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HANSARD Victory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesAs a veteran myself—albeit of a much later conflict—I welcome the commitment to commemorate the 80th anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day. In my constituency, we had both RAF Bomber…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingOur farmers find themselves in an increasingly precarious position. Politically, we see a drip-drip of punishing legislation eroding our agricultural sector. The family farms tax…13 Mar 2025HANSARDKnife Crime: Victimsindicated dissent .11 Mar 2025HANSARDKnife Crime: VictimsI welcome the steps that the Government are taking to address knife crime, and anything that can be done to reduce the number of young people who are drawn into this type of…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing Billrose—10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThe right hon. Lady mentioned 13,000 neighbourhood police, but 3,000 of those will be new warranted officers; I believe that 3,000 will be operational police officers brought back…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing Billrose—10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillKnife crime is a grave issue, and I welcome any measures that can help to reduce it. I have a debate next Thursday on knife crime, and I hope to see good representation from all…10 Mar 2025HANSARDEast Park Energy Solar FarmFurther to my online petition of residents in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire that has received 1,100 signatures, I present this petition from constituents of Huntingdon and north…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLast week, I attended the Thrive youth café held at All Saints church in Huntingdon. The café runs on Mondays and Fridays after school. Richard and Ruth, who run the space, said…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Professional Cycling: Free-to-air CoverageI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of free-to-air coverage of professional cycling. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Professional Cycling: Free-to-air CoverageI wholeheartedly agree. I will come on to it in a little more detail later, but I think the hon. Member is absolutely right that it is a tragedy that at the same time as we have…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Professional Cycling: Free-to-air CoverageI wholeheartedly agree with the hon. Member’s sentiments. Cycling is one of those sports that people almost fall into by accident. Everybody had a bike when they were growing up;…05 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI, too, thank the Prime Minister for his support to President Zelensky yesterday, following the circus that was his meeting with President Trump and Vice-President Vance in the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) for securing…26 Feb 2025HANSARDHistoric Slavery: ReparationsA quick question: to what extent do the Government support CARICOM’s 10-point plan for reparatory justice?25 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityAs a veteran, I welcome the move to 2.5%. It is a milestone on the right track to increasing defence spending to 3.0% and probably beyond, particularly given that defence chiefs…25 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I thank the Petitions Committee for enabling this debate; Kim Campbell for launching the petition; the hon. and…24 Feb 2025HANSARDAnimal TestingIn my constituency of Huntingdon, I have two sites that form a key component of pre-clinical animal testing. Labcorp, where the testing takes place, and Marshall BioResources,…12 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Opposition Members are broadly supportive of this Bill and its aims, which build on the work done by the previous Conservative Government and refined by Members of the other…12 Feb 2025