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HANSARDSteel TariffsWe have talked about large and small businesses being affected, but my constituent Joe, who is a sales director in an SME likely to be affected, is deeply concerned about his…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDPoint of Order: Rectification ProcedureOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to apologise to the House for failing to declare an interest during a debate on 16 July 2025 about the Committee on…22 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastPutting aside for a moment the rights and wrongs of the Prime Minister’s decision on Saturday morning, the BBC is in a unique position: running BBC Persian language broadcasting…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeI never comment on any conduct or standards issues that may impact individual MPs, precisely because of my adjudicatory role on the Committee on Standards, and I do not propose to…09 Feb 2026HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyAs the hon. Lady will hear in the remaining parts of my speech, I entirely concur with her comments. Given that the proposed quarry site is not allocated in Leicestershire county…16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyI beg to move, That this House has considered planning policy for quarries. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I am grateful for the opportunity to…16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyI absolutely agree, and I sympathise entirely with the hon. Lady. I would go further. I made the point earlier about finding suitable experts who are able to apply their technical…16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyTo conclude, there is no doubt that quarrying plays an extremely important role in delivering the homes, roads and infrastructure that our country needs, as the Minister has said…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Reconsideration Mechanism and the Parole Board Rules 2019I beg to move, That this House has considered the reconsideration mechanism and the Parole Board Rules 2019. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. In…18 Nov 2025HANSARD PrivilegesI support the motion proposed by the Leader of the House and thank him for his kind words about me and other Members involved in this matter. The motion is, of course, about the…29 Oct 2025HANSARDDevelopments near Lutterworth and its Surrounding VillagesI rise to present a petition from 241 residents of South Leicestershire who share my concern about the threat of gross overdevelopment in Lutterworth and its surrounding villages.…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseFollowing on from that question, Reform-led Leicestershire county council and Harborough district council have made a series of highly controversial decisions impacting on the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDStandardsI, too, thank the Leader of the House for so quickly coming forward with a proposal to enact the sole recommendation of my Committee’s third report of this Session. The Committee…16 Jul 2025HANSARD PrivilegeMy comments will be necessarily brief, given the role that I play as Chair of the Committee of Privileges. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare) for the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDIndependent Complaints and Grievance SchemeMay I begin by welcoming the Government’s motion to put the assurance board on a proper footing, and to introduce a clear policy framework under which the ICGS will operate? As…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyWhen a developer pledges to build 40% minimum of affordable housing and obtains outline planning permission on the basis of that pledge, and then, less than 20 months later, seeks…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI rise to speak to new clause 74 in my name. First, I thank all Members from parties across the House who signed up to my new clause. I also thank Mr Speaker and his team for the…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI welcome the hon. Lady’s suggestion, and I would welcome more resources going into local planning teams, but what we have here is a problem, which she may well encounter in her…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI would welcome that. The Government need to take into account Lutterworth East and to ask themselves why a Labour parliamentarian and a Conservative parliamentarian have had to…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Parthenon Marbles: British Museum Act 1963Or in Spalding, or any other principal museum across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Indeed, the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff would be a prime…30 Apr 2025