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HANSARDKey Stage 1 CurriculumIt a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I congratulate the petitioners on securing the debate and my hon. Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) on her…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportI agree. When we set up something to deal with an initial crisis, it is really important that we do not take it away too quickly when the crisis may be over but the economy, as…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Covid-19: Financial SupportI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Manuela Perteghella) on securing the debate and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for making time for it. As…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Science and Discovery CentresIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr (Steve Witherden) on securing the debate and on his…14 Jan 2026HANSARDAcquired Brain Injury Action PlanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I congratulate the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) on securing this debate and…04 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeI agree. One of the big advantages of the scheme would be twice as many trains on that route. That would be a huge benefit to everyone along the route. This is a truly national…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorI agree that we need to have the wider transport network, and I will touch on that later in my remarks. Local communities must have a genuine voice in infrastructure decisions…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as an East Cambridgeshire district…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeIt is wonderful that East West Rail is coming, but my constituents need to be able to get to it in Cambridge, which is why we need the upgrade at Ely junction.03 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeI draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a district councillor for East Cambridgeshire. The outline business case for the Ely area…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeI absolutely agree. This gives us a real opportunity to sort out quite a lot of network issues in Cambridgeshire. I would be delighted if we could resolve them all; that would…03 Dec 2025HANSARDEly: Railway UpgradeI agree that Haughley junction is also very important to making the scheme deliver its full potential. Fewer lorries will also help to protect the crumbling roads in my…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI, too, welcome the Chancellor’s decision to remove the two-child benefit cap. I was proud to stand on that policy from the Lib Dem manifesto, because it will lift at least…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI actually think we need both. Lifting the two-child benefit cap is really important. I was also disappointed that there was no help for farmers in the Budget. The Chancellor is…01 Dec 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI agree that the asylum system is broken, and I welcome the commitment to safe and legal routes for people to seek asylum, but there is much in these measures that I think is…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI also have a chalk stream in my constituency, the River Snail. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is important that we give these chalk streams statutory protection through…13 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Butler. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance) and the hon. Member for Broxtowe (Juliet Campbell) on…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireI thank the hon. Member for securing this debate. I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as an affiliate member of the Chartered Institute…05 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance ReductionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello) on securing this debate and on his excellent…04 Nov 2025HANSARDWomen in the Armed Forces: Defence Committee Recommendations15. Whether he is taking steps to implement the outstanding recommendations of the Defence Committee’s report entitled “Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces…03 Nov 2025