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HANSARD Dedicated Schools GrantI thank all hon. Members for their speeches. My hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Honiton and Sidmouth (Richard Foord) equated the differential in funding to an entire…06 May 2025HANSARD Safety of Humanitarian Workers: Conflict ZonesWould my hon. Friend be so kind as to pass on my gratitude to his constituent, and echo my gratitude for anyone from our country who puts themselves in harm’s way—not for…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Safety of Humanitarian Workers: Conflict ZonesThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point, which rang an alarm bell in my mind. What he is describing are the same tactics being used by the state of Israel, or at least its…30 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]Supporters of lower league football clubs know the score: relegation all but confirmed, millionaire financiers abandoned, desperately clinging on to former glory, leaky at the…28 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management CompaniesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for securing this important debate. I purchased my home in 2017. By the time I surrendered a deposit of several…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThe Secretary of State spoke of sending a clear signal to Vladimir Putin—I hope that his US counterpart will not take that too literally. Regardless, I would prefer to send drones…22 Apr 2025HANSARDNew Homes: Sustainability2. What steps she is taking to ensure that new homes are sustainable.07 Apr 2025HANSARDNew Homes: SustainabilityI thank the Minister for his response. While visiting the Netherlands with the Environmental Audit Committee, I saw the benefits of long-term, joined-up, strategic planning. In…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeWhile aligning myself with the concerns expressed by the shadow Home Secretary, I am happy to take the Minister at his word. In the last decade, the previous Government badly…01 Apr 2025HANSARDPolice Forces: GloucestershireI thank the Minister for her response. In 2015, Baroness May of Maidenhead, the then Home Secretary, accused police forces of “crying wolf” over funding cuts. In the decade since,…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPolitical DonationsThe hon. Member made an interesting point about the role of companies, and specifically referred to Reform UK. Will she join me in putting on the record that Reform UK is not a…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPolitical DonationsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. Conservative Friends of Russia, later renamed the Westminster Russia Forum, was founded in 2012 as a lobby group, posing…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPolice Forces: Gloucestershire15. What steps her Department is taking to support police forces in Gloucestershire.31 Mar 2025HANSARDPolitical DonationsI am delighted to hear that the Government will give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote. Do the Government intend to appropriately educate 16 and 17-year-olds about the right…31 Mar 2025HANSARDGloucestershire: Eastward Transport Links13. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of eastward transport links from Gloucestershire.27 Mar 2025HANSARDGloucestershire: Eastward Transport LinksThe Government recently announced a UK-silicon valley project linking Oxfordshire, Milton Keynes and Cambridge. There was no mention of Gloucestershire, with its burgeoning…27 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsGeneral practitioners in my constituency have consistently restructured over 10 years of constant systemic and economic pressures. How will the Minister convince the Treasury to…25 Mar 2025HANSARDYoung Carers: Educational OpportunitiesThe hon. Member makes a valid and important point about schools having a young carers lead, and I am proud to say that every school in Gloucestershire has one. My constituent…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the hon. Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for securing this debate. Tewkesbury is home…12 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeI hope the hon. Member for Portsmouth North (Amanda Martin) will pass on my thanks to her son for his service. I do wonder how Lord Nelson would feel about the increasing…05 Mar 2025