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HANSARD High Street Businesses: Government SupportIt is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I congratulate the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) on securing this important debate. The question of…04 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyAlongside the failures in the south-east, during the recent heatwave there was a widespread disruption of water supply across swathes of my constituency, in Buntingford, Cottered,…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsThe freeze in fuel duty will be a relief to drivers in North East Hertfordshire, but part of the reason there is such a problem is that the Conservative party’s last stint in…21 May 2026HANSARDIndustrial Strategy4. What steps he is taking to develop an industrial strategy.21 May 2026HANSARDIndustrial StrategyIf climate breakdown accelerates, many of the international supply chains that we have relied upon for essential goods and resources for far too long will cease to exist. We are…21 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsI thank the Minister for clarifying that sanctions on Russia are tougher today than they were yesterday, but fundamentally the furore around licences to phase in the new…20 May 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ3. The war in Iran has exposed how dangerously reliant we are on imports for our food, fuel and medicine, but the reality is that climate breakdown will make the current…29 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingIt is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) on an excellent opening speech.…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPWould the hon. Lady add to her list a request that the Minister consider a formal target to cut inequality in this country? We will never grow our way to a good life for all our…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPOn the point about statistics and what GDP measures, I ask the Minister to take away the issue of imputed rent. A fairly strange part of GDP, it measures hypothetical rent on the…21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingIn answer to my hon. Friend the Member for Congleton (Sarah Russell), the Prime Minister said that he delayed coming to this House so that he could answer, among other questions,…20 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThere are many important proposals before us today, and I congratulate the Minister on bringing them forward. I wholeheartedly support the Government’s efforts to tackle…14 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillCan I just seek clarity from the Minister? If Lord Macdonald comes forward with recommendations to go back in the opposite direction, will the Government then consider those and…14 Apr 2026HANSARDSocial Housing Standards22. What steps he is taking to improve standards for social housing.13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformWill the Minister give way?13 Apr 2026HANSARDSocial Housing StandardsMore social housing is essential but, as Members across the House will know, increasingly distant housing associations are often far too quick to put up fees and far too slow to…13 Apr 2026HANSARDForeign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI welcome this statement. The public must have confidence that political decisions are made in their interests, not those of wealthy donors. Nowhere is that more important than in…25 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere are widespread concerns that we are way off our national biodiversity targets. Does the Minister agree that there must be no further backward steps on environmental…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceI thank the Minister for setting the scene. Would he reflect back to the House that, notwithstanding what he has said, there is a clear pattern of a lack of reliable…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsI guessed that others would raise the issue of potholes and poor safety today, so I want to make another point about the state of our rural roads. To put it bluntly, they are…17 Mar 2026