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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Jul 2025
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment

"It is a pleasure to be able to speak in this afternoon’s debate. May I pay a heartfelt tribute to Sir David Amess? He was a wonderful man. I also pay tribute to Ian Gow MP for his vital work earlier in the history of this country.

I am very …..."

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

"I warmly welcome the Secretary of State’s statement and the tough action he has announced. Residents in my community have suffered appalling problems with sewage pollution in the Thames, the Kennet and many other waterways, as well as hours-long interruptions to supply. To make matters worse, residents have also suffered …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jul 2025
Victory over Japan: 80th Anniversary

"May I ask the Chair of the Select Committee to mention some of the many diverse groups from across Berkshire, whom I know he is thinking of at this very difficult time, including our local Nepalese and Gurkha communities?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

"My hon. Friend is making an excellent point. As a fellow southern MP, I share his concern about the importance of explaining that there is real poverty across the south of England, as well as in many other parts of the country. He makes a point about the breakfast clubs, …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

"Is it not the point that there should be a shared national mission to invest in young people? As was rightly pointed out by my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes), the evidence is clear that £1 invested in a very young child, aged less …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"I will make a little more progress.

I have discussed some of the challenges in my constituency, which are very pertinent to the wider debate. Even in areas of the UK where economic growth is at quite a reasonable level, we face real challenges accessing some of that wealth. The …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"My hon. Friend is absolutely right and makes an excellent point...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"I will not, I am afraid. I need to make some progress.

In addition, one in eight young people were out of work due to long-term sickness and were on sickness and disability benefits. In short, the system that the Government inherited this time last year was in crisis and, …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"It is a pleasure to speak in support of the policies outlined by the Minister. I wish to discuss the crisis in the system, the situation in my constituency, and some of the important initiatives under way to get people back into work.

It is worth reviewing the scale of …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"The hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. This must be a strategy for the whole United Kingdom. I am obviously reflecting on the issues in my community, where we are lucky to have relatively high economic growth, but that growth is not spread or shared evenly. I want more …..."
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