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HANSARD English DevolutionAccording to the White Paper, a constituency like mine will see Cambridgeshire county council and Huntingdonshire district council merged into a unitary council as the principal…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Sawtry, in my constituency of Huntingdon, Freda and John Grace have created a Christmas display at their home to rival the bright lights of Regent Street. They have overcome…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesThe Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister today launched the NPPF in my constituency of Huntingdon, at Alconbury Weald. However, that development was planned and built under…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Rural Cycling InfrastructureIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. Cycling infrastructure in rural areas across my constituency is poor and, in most cases, non-existent. Too many of our…10 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxAs a fellow Cambridgeshire MP, will the hon. Member give us some examples of farms in his constituency that support the measure?04 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillSorry, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Member stated that he has spoken to constituents and many small businesses across his constituency, but he quoted the Federation of Small…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe Government have repeatedly claimed that this is a tax on businesses, not a tax on working people, and how wrong they are. They are not only wrong, but deeply disingenuous to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillYou state—03 Dec 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourAntisocial behaviour is a blight on our communities and I agree that the police should be given the resources to tackle it. In my constituency, Cambridgeshire Constabulary is…27 Nov 2024HANSARDRetail CrimeThe Home Secretary has repeatedly reiterated her pledge to tackle shoplifting and violence against shop workers by having a named officer in each community, as part of the 13,000…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertThe flooding Minister, the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice, recently confirmed to me that the Government’s new floods resilience taskforce brings together…25 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformCambridgeshire constabulary is one of the most poorly funded in the country under the current police allocation formula, which is based on population data from 2012.…20 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Dentists: AccessToothless in Huntingdon in my constituency has written to me highlighting that 36% of patients under Cambridgeshire and Peterborough integrated care system no longer have an NHS…19 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsLabour’s manifesto made it clear that it was committed to scrapping visa fees for non-UK veterans who have served this country for four or more years, as well as their…18 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsWill the Secretary of State give way?11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsAs an MP in a largely rural Cambridgeshire constituency, the potential impact of the changes to both agricultural and business property relief stand to have a devastating effect…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsBuses in Cambridgeshire are controlled by the combined authority and its Labour Mayor. Will the hon. Member, whose constituency neighbours mine, put pressure on Mayor Johnson to…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsWill the Minister give way?11 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentI would urge the Secretary of State to exercise a little bit of caution when referring to defence spending under the last Labour Government. As someone who served in Iraq and…11 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsDoes the Prime Minister think it is acceptable for a Back-Bench MP to suggest that the Leader of the Opposition represents “white supremacy in blackface” and is “the most…06 Nov 2024