Former Conservative MP for Rochester and Strood
I thank my right hon. Friend for her support in ensuring that my community diagnostic centre in Rochester will have extra funding so that an MRI scanner can be secured, which will make a big difference to my local community. As she knows, I have been working with the hospital and having conversations about my campaign for a second hospital site in Medway. Could my right hon. Friend have some...
Thank you, Sir Philip, for calling me to wind up. I thank the Minister for Housing, Planning and Building Safety, my hon. Friend the Member for North East Derbyshire (Lee Rowley), for the time he has spared to talk to me prior to this debate. He has been very generous with his time when I have brought to his attention issues that particularly affect my constituency. I also totally understand...
Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
I am grateful to the shadow Minister. However, I would like to pull him up on the point he made about the nimby debate. I want to be clear that this is about the future and jobs. The hon. Gentleman may remember that he wrote to me representing his constituents, who were also concerned about the operations at Chatham docks, because I believe that he has constituents who work there.
I beg to move, That this House has considered the redevelopment of Chatham Docks Basin 3. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Philip. The debate over the future of Chatham docks has stirred strong emotions in our community. On one side, Peel Waters has proposed a residential-focused mixed-use development, but closer examination raises concerns about its sustainability and...
I am not too sure what the hon. Gentleman refers to.
I would like the hon. Gentleman to elaborate on which financial interest he thinks I have.
Thank you, Sir Philip. The dockyard has stood proudly for 457 years as a symbol of Medway’s economic backbone and our local heritage. On the banks of the River Medway, the docks embody the spirit of our community, connecting us to our past while paving the way to our future. Generations of families, including mine, can trace their stories alongside the history of Chatham docks. My mum’s...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of asylum seekers in Medway.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress her Department has made in reducing the backlog of asylum seeker cases.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department will take to increase the rate of processing for asylum seekers.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment criteria her Department use to find asylum seeker centres.
The department knows that the early years sector is facing economic challenges, similar to those being faced across the country. The department has already announced additional funding of £160 million in 2022/23, £180 million in 2023/24 and £170 million in 2024/25, compared to the 2021/22 financial year, for local authorities to increase hourly rates paid to childcare providers. This...
This is a matter for His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. I have asked her to write to the hon. Member and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
All pupils in schools are taught about mental health as part of the relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) curriculum, which the department made mandatory in 2020 to ensure that all pupils are taught about important topics. Schools can teach older pupils about suicide in an age-appropriate and sensitive way. The RSHE statutory guidance advises that schools should approach teaching...
The number of children in local authority care is published annually. The latest information on the numbers of children in local authority care in each year between 1994 and 2021 is available here: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/data-tab les/fast-track/119f2f49-9f37-43cd-91fe-b6c0b2ffc723. Information for the 2022 reporting year will be published in November 2022.
