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HANSARDSpring StatementIn a statement with significant problems, I welcome the Chancellor’s commitment to better military homes, which the Liberal Democrats have been calling for. Will she clarify how…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe right hon. Member has anticipated my next point. To ensure that development is approached effectively and sustainably, there must be legislation to protect chalk streams. The…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI agree that nature and building should go hand in hand, and I hope that the Bill will start to achieve that. Good green and sustainable design works for everyone concerned.…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI completely agree. The Government should be more ambitious in the Bill to ensure that building regulations mandate nature-friendly developments to provide sustainable and healthy…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThere is no doubt that we need new homes, but it is abundantly clear from my casework and from doorstep conversations in North East Hampshire—and I am sure in many other…24 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and I absolutely agree. Let us be very clear: this generation of women faced discrimination at work—more discrimination than women…17 Mar 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Edward. I thank the Petitions Committee for bringing this important debate before us today, and I congratulate my hon. Friend…17 Mar 2025HANSARDInternational Women’s DayAhead of International Women’s Day this Saturday, I want to celebrate women’s achievements. I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) on securing this…06 Mar 2025HANSARDRural CrimeIt is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Ms McVey. Last week, one of my local farmers told me that in the last two years there have been fewer thefts on his farm. I was…27 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Basingstoke hospital, which is used by residents of half of my North East Hampshire constituency, has had its rebuild delayed by 15 years, despite no ministerial visit to see…12 Feb 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillMy hon. Friend is of course correct. This should not be just about cost savings for those who can afford installation in the first place. In North East Hampshire, we have some…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillPeople in my constituency are passionate about protecting our environment, and they know that if we are to do that, we need to produce more renewable energy. However, in North…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationPeople in North East Hampshire have told me loud and clear that they want their democratic right to vote in May. Given that councillors up for re-election were elected in May…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsNine years ago or thereabouts, I was sitting in a courtroom supporting victims of domestic abuse. I saw at first hand how our systems of justice were failing women and girls when…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportOn the Secretary of State’s website is a picture of her holding a sign that reads, “I will work with WASPI to identify and deliver a fair solution for all women affected”. Does…17 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ11. After years of neglect under the previous Conservative Government, GP surgeries are at breaking point and across North East Hampshire they are preparing now for huge bills to…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Chalk stream rivers are rare and have a unique ecology. Most of them are in the UK, and two are in my constituency of North East Hampshire. Last year, chalk stream rivers…13 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsJo Hamilton, my constituent and a former sub-postmistress, has long campaigned with Alan Bates for compensation following the Horizon Post Office scandal. Can the Prime Minister…06 Nov 2024HANSARDSEND Provision: HampshireI thank the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) for securing this debate and it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Mark. In North East Hampshire, as in many other…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Technology in Public ServicesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson). I congratulate her on a moving maiden speech, and I hope to add…02 Sept 2024