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HANSARD Australian BushfiresIt is a pleasure to see you back in your place, Madam Deputy Speaker. What has been obvious from constituents in Romsey and Southampton North is the outpouring of affection and…09 Jan 2020HANSARDEngagementsQ13. American company Wheelabrator has a track record of breaching environmental legislation in the USA and now seeks to build a massive incinerator in the beautiful Test Valley.…08 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding Out Extant Planning PermissionsDoes the Minister agree that building eco-homes and homes fit for the future will sometimes take real imagination? It is not just about building regs; it is about looking at ways…30 Oct 2019HANSARDBuilding Out Extant Planning PermissionsI think that you might be a little indulgent, Mr Davies, if this is quite a long intervention. The hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) has spoken about brownfield…30 Oct 2019HANSARDBuilding Out Extant Planning PermissionsDoes the hon. Gentleman concur that the imperative, therefore, is to have deadlines by which development must not only begin, but be completed? It affects not only residents in…30 Oct 2019HANSARDBuilding Out Extant Planning PermissionsThis point is absolutely crucial. I have listened with enthusiasm to the Minister’s comments about the accelerated planning Green Paper, because there is much to welcome there.…30 Oct 2019HANSARDBuilding Out Extant Planning PermissionsI thank the Minister for giving way again. I want to reassure her that in sites such as the Romsey brewery and that of my right hon. Friend the Member for Guildford, it is not…30 Oct 2019HANSARDBuilding Out Extant Planning PermissionsThe Minister is of course right that we must encourage young people into the construction industry, but that takes time. What meetings has she had with the construction industry…30 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is still too much reliance on body mass index as an indicator of good health in sufferers of eating disorders. Will the Secretary of State get behind the “Dump the Scales”…29 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeIt is a pleasure to be here this afternoon and to follow the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy), who serves on the Environmental Audit Committee. When I first came to…28 Oct 2019HANSARDRestoring Nature and Climate ChangeI have in my constituency the finest chalk stream in the world, the River Test. It is not simply abstraction that is one of our big challenges; we have a significant problem with…28 Oct 2019HANSARD Prime Minister’s StatementTwelve minutes into his statement, the Prime Minister spoke of the importance of this place in future negotiations. Could he please reassure me that today will see the end of the…19 Oct 2019HANSARDAutomatic Release from Prison on LicenceMy constituent Valerie Matcham’s grandson was killed by a single punch to the side of his head. Bradley’s killer was sentenced to just two years in prison, and the family are…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. Does she agree that in providing better information to citizens and businesses, we must also seek to bring them with us? If…08 Oct 2019HANSARDEmployment: Young PeopleI welcome my hon. Friend’s comments about the national living wage and young people. On what evidence has she based the decision not to extend that down to 18, or is she perhaps…07 Oct 2019HANSARDSupporting Women in Developing Countries5. What steps his Department is taking to support women in developing countries in (a) business and (b) further education after they have finished school.02 Oct 2019HANSARDSupporting Women in Developing CountriesSome of the most inspirational, determined business leaders and entrepreneurs in Romsey and Southampton North are women. Do the Secretary of State and his Front-Bench team agree…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI welcome the comments that the hon. Gentleman makes and those that my right hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire Moorlands (Karen Bradley), a former Culture Secretary, made…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt is always a privilege to follow the right hon. Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette Cooper). She and I do not always agree on things, but I absolutely concur…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillMy hon. Friend is making an incredibly important point, and I think it is imperative that he is allowed the time in which to achieve that.02 Oct 2019