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HANSARD Future of Thames WaterIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. West Oxfordshire is very much ground zero for Thames Water. We have the Thames itself, the Evenlode and the Windrush.…06 Jan 2026HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In response to a recommendation by the Committee on Standards, I would like to apologise to the House for failing to register several…18 Dec 2025HANSARDFree School Meals: Auto-enrolment19. What assessment the child poverty unit has made of the potential merits of auto-enrolling eligible children for free school meals.04 Dec 2025HANSARDFree School Meals: Auto-enrolmentAs many as 11% of pupils are missing out on the free school meals to which they are entitled. In many cases, they are not registered for reasons such as a fear of stigma or…04 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairOn behalf of my party, I thank Richard Hughes for his service. We respect his resignation. I also thank Laura Gardiner, Professor Ciaran Martin and Huw Stephens for the very quick…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorWill my hon. Friend give way?03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorEast West Rail is a huge project and will bring a lot of benefits, but my hon. Friend’s constituency of Ely and East Cambridgeshire is at the far end in Cambridgeshire and my…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformI beg to move, That this House has considered reform of gambling regulation. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. We are here to talk about gambling…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformI thank the Minister and the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (Mr French), as well as all the Members who attended the debate; and you, Sir Desmond, for…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformI thank the Minister for that. I believe we have covered everything. I appreciate everybody’s being here. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Gambling: Regulatory ReformI fully agree and will cover that shortly. The Lancet commission concluded that “gambling poses a threat to public health, the control of which requires a substantial expansion…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the hon. Member give way?02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsYes, I welcome it. The OBR has marked down economic growth for each of the next four years, which is bad news. We have a ballooning debt, which now sits at £2.9 trillion. Our debt…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis is a Budget driven far more by political calculation than by the economic realities that the country faces. The Chancellor has an enormous majority—on paper, at least—and the…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness and Trade CommitteeI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for his help and work on this issue. I want to ask his opinion on the efficacy of our arms export control regime. We had two sessions in…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Injury in Service AwardI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cheadle (Mr Morrison) for securing this excellent debate. I want to seek the Minister’s help with the case of my Witney constituent, Bill…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: WylfaNew small modular reactors have real potential to help reduce our reliance on foreign gas and bring down energy bills, as well as bringing a welcome boost to jobs and investment…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThere is a real irony in the fact that the Conservative party has tabled a motion calling for the control of public expenditure and for trust to be returned just three years after…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI think the hon. Gentleman will find that the moron premium relates to Liz Truss. People are feeling pressures and that has a huge impact on everybody individually. Pay cheques go…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesIf hon. or right hon. Members would like to intervene, will they please do so?12 Nov 2025