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HANSARDTopical QuestionsSome 40% of roads in Cambridgeshire take up roughly 80% of the highways budget. With the forthcoming announcement about local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire, what…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationThe Secretary of State has announced that there will be a delay to the decision in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Most Cambridgeshire and Peterborough MPs are in the Chamber,…16 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. The first four years—the near-term investment period—covers the period until the next election. The second half—the longer-term…08 Jul 2026HANSARDRearmament and Warfighting ReadinessThe hon. Member is making a very important speech. I agree that there should be a life extension plan for the Type 45, but we know that there is not one. It is not costed, it is…08 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe defence investment plan is split into two parts: the near-term investment plan, which covers the four remaining years of this Parliament, and the long-term investment plan,…06 Jul 2026HANSARDRochdale Grooming Gang: Offender DeportationEarlier this year I asked the Home Secretary at the Dispatch Box about the case of Fabian Henry, a child rapist who was removed from a deportation flight in 2021 after the Home…06 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanRAF Wyton is in my constituency and I have a huge amount of service housing, both in the RAF Wyton and the former RAF Brampton patches, so service housing is extremely important…30 Jun 2026HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits against Public ParticipationI am hugely concerned about the manner in which SLAPPs are being used to intimidate and harass individuals in public service. In my constituency alone, I have seen two separate…30 Jun 2026HANSARDPrisoner Early ReleaseThe Minister talks a good game about prison numbers, but he will know very well from the many exchanges we have had on the issue that there are a lot of prison places that this…29 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI do—we need to get more pilots through the door, and I have asked numerous questions about our ratio of pilots to aircraft. I appreciate that the Minister does not want to…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI would point out that under the last Government we were the third highest spenders on defence in NATO. The rest of Europe was also not taking defence as seriously. We had all…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessDo you know what it is now?23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessCorona muralis—I wager that few people in this Chamber, if any, have heard that term. Perhaps the odd classicist will have heard it. It was one of ancient Rome’s most coveted…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI wholeheartedly agree with my hon. and gallant Friend. The UK military flying training system is on its uppers. I do not necessarily hold this Government responsible for…23 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI appreciate what the hon. Member is saying. I am not putting the Minister under scrutiny here; I am merely highlighting the invidious position that he finds himself in and the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDG7 SummitThe Deputy Prime Minister mentioned the meeting between the Prime Minister and Sanae Takaichi, the Prime Minister of Japan, with reference to £18 billion of investment coming into…22 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI appreciate the hon. Member’s position and have previously spoken to her about new clause 4, which I tabled. The Government have been in power for two years, and nothing has yet…22 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillThat sounds very much like a European defence force. In what way would that differ from the concept of a European army?22 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI wish to speak to new clause 4, tabled in my name. I thank all those across the House who signed my amendment. Some 10% of MPs in the House supported the amendment. Although that…22 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillThe Minister accepts that the new clause has been significantly redrafted to try to make it as watertight as possible. I appreciate what she says about primary and secondary…22 Jun 2026