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2 Apr 2025UK Democracy: Impact of Digital Platforms

My hon. Friend is giving an excellent, emotional speech—its excellence is her trademark—highlighting this problem, and I am sorry to hear about the issues she has faced. Does she agree that when Members of Parliament are targeted in this way, it affects not only them but their families? As the hon. Member for Lagan Val

technologyculture-community
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2 Apr 2025 UK-US Trade and Tariffs

I thank the Secretary of State for coming to the House and for his calm head in a difficult situation. My constituency is home to many businesses, including Wright’s Flour, A1 Bacon, Harlow Group and Raytheon, that trade directly and indirectly with the US. What reassurance can the Secretary of State give to those busi

economy-jobsdefence
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1 Apr 2025UK Industrial Strategy

8. What discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the development of a new UK industrial strategy.

economy-jobsdefence
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1 Apr 2025 School-based Nursery Capital Grants

I thank the Secretary of State for her statement. I had the opportunity only last week to visit Jerounds primary school in my constituency, and saw the incredible work that it was doing in supporting young people and showing them the value of community pride and the importance of oracy. I have to say that they gave the

educationcost-of-living
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1 Apr 2025UK Industrial Strategy

A core objective of the Government’s modern industrial strategy is to unleash the full potential of our cities and regions, which is as true in Northern as it is in my constituency of Harlow. Does the Secretary of State agree that Northern Ireland’s four city growth deals, which the Government committed to at the Budge

economy-jobsdefence
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1 Apr 2025Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2025-04-01)

To make it fair, you could do with one more.

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1 Apr 2025Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2025-04-01)

You are slightly short on Opposition Members—you only have three on your list, and you would ideally have four. You said you have had more support. Do you have some more Opposition Members’ names?

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1 Apr 2025Backbench Business Committee — Oral Evidence (2025-04-01)

Would you be happy with a Westminster Hall debate?

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31 Mar 2025 Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

I thank the Minister for coming to the House to answer the urgent question. I know from her visit to Harlow last week how much she cares about supporting young people. Having worked in the charity sector before I came to this place, I recognise that short-termism in funding for services to support vulnerable people is

social-careeducationlocal-government
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31 Mar 2025 NHS Pensions

I thank the Minister for coming to the House and giving her response. We all know the issues she is talking about when she mentions the state of the NHS that we inherited, and I echo that with the issues I hear about from patients and staff at Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow. On pensions, can she outline what the

healthfiscal-policy
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31 Mar 2025Eating Disorder Awareness

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for securing this extremely important debate and for the work that she and others have done with the eating disorders all-party parliamentary group. I have come to this debate to speak up on behalf of the many

healthsocial-care
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31 Mar 2025 Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]

It feels impertinent to intervene, because my hon. Friend is giving a hugely passionate speech about a subject he clearly knows so much about, but how can he can help the next generation of metrologists to be as inspired about this topic as he clearly is?

economy-jobstechnologyfiscal-policy
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31 Mar 2025Sentencing Council Guidelines

I thank the Lord Chancellor for her statement. Does she agree that we should all hold closely the ideal of equality before the law, and that the biggest cause of two-tier justice was the mess that the Conservative party made of our Probation Service?

crimefiscal-policy
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30 Mar 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]

I thank the Minister for visiting the best town in England, Harlow, last week. Does she agree that this Bill will help benefit young people in my constituency and give them the skills that they need ?

educationeconomy-jobslabour-market
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30 Mar 2025Live Facial Recognition

Harlow police department’s recent successful trial of facial recognition has led to some arrests. Does the Minister agree that technology can play a vital part in tackling crime but cannot be a substitute for neighbourhood policing?

technologycrime
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30 Mar 2025Draft Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025

The right hon. Member for South West Wiltshire made the point about the danger of doing research in this country and it being used by other countries. I take his point, but is there not an opportunity to use this technology in developing countries and provide support in relation to famine?

agriculturetechnologyeconomy-jobs
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27 Mar 2025Aviation Sector: Support

I thank the Minister for his answer. As the Prime Minister pointed out yesterday, Stansted airport is a huge employer and training provider for my constituency of Harlow. What work is the Department, alongside the Department for Work and Pensions, doing with employers and training providers in the aviation sector?

economy-jobsenvironmenttransport
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27 Mar 2025 PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s Allowance

I thank the Minister for his statement. I declare an interest as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for young carers and young adult carers. Does the Minister agree that the role of young carers is critical not only to those who are cared for, but to the economy? Although young carers under 16 do not receiv

fiscal-policysocial-carelabour-market
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27 Mar 2025Aviation Sector: Support

17. What steps she is taking to support the aviation sector.

economy-jobsenvironmenttransport
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27 Mar 2025 Scunthorpe Steelworks

Last week, I visited British Offsite, whose chief executive officer hails from my constituency of Harlow, about the innovative house building that it is doing using techniques that require a lot of steel, although I have to say that it uses it efficiently. What meetings has the Minister had with house builders, as well

economy-jobsdefencelocal-government
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