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HANSARDNational Planning Policy FrameworkIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wells and Mendip Hills (Tessa Munt) for securing this important debate. Planning…16 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Planning Policy FrameworkIt does sound most odd, if I may say so. That principle lies at the heart of the Bath and Wiltshire metro proposal, which I support. It has the potential to unlock brownfield…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Waste Management SitesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) for securing this debate. Residents of…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Waste Management SitesCould the Minister say a few words about a plastics tax, or a tax on single-use plastics, to make the recycling of plastics economic?15 Jul 2026HANSARDSupport for Pig FarmersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I thank the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) for securing this important debate. Since becoming…14 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillI wonder whether my hon. Friend and the Minister, in their efforts to prevent modern slavery, might consider asylum seekers being be allowed to work, so that they can pay their…13 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsThe hon. Member mentioned multilaterals. We have seen massive cuts to aid. As many people will know, I worked for 30 years in the WASH sector, which had been cut by 85% before the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDSudanTrade with the UAE appears to have been the reason for the lack of robust action in the past to hold back the RSF, which murdered 60,000 in El Fasher last November. A softly,…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Rural Pubs: Fiscal SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Meriden and Solihull East (Saqib Bhatti) for securing this valuable debate. Rural pubs…17 Jun 2026HANSARDEbola OutbreaksThis morning, we held an informal International Development Committee meeting with Professor Wim de Villiers and Richard Gordon of the University of Stellenbosch on the Ebola…16 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI welcome the Secretary of State to his position and thank him for his statement. I also thank our brave Royal Marines for undertaking this action. It has been reported in the…15 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS DentistryIn my constituency of Melksham and Devizes in Wiltshire, in two years only 29% of adults were seen by dentists. Only 56% of Wiltshire’s children are seen by an NHS dentist each…15 Jun 2026HANSARDRailways BillWe in this place all recognise the transformative role that railways can play in creating better-connected places and driving the economic growth that our communities and country…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsWith the world on fire, with war and climate change and with diseases such as Ebola stalking Africa again, will the Government reconfirm their commitment to returning aid spending…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillAll of us want to see a better NHS, but there is a profound contradiction at the heart of the Bill: the Government are handing ICBs more responsibility and authority with one hand…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessToday, we have been talking about defence readiness, and I commend the members of the armed forces and, indeed, the veterans who live or are based in my constituency. However, our…20 May 2026HANSARDFire and Rescue Services: FundingPeople in our area of Dorset and Wiltshire have been told that we face the potential closure of eight fire stations. At a time when, quite apart from anything else, we do not know…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) for securing such an important debate. I was recently contacted by a young person in my constituency…23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Foreign Secretary has made it clear that a ceasefire in Sudan is a key priority. In the light of the Berlin conference’s shortcomings, can she detail the diplomatic, economic…21 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingHave the Government considered issuing defence bonds, as proposed by the Liberal Democrats, to ringfence capital for defence spending? If not, why not?15 Apr 2026