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HANSARDSupport into Work: Health ConditionsI welcome the investment and the news earlier this month from the Office for National Statistics that the number of people in employment has risen by 500,000 since July 2024. I am…26 Jan 2026HANSARDNew TownsI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) on her powerful and deeply personal speech. The theme of the debate has been the…15 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn NHS Providers data published just before Christmas, we learned that in East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust, the number of people waiting for treatment has fallen more than…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsHappy new year to you and your team, Mr Speaker. It was a happy start to the new year, because we learned that in 2025, more renewable energy was generated in this country than at…06 Jan 2026HANSARD UK-EU Common Understanding NegotiationsIt was Christmas eve five years ago when Boris Johnson signed his fateful deal, which took away opportunities for young people and kicked us out of Erasmus. I thank the Minister…17 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceThere is fierce pride in Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and our villages, but we are a community of contrasts: the gap in life expectancy a few miles down the road is 13 years. I…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Grassroots Cricket ClubsI agree. My hon. Friend’s constituency has a proud cricketing history. I know a little bit about the work of the Lord’s Taverners; it is an inspiring organisation that helps young…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Grassroots Cricket ClubsI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for grassroots cricket clubs. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. There is something…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Grassroots Cricket ClubsThere were so many good speeches, and I want to briefly reflect on the highlights from each. I congratulate the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) on the new cricket…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Grassroots Cricket ClubsI could not agree more on the power of cricket in bringing communities together. I am pleased to hear that the hon. Member has such a thriving club in his community. As in all…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Grassroots Cricket ClubsI strongly agree, and will talk a little more about the protections we can offer clubs and what more we can do to build and establish clubs of the future. Cricket clubs set a new…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Grassroots Cricket ClubsOf course, Mr Turner, but I hope we can make an exception for a teammate. I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I have played at some of the clubs that do so much for his…16 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairThree years ago, the role of the OBR came into sharp focus after the delivery of another Budget, which became known as the mini-Budget, by which the markets were sent spiralling…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget Resolutionsrose —27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am sure the best is yet to come. I am pleased to address the House on a day with bond yields falling, growth figures for the year revised…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe right hon. Gentleman is a respected Member of the House, but I think it is really important that we reflect on the facts. Both the Chancellor and the OBR announced today that…26 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI agree entirely with my hon. Friend, and I will go on to talk more about why investment now is good for us, in both the short term and the long term. We have a genuinely sad…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss energy and climate change, although I am still reeling from the speech made by the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyAs I will go on to say, I am telling them that investing in a decarbonisation scheme and having warm homes is exactly the way that we get bills down. Just last week, I met Tina in…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI recognise that improvements were made by the last Government, but if the right hon. Gentleman is listening carefully—I am sure he is—he will hear that that is the theme of my…12 Nov 2025