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HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireI wholeheartedly agree. Fundamentally, we are talking about our shared heritage—the heritage not just of Peterborough, but of Cambridgeshire and of Britain and Northern Ireland as…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for Bronze Age heritage in Cambridgeshire. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg, and a…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireIt is always a pleasure to take interventions from the hon. Member. I hope he will hear that this is a speech of celebration as well as of questions for the Minister. Let us come…05 Nov 2025HANSARDHuntingdon Train AttackMay I associate myself with the comments about sympathy and empathy for the victims of this attack? The names of Peterborough and the town of the constituency of the hon. Member…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner, especially as some of my earliest co-operative meetings took place in what is now Kingston upon Hull East, your…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Co-operative Sector: Government SupportOn the subject of apprenticeships, is the hon. Lady aware that the Co-operative Group is doing pioneering work at Highpoint Prison in Suffolk using some of its share from the…21 Oct 2025HANSARDPost-16 Education and Skills StrategyI warmly welcome this statement. One of the most shameful legacies of the last 14 years in Peterborough has been the rising number of young people leaving school with no…20 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsYou may be interested to know, Mr Speaker, that today is the launch of Peterborough tourist board, and our new Discover Peterborough website. That brings together our great…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceI warmly welcome the £20 million coming to Paston, Gunthorpe and the Welland area of Peterborough. This is pride in place being delivered by my hon. Friend the Minister—the pride…15 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDI welcome the statement and the consultation as a contribution towards modernising our public services. Constituents of mine are frustrated by how they cannot interact with the…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillIt is a privilege to speak on Second Reading. This is an historic debate, as I believe it is the first piece of legislation to be introduced by a Deputy Prime Minister who is a…16 Sept 2025HANSARD UK Ambassador to the US: Appointment ProcessI associate myself with the comments that others have made about the disgusting crimes of Jeffrey Epstein. Twenty-four years ago today, on 9/11, I was sat in the TUC Congress as a…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am aware that you, Madam Deputy Speaker, are a strong champion of animal welfare, so you might be pleased to know that tomorrow, for the end of our lido season, is a “bring your…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am aware that my right hon. Friend the Leader of the House enjoys a tipple on occasion, so she will be pleased to know that the 46th Peterborough beer festival, which is…04 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesI am sure Hansard will correct me. The right hon. Gentleman just made some comments about high net worth or high value individuals. In my constituency, I am particularly…03 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesWill my hon. Friend give way?03 Sept 2025HANSARD Group-based Child Sexual Exploitation and AbuseI thank my hon. Friend not only for her statement, but for the care and determination she has brought to this role to centre the discussion and action around victims and young…02 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumPeterborough is a proud and generous place and has welcomed many people through its doors over generations. I pay tribute to the churches, mosques and community groups that are…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastStarting on a positive note, I thank the Foreign Secretary and the Minister for the Middle East for their work to secure an agreement to get students and young people out of Gaza…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionResidents in Peterborough and across Anglian Water’s catchment area will welcome the statement and the bold action taken. They know all too well that the water system is broken.…21 Jul 2025