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HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveI thank the Minister for coming to the House to make a statement. However, I woke up this morning to many emails in my inbox from farmers across Lancaster and Wyre. I invite the…12 Mar 2025HANSARDAffordable Housing: SupplyWill the Minister join me in paying tribute to the Lancaster Guardian for its recent investigative report into the reality for many families living in temporary accommodation in…04 Mar 2025HANSARDAffordable Housing: Supply8. What steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to increase the supply of affordable housing.04 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI congratulate the Prime Minister on his strong leadership in his response to the fast-moving events of the weekend. Will he recommit to increasing international aid spending to…03 Mar 2025HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationI welcome the Minister’s update on the Government’s efforts to get aid to those in need in Gaza. Given the serious allegations of war crimes occurring in Gaza, what steps are the…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. I thank my right hon. Friend for securing the land purchase for the new hospital in Lancaster. Will he meet me to discuss how a new hospital will transform health outcomes for…07 Jan 2025HANSARD English DevolutionAlthough the Minister said in his statement that the proposal was the end of a top-down approach from central Government, to many of my constituents it looks like a…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Devolution: LancashireI understand very well why the hon. Gentleman’s constituents feel that way. I was very involved in the consultations around the reorganisation in Cumbria, not least because there…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Devolution: LancashireWill the Minister pick up on the points raised by the hon. Member for Blackburn (Mr Hussain) and myself around Cumbria and Lancashire, which are very rural counties? Does he have…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Devolution: LancashireThe hon. Gentleman makes a strong point. Devolution must not be done to Lancashire; it must be done with us. We have examples of successful councils, as he outlines, and we do not…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Devolution: LancashireI thank my friend for that lovely intervention and celebrate the links between the west coast of England and Northern Ireland—long may they continue and prosper. The outline of…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Devolution: LancashireI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of a devolution deal for Lancashire. It is a pleasure to serve under the chairship of a fellow Lancastrian…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Devolution: LancashireI give way to my friend from Northern Ireland.27 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleThe hon. Gentleman is testing my memory: I have read comparative data on Northern Ireland, but that was some time ago. I believe that it took several electoral cycles in Northern…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleAs I would expect, the Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee makes a valid point. The reality is that in this country we make it very difficult for…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Representation of the PeopleI thank the Government for bringing these regulations to the House more than six months before the next scheduled set of elections. It is a benchmark of good protocol and good…13 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The theme of today’s debate is the effect of the budget on working people. In the UK, it is estimated that 17 million working days are lost each year due to alcohol-related…04 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ12. Last night in this House, we took the first steps in abolishing the hereditary principle of privilege in the other place. I was hosting the Let’s End Poverty coalition at a…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Gaza and LebanonAs the Minister outlined, the humanitarian situation in northern Gaza is so dire that unconventional means of getting aid into it might need to be considered. What conversations…15 Oct 2024HANSARDNew Hospital ProgrammeLancaster’s royal infirmary is at capacity. It is a Victorian hospital, and I am sure it was cutting-edge back then, but it is now not fit for purpose. Yesterday, the joint…23 Jul 2024