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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Water Safety Education

"I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for raising the important issue of teaching children to swim. Like me, he represents a coastal community. Two years ago in Hastings and Rye, the Silverdale primary school pool closed. Many children and parents miss that facility, and hundreds of parents …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Priorities for Water Sector Reform

"Thank you, Ms Lewell. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allocating time for me to make a statement on behalf of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee about our second report of this Parliament. The report is entitled “Priorities for water sector reform”, and it is intended to …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Priorities for Water Sector Reform

"I thank the hon. Member for that important question. On the Committee, we heard about the failures of United Utilities in her constituency and other places that it is meant to serve properly.

We found that, at the moment, we have a very complex regulatory regime that does not serve …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Priorities for Water Sector Reform

"Absolutely. I thank my hon. Friend for his work on the Committee, and for his questioning of the boss of Welsh Water about many of these issues. He is right that at the moment all the indicators are going in the wrong direction on debt gearing and on the structures …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Priorities for Water Sector Reform

"Absolutely; I thank my hon. Friend for that point. He and I are both Labour and Co-operative Members of Parliament. We believe in the strong potential of that model. The Committee report urges the commission to look very closely at the potential benefits of community interest companies, co-operative models or …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Business of the House

"The Queensway Gateway roadworks are causing chaos for my constituents. East Sussex county council and Southern Water have not answered my question of why the moving of a major water main was not planned for before these works began. The need to do so is delaying those roadworks indefinitely. As …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 May 2025
Gaza: UK Assessment

"As the Minister has said, the situation is intolerable with one in five Gazans facing starvation; the use of aid as a weapon of war by Israel is inexcusable. The continued firing of rockets by Hamas and detention of hostages are also inexcusable, and it all must end. I welcome …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 28 Apr 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Last month, I held a public meeting in my constituency with over 100 parents, carers and pupils to discuss our concerns about the quality of secondary education in my constituency. It is an absolute scandal that over 60% of young people leave school without a pass—level 4 or higher—in maths …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Apr 2025
Road Maintenance

"I thank my right hon. Friend for giving way and for the record investment of this Labour Government in fixing potholes. I particularly welcome the £21 million for East Sussex to fix our roads. Does she share my frustration at the fact that Conservative-run East Sussex county council has told …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Apr 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"As we build new homes, it is important that we make sure that existing homes are as safe as they can be. I recently met representatives of a leading fire safety business in my constituency, who told me of the unacceptably long delays that it faces from the Building Safety …..."
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