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Fleur Anderson

Fleur Anderson

LabourMP for Putney

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Adjournment

Adjournment: Future of Thames Water

“I thank the Minister very much for giving way. My my constituents are cheering on the work that the government has done, that taking a grip of this situation after the Environment Agency was left to mark their own homework, the self mortari…”

Questions

Urgent question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on Israel’s planned expansion in the E1 zone in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I joined with other MPs in visiting the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The mega development. This zonal occupation is huge scale. Its massive cities, its dual carriageway, its universities, its hospitals and …”

Debate

Climate Change

“I declare an interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on the environment, and I would like to thank all my constituents who write to me so regularly about environment issues. I also want to give a big shout-out to South Thames…”

Questions

Prime Minister's Question Time

“Q6. This morning, a mature street tree fell on my house. No one was hurt, but it is another reminder of the results of this extreme heat that we face.Today is the hottest June day ever on record. Extreme heat and flooding are becoming more …”

Statement

Ministerial statement: G7 Summit

“I echo the Deputy Prime Minister’s praise for the Prime Minister’s success in restoring the UK’s standing in the world, including with the EU. My right honourable Friend the Deputy Prime Minister has welcomed the G7 commitment to accelerati…”

Statement

Ministerial statement: Thames Water

“I echo the tributes to Jo Cox, whom I worked with when she was at Oxfam. We miss her greatly. My constituents in Putney, Roehampton, Southfields and Wandsworth Town have been let down by Thames Water for years. The Tories lost a grip of the…”

Urgent question

Urgent question: Water Companies

“My constituents write to me constantly about the failings of Thames Water—bills going up, but pollution staying the same—and I am glad the Minister is taking a grip of the matter through the taskforce. It is World Oceans Day, and this morni…”

Debate

Debate on the Address

“It is a privilege to speak in this debate on the Loyal Address in reply to the King’s Speech. I thank my honourable Friends the Members for Bradford West (Naz Shah) and for Harlow (Chris Vince) for their proposing speeches and congratulate …”

Questions

Prime Minister's Question Time

“Q4. Given the recent challenges to the Equality Act 2010, will the Prime Minister commit to protecting laws that prevent discrimination at work and in society, make sure that women are not fired for being pregnant, and ensure that everyone …”

Statement

Ministerial statement: Sudan

“I thank the Foreign Secretary for her statement, her visit and her announcement about new money and the sanctions. Children are being deliberately and systematically targeted by both sides in this conflict: boys are being forcibly recruited…”

Questions

Oral questions: Transport

“Commuter services are extensively disrupted in Putney by the six-year closure of Hammersmith bridge. I will be holding a bus crisis taskforce again tomorrow to look at the impact that the closure of the bridge is having not just on bus serv…”

Urgent question

Urgent question: Africa: New Approach

“I welcome the change of approach that the Minister has outlined—a change from a paternalism to partnership—and I welcome the listening way in which it has been done. I am concerned that poverty reduction was not mentioned in the statement—n…”

Debate

Sudden Cardiac Death in Young People

“I congratulate my honourable Friend on securing this debate. I have also met Hilary, Clarissa’s mum, and heard about her death and the fact that a simple electrocardiogram test can save lives. It is chilling to think that my daughters could…”

Debate

Budget Resolutions

“I thank the Chancellor for her Budget, and the whole Treasury team for the conversations I have had with them about aid, our high streets and child poverty. It is a pleasure to follow the honourable Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir B…”

Statement

Ministerial statement: G20 and Ukraine

“I join many others here in welcoming the recent progress on the war in Ukraine at the G20, in Geneva and most recently. Putin is continuing to circumvent sanctions via other countries. Will the coalition of the willing work with those other…”

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