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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q3.   The Government’s expansion of funded childcare from September is welcome, but early years settings face a critical staffing crisis that could make expanded provision practically impossible. Not enough applicants, a lack of qualifications, low salaries and high turnover mean that many nurseries are operating well below capacity. Many now …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Department for Education

"I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on early education and childcare.

Early years providers are facing an escalating financial crisis. The Government’s latest tax increases will add an average of £40,000 a year to staffing costs for early years providers. Hopscotch nurseries—a group operating …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"The rivers and coastline in my constituency are treasured by local families and children, including my own, whether they are kayaking and paddleboarding on the Cuckmere and Ouse rivers or swimming off the beaches of Seaford bay, yet they are regularly blighted by sewage discharges courtesy of Southern Water. Will …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 19 Jun 2025
Business of the House

"There are newspaper reports this morning that the Attorney General has provided the Government with legal advice against engaging in the war between Israel and Iran. I am sure the Leader of the House recalls that the last time a Labour Government were contemplating joining the Americans in a middle …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 04 Jun 2025
Swimming Facilities

"My constituency is home to a number of public swimming pools, including the remarkable Pells pool lido in Lewes. Opened in 1861, it is the UK’s oldest outdoor freshwater swimming pool still operating. Today, however, I will focus on another one of our local pools.

Back in the 1970s, the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"The latest inspection of HMP Lewes found that levels of violence, self-harm and drug use remain notably worse than at other reception prisons, with just one third of prisoners engaged in education or employment and many spending as little as two hours a day out of their cells. While the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 03 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"12. What steps her Department is taking to support the operation of HMP Lewes. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 May 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base

"Liberal Democrats support the UK complying with international law, but the process for agreeing this deal has been more than a little bit bumpy. While the Conservatives have feigned anger, bordering on hysteria at times, despite it being their Foreign Secretary who first signalled the UK’s intention to secure an …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 20 May 2025
Adoption and Kinship Placements

"It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for South West Devon (Rebecca Smith) on securing this important debate.

Around 157 children in my constituency are in kinship care. These are children being raised not by their parents, but by grandparents, aunts, …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 May 2025
Youth Services

"I thank the hon. Member for Croydon East (Natasha Irons) for bringing this important debate to the Chamber today. Youth services are not a luxury; they are a lifeline. At their best, they provide young people with a safe place to go, trusted adults to talk to and opportunities to …..."
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