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HANSARDSeasonal WorkI thank the Minister for giving way again. I would just like to tell him about Charlie Cockaday, who runs the Fox Inn in Felpham, who tells me that with the new business rates…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkWill the Minister give way?10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkWill the Minister give way?10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkTo reflect on my hon. Friend’s point about risk, employers are taking personal risk when they set up businesses and employ people. When they have so much cost piled on them, that…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkIn constituencies like mine, seasonal, flexible and part-time working are central to the local economy. Seaside towns such as Bognor Regis and Littlehampton thrive on the cafés…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkMy hon. Friend is right. The Business and Trade Committee had a number of businesses come to Parliament to tell us about the stasis that the leaks in the run-up to the Budget…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making that point, which takes me back to the conversation I had with Catherine this weekend. I hope she will not mind me saying this: she…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI am delighted to answer the hon. Gentleman’s question, because there is a very important difference. Right now in the UK, the tourist economy is being hammered by the increased…10 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDWill the Minister give way on that point?08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDThere is certainly no mandate for either. If a Government wish to change something as fundamental as how we prove who we are, they need to be up front about it; they need to win…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Sir Edward. I am grateful to the Petitions Committee for granting this debate, which could not be more timely.…08 Dec 2025HANSARDNew Nuclear SitesA key plank of the SNP’s dogmatic argument against new nuclear is cost. Will the right hon. Gentleman find a quiet moment—perhaps when the winds fall light and the turbines…26 Nov 2025HANSARDNew Nuclear Sites15. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on the potential for new nuclear power sites in Scotland.26 Nov 2025HANSARDNHS Industrial Action12. What steps he is taking to help prevent industrial action in the NHS.25 Nov 2025HANSARDNHS Industrial ActionAfter warnings from the NHS Confederation and NHS Providers, my constituents are still rightly concerned that services may yet be cut, appointments lost and operations delayed as…25 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Flooding costs the UK economy up to £6 billion a year. Aviva estimates that 2,000 more homes will be at risk of surface water flooding by 2050 in Bognor Regis and…24 Nov 2025HANSARDChina Espionage: Government Security ResponseThe Minister stresses the importance of mindset, so can he tell me whether it was a failure of mindset that underpinned the failure to secure the prosecution of two alleged…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillBognor Regis and Littlehampton is a coastal constituency with a strong forces tradition. Many of my constituents served in Northern Ireland and are now terrified of being pulled…18 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Secrets Act: Alleged BreachOur judicial system is rightly rigorous and independent, which is why the Government’s handling of intelligence that is central to national security, and passing it to…17 Nov 2025