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HANSARDUK-Switzerland Enhanced Free Trade AgreementI join the City of London and the British Chambers of Commerce in welcoming this deal—I’m smiling too, Minister! I am sure that the large number of my residents in Chelsea and…14 Jul 2026HANSARDEuropean Entry and Exit SystemI am grateful to my hon. Friend for all that he is doing to sort out this mess. Does he agree that the queues and delays facing British travellers under the EU’s entry-exit system…08 Jul 2026HANSARD National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationI am not a doctor, but thank you so much, Madam Deputy Speaker. Perhaps I am a doctor from the university of life—who knows? I pay tribute to Baroness Amos for this excellent…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesThe Ockenden report is shocking and its findings are repellent. As my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Erdington (Paulette Hamilton) said, it is shocking how many of its…24 Jun 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthThe sanitary and phytosanitary rules, which are being discussing and negotiated with the European Union, will be implemented by the European partnership Bill. Does the hon. and…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthIt will come as no surprise to anybody that what the previous Prime Minister said and the truth perhaps did not have the closest of relationships. It is absolutely no surprise,…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthWill the hon. Lady give way?18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI was going to say that I cannot be the only person in the House who is thrilled by the great list of exciting things that the hon. Lady is setting out for the country. I wonder…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthLiz Truss!18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthWill the hon. Lady give way?18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthNow will he give way?18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthThat was a very powerful and upsetting speech. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Rutland and Stamford (Alicia Kearns) for raising that issue. There is a lot to think about. In…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI am afraid I will not; I have given way twice, and I do not think I will get any more time. The European partnership Bill will also give Ministers the essential power to keep UK…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI am most grateful, Madam Deputy Speaker. Such officials as gave that information could have looked again.18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI am most grateful for that intervention, but it does not in any way even attempt to address the point I was making about the loss of money to this country through trade and the…18 May 2026HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits Reassessments10. What steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people are able to try work without automatically triggering a benefits reassessment.27 Apr 2026HANSARDDisabled People: Benefits ReassessmentsI thank the Minister for that positive answer. Could he reassure my disabled constituents under the age of 22, many of whom are in education and low-paid work, that they will not…27 Apr 2026HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI thank the Minister for being so responsive to the concerns about strategic licensing that I and colleagues in London have shared with her. May I confirm that it is not the…21 Apr 2026