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HANSARDNHS Capital SpendingI do agree with my hon. Friend. I will come on to the new hospitals programme, as my constituency stands to benefit from it, too—if it comes soon enough. In the meantime, as she…04 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS Capital SpendingI agree with the hon. Gentleman, and I am sure that, like me, he hears constituents say that they do not want to attend their local A&E because they do not trust that they will be…04 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS Capital SpendingI agree with the hon. Gentleman, who hits on one of the central points of this debate. We can continue to pour money into the operational side of the NHS, but if we do not get the…04 Mar 2026HANSARDNHS Capital SpendingThe hon. Gentleman highlights the complexity in putting together large capital projects. Funding is not often from one source. It is from multiple sources, and everybody providing…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastThe Chancellor must be concerned that none of the good news she has shared with us today is being felt by people in the real world. Inflation is down, but she will know that that…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI join the Leader of the House in his comments about Ukraine. It is clear that Vladimir Putin underestimated Ukrainians’ resilience and Europe’s willingness to stand by Ukraine.…26 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech. Should one of those principles be related not only to content but to the addictive nature of these platforms? One of the changes I…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionThere seems to be great confusion in the Chamber, even though the Liberal Democrats have time and again set out our proposals quite clearly in different places. I find it…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThe events of recent weeks have substantially diminished people’s faith in politics, when it was already at an all- time low. It has confirmed the worst of people’s suspicions…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseOver the last few weeks, there has been a national debate raging that, so far, this place has been pretty silent on. It is on the matter of student loans. I know what some on the…12 Feb 2026HANSARDBrain Tumour Survival RatesMy hon. Friend is talking about the importance of research and the low survival rates. This is, of course, a global problem and a global battle, but Britain has a unique…09 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree wholeheartedly with the comments of the shadow Leader of the House about Jeffrey Epstein and his relationship to Peter Mandelson. I do not intend to repeat those words,…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Transport in the South-EastI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller), not only for securing this debate but for the clarity with which she articulated the case for transport…03 Feb 2026HANSARDR&D Defence Spending: Economic Impact12. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of research and development defence spending on the economy.02 Feb 2026HANSARDR&D Defence Spending: Economic ImpactThe Minister will know that investment in defence R&D has tremendous impacts on the UK economy, not only through jobs and crowding in private investment, but through the…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI associate myself with the comments made by the Leader of the House about Holocaust Memorial Day and the tributes he paid to the people we have lost. Last weekend, all the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsTen years ago, this place introduced legislation preventing banks from applying tax deductions after paying compensation for wrongdoing. Now lenders are set to pay out billions of…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseBefore I begin, I have to pull the Leader of the House up, because he did not respond to one of the critical points that the shadow Leader of the House made. I, for one, would…22 Jan 2026HANSARDWater White PaperI welcome many of the measures in this White Paper. More regulation will help, but—let’s be honest—it does not get to the heart of the problem: the failure of the privatisation of…21 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness Rates: Retail, Hospitality and LeisureAs has been mentioned, in its manifesto Labour committed itself to reforming the business rates system, and the Red Book for the Budget referred to “permanently lower business…19 Jan 2026