the real pleasure of visiting York Road nursery school in my constituency this morning to celebrate its securing Eco-Schools green flag status—with distinction no less. As well as being a sobering reminder of my inability to hold the attention of four-year-olds for very long, it was a powerful …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

"Given the importance of family hubs, I know the Secretary of State shares my disappointment that neither Central Bedfordshire nor Hertfordshire previously received a single penny of family hub funding. It was vulnerable families in the towns and villages in those areas of my constituency who were paying the price, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 01 Jul 2025
Parental Leave Review

"Having raised with the Minister the need to do more on paternity and kinship leave in particular, I very much welcome today’s statement and the upcoming landmark review. I recently had the pleasure of hosting a number of parents at the Victoria pub in Hitchin to talk about the challenges …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Unadopted Estates and Roads

"I beg to move,

That this House has considered unadopted estates and roads.

It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler, and a real pleasure to have the Minister present to respond.

I am proud to be part of a Labour party that takes the housing …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Unadopted Estates and Roads

"I thank my hon. Friend; she will be a powerful champion for the many residents in her community who are falling on the hard edge of this challenge. Sadly, she is far from alone. Far too many MPs from right across the country have been speaking to me about the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Unadopted Estates and Roads

"I thank the hon. Gentleman. Again, he will be a powerful champion for his residents at the hard edge of the challenges with unadopted estates in his constituency. The example he highlights is powerful, because it is testament to the fact that more and more families living on unadopted estates …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Unadopted Estates and Roads

"I know my hon. Friend is a tireless champion of his constituents who are impacted by this issue. He is spot on: this fleecehold stealth tax—because it is in essence a stealth tax our constituents are being asked to pay—is not just unfair to residents, but means they are all …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Unadopted Estates and Roads

"Absolutely. The certainty and fairness my hon. Friend calls for is the bare minimum we should expect for our constituents and the bare minimum that families should have when moving into a new property, often one they have saved up for over a long time to take that big, exciting …..."
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