See above for my weekly round-up of what I've been up to in Hackney and Westminster.

This week I spoke in the Budget debate, highlighting how little it will do for Hackney, the Public Accounts Committee published our report on the Defence Equipment Plan, and the NHS Parliamentary Awards opened for nominations.

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This article was first published in the Hackney Gazette. To read the latest edition, see here

There is a measles public health incident and Hackney is at the epicentre of low immunisation levels. The consequences for Hackney children are severe and could lead to serious illness or death. 

Just over half of children aged five in Hackney have received both doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. This is the lowest vaccination rate in the country.  

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That this House believes that an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah risks catastrophic humanitarian consequences and therefore must not take place;

notes the intolerable loss of Palestinian life, the majority being women and children;

condemns the terrorism of Hamas who continue to hold hostages; 

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