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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q5.  Mr Deputy Speaker, I welcome the—[Interruption.] I apologise, Mr Speaker—there are too many deputies in the place today. I welcome the Government’s announcement on grooming gangs. I am sorry for stumbling; I have been floored by the point scoring going on around them—on all sides. I …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Crime and Policing Bill

"I appreciate being called to speak, Madam Deputy Speaker. I also really appreciate being able to follow in the wake of my two friends—my hon. Friend the Member for Gower (Tonia Antoniazzi) and the right hon. Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Dame Karen Bradley)—who have been incredible campaigners on these issues. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill

"I rise to speak to amendment 91, on allotments and community gardens, and to new clause 60, on landfill sites, both of which stand in my name.

The UK currently has a shortage of allotments, with nearly 160,000 people on English local authority waiting lists. We need more space to …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 04 Jun 2025
Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories

"The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is no such thing; it is a group of trigger-happy private security employees. Under international law, Israel, as the occupier, has a duty to the people in Gaza. The International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion on 19 July 2024 stating that Israel’s

“policies and …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 14 May 2025
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

"I am grateful to the hon. Member for inviting me to be on the Committee, for introducing the Bill and for mentioning ferrets. It is very important. In discussing the last iteration of this legislation, I put on record that my brother had a ferret called Oscar, and I would …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 14 May 2025
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

"No, he isn’t!..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Wed 14 May 2025
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

"I think this is the first time I have served under your guidance, Sir Jeremy; it is a pleasure to do so. I am deeply grateful to the hon. Member for Winchester for using his private Member’s Bill to shepherd this vital legislation through the House and for inviting me …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 May 2025
Glass Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility

"My hon. Friend makes a sound point, which I will reinforce.

Let me go through some—I emphasise “some”—of the organisations that have been in touch with me about this issue. They include Vinarchy, one of the world’s largest wine companies; the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates; the Campaign for …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 May 2025
Glass Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility

"I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention.

The glass sector has always supported the principle behind EPR. It lobbied, on sound environmental and safety grounds, against inclusion in the deposit return scheme, knowing and accepting that that would mean the inclusion of all glass products in EPR. Yet the …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 14 May 2025
Glass Packaging: Extended Producer Responsibility

"I have not heard that or seen any evidence of that. All I can say is that in Wales, 95% of the glass is kerbside-collected and recycled. I do not know where my hon. Friend’s stats come from. If she would like to share them with me and the industry, …..."
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