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HANSARDSpring ForecastEconomic policies introduced by the previous Government piled more and more pressure on my generation, adding to intergenerational unfairness, and nowhere is that more clear than…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillI do not think I will get the time to say this at the end, so I want to put on the record that the Government should set up a national commission to look at our voting system.…02 Mar 2026HANSARDWoodland CreationI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of woodland creation. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I am grateful for the opportunity to…11 Feb 2026HANSARDWoodland CreationI thank everyone who has contributed, including my hon. Friends the Members for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard (Alex Mayer), for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury), for Thurrock (Jen…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Business RatesI welcome the engagement from the Minister and today’s fantastic announcement, and invite him to come and have a pint at the Dolphin in my constituency, where I used to pull…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI should make it clear that local elections will be going forward in full in Milton Keynes and that I look forward to continuing to work with my brilliant, hard-working Labour…22 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Elections: CancellationLocal elections will be going forward in full in Milton Keynes this year, and I look forward to continuing to work with my brilliant hard-working Labour councillors. The ongoing…19 Jan 2026HANSARDNew TownsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch (Katrina Murray) not just for securing this debate, but for her passionate and moving speech. I will start by…15 Jan 2026HANSARDNew TownsI thank the Minister for being generous with his time and for reinforcing the Government’s strategic direction, which I think most of us agree with. As we move on to the next…15 Jan 2026HANSARDPlanning ReformI thank the Minister for the statement, and for the support for getting our housing market going again, particularly when it comes to brownfield sites; proposals for many of them…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS: Winter PreparednessI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and for his hard work in trying to bring an end to these unacceptable strikes. When such strikes happen, particularly at this time…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) on securing this debate. The limited time…03 Dec 2025HANSARDAccess to Nature2. What steps she has taken to improve access to nature.13 Nov 2025HANSARDAccess to NatureI welcome the comments about Milton Keynes, the largest economy in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor, and we are very excited about the upcoming forest. The Wetland Arc, led by the…13 Nov 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI am glad that the right hon. Gentleman has asked me to comment on the 14 years of Tory failure—years in which his party failed to grow the British economy and created a number of…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI agree with the right hon. Gentleman about the importance of creating abundance in the housing market. Does he therefore think it was wrong for his party and the Prime Minister…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxBack to scarcity again.28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his speech, and for his fight and campaign within his party in favour of abundance and against scarcity. I hope it is a fight that he can win,…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI will make some comments about the unfairness of the council tax system in a moment. We can have a conversation about tax and spend, and there is a much wider conversation to…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxYes, go on. Last time.28 Oct 2025