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HANSARD Stoma: Public Toilet ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd—I wish you a happy birthday. I welcome the Minister to her place. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARD Transport: Marston ValeI agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman. With the scale of the change that we are discussing, particularly in my constituency and also in his, it is vital that the proposals are…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Transport: Marston ValeI beg to move, That this House has considered transport requirements in the Marston Vale. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I hope this can be a…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Transport: Marston ValeI thank the Minister for briefly outlining what the £1.3 billion of taxpayers’ money will be spent on. My residents will be relieved to hear that Wixams station is expected to…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Transport: Marston ValeThe Minister talked about bringing together local councils—Central Bedfordshire council and Bedford borough council—and England’s Economic Heartland. One of my asks was that we…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemI thank everyone who has contributed to this wide-ranging and interesting debate. I am afraid that I do not have time to reflect on each contribution, but I thoroughly appreciate…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of improving the UK visa system. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. Immigration is one of the…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Improving the UK Visa SystemI agree that we have a thriving university sector, and we must maintain it. However, the reality is that many students arriving in the UK are doing so to attend poorly performing…03 Jun 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble AddressGiven the scale and significance of the Mandelson files due to be released, why does the Minister not accept that the review of those files over the Whitsun recess would be a good…19 May 2026HANSARD Victims and Courts BillI will speak to Lords amendments 5C and 6B. Before I do so, may I thank the Minister for working in a collaborative and cross-party way on this issue? I congratulate hon. Members…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Rail Prices: Contactless PaymentsI thank my hon. Friend for securing this very important debate. There are issues with people who rely on super off-peak tickets, particularly at the weekends. Contactless has been…15 Apr 2026HANSARDLeasehold Reform: Integrated Retirement Communities7. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of planned reforms to leasehold on integrated retirement communities.13 Apr 2026HANSARDLeasehold Reform: Integrated Retirement CommunitiesWixams retirement village in Mid Bedfordshire is a wonderful, integrated retirement community, but I understand from the sector and the industry that that business model is under…13 Apr 2026HANSARDFuel DutyIs it worth emphasising that the Conservatives froze fuel duty for 14 years, which took £100 billion off the cost of driving? That is an example of taxes that we cut over those 14…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsFirst, I thank Ministers for inviting me to a meeting yesterday on unduly lenient sentences. My constituent, Tracey Hanson, and other campaigners like her continue to raise…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Immigration ReformsI congratulate the hon. Member for Perth and Kinross-shire (Pete Wishart) on securing this important debate. Immigration is one of the defining issues of contemporary politics.…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Immigration ReformsI could not agree more. That is clearly a back door to Britain, and we need to close it. Our public sector is dependent on a huge number of worker visas, while we debate—even…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Immigration ReformsI thought I would intervene to give the hon. Gentleman a little more time. Is he arguing for an amnesty here in the UK? What does he think British citizens would think of such an…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Cohesion Action PlanThe Secretary of State said: “There is a direct link between declining high streets and a sense that the country is going backwards.” I agree with those sentiments. Will he…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCivil Service Visa Sponsorship8. What guidance his Department issues on civil service sponsorship of visas.05 Mar 2026