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HANSARD AfghanistanOne of the most concerning things that are happening is that several thousand al-Qaeda operatives have been freed from prisons in Bagram, Kabul and Kandahar. Is my right hon.…18 Aug 2021HANSARDPlanningWill the Minister give way?15 Jul 2021HANSARDPlanningI am not for one second trying to catch the Minister out, but at the beginning of the White Paper the Prime Minister said that he wanted to tear the system down and rebuild it. We…15 Jul 2021HANSARDPlanningI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of the planning system and the upcoming Planning Bill. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummings. I…15 Jul 2021HANSARDPlanningI thank you very much, Mrs Cummins, for your contribution and for keeping order. I thank everyone for taking part in this debate, and I thank the Minister. I am sorry that he does…15 Jul 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementI note what the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) said about second homes, because we have a similar problem on the Isle of Wight. I genuinely wish the…21 Jun 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaI thank everyone for taking part in the debate. I thank the Minister for his eloquent and detailed responses, and I thank you, Sir Edward, and my right hon. Member for Basingstoke…15 Jun 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaI beg to move, That this House has considered the levelling up agenda. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. I am delighted to see the Financial Secretary…15 Jun 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaI agree wholeheartedly. Is the hon. Gentleman aware that on the Isle of Wight, although there are not that many second homes on the Island as a whole, in some communities 80% of…15 Jun 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaI thank the Minister for his extensive response. That brings to the fore one of the problems here. When he stood up, he said he would answer to the Exchequer section, or the…15 Jun 2021HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaI am very happy not to speak again.15 Jun 2021HANSARD Land BankingWill the Minister give way?10 Jun 2021HANSARD 0.7% Official Development Assistance TargetI shall try to sum up, Madam Deputy Speaker, by thanking my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Mr Mitchell) and my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Anthony…08 Jun 2021HANSARD Environment BillThese are good individual ideas, but the problem is actually a much wider one. If we do not have a recycling culture in housing and planning, we are just going to use lots of…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillI congratulate the Minister on seeking to improve that Bill, as that is excellent. Four amendments have been tabled—two by me, one from my right hon. Friend the Member for…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillWill my hon. Friend give way?26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillI am so grateful to my right hon. Friend for making that point. It concerns us that there is potentially a dichotomy between these fantastically good ideas on the environment and…26 May 2021HANSARD Environment BillI will speak briefly in favour of four amendments. First, I pay tribute to the Minister for her hard work in seeing the Bill through and the fact that, even now, she is determined…26 May 2021HANSARDOral Health and Dentistry: EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell, and I thank the hon. Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin) for organising the debate. The Minister knows that I have…25 May 2021HANSARDAffordable and Safe Housing for AllMy hon. Friend makes a good point. I am aware of what you just said about timing, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I will go on for no more than another 30 seconds. There is not enough—we…18 May 2021