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HANSARD Business of the HouseNearly two thirds of the land in our country is owned by a handful of aristocrats, oligarchs and bankers, who often hide their wealth in trusts, and corporations, which never die.…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityMy constituents have raised many of the concerns that the hon. Member has just described about the proposed changes to agricultural property relief, which I recognise. However,…18 Nov 2025HANSARDEducationI really welcome the efforts to curtail the excessive examination time that our children are facing. It does not help real learning and is having a big impact on the mental health…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityThat is a very fair intervention—I take the point. Indeed, the right hon. Member made some powerful arguments about the beauty of our countryside, and we should be up front about…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and my employment by CPRE before…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Warm Homes PlanI absolutely agree with the hon. Member that a well-funded warm homes plan is essential to insulating draughty homes and cutting bills. I wonder if she aware of the situation…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Illegal Waste: Organised CrimeAlongside our people, our natural heritage is the most important part of our national identity, yet every week, profiteering corporations and organised criminals treat it as a…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI declare an interest as a vice-chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. At the outset of my contribution to today’s debate on this important legislation, there are a few…13 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ9. During the debates on assisted dying, I and many others highlighted the importance of palliative care provided by hospices, but this vital work has been left reliant on…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessWhat the hon. Lady is describing sounds very familiar to the market town of Baldock in my constituency of North East Hertfordshire. Baldock is due to double in size, but does not…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Fresh and Nutritious Food: Inequality of AccessDoes the hon. Member agree that one solution to the problem of access to sustainable and nutritious food would be the right to grow food on public land, as campaigned for by…05 Nov 2025HANSARDConflict in SudanI echo the comments of those who have highlighted that the atrocities in Sudan are absolutely abhorrent, and I welcome the Minister’s statement that we must hold those responsible…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI really welcome the efforts to curtail the excessive examination time that our children are facing. It does not help real learning and is having a big impact on the mental health…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireI sense the hon. Member is winding up, but before he does, I would like to say that across the border in North Hertfordshire we also have some fantastic bronze-age heritage in…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Bronze-age Heritage: CambridgeshireWhile the Minister is talking about the brilliant work that the Government are doing nationally to protect and preserve our heritage, can I encourage him to welcome the fact that…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseNeil Whitehouse, a loving father and grandfather who lived in my constituency, sadly lost his fight with cancer earlier this year. Neil was a lifelong advocate of the NHS, but…30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesThe scandal of property service charges is one of the most unjust, indefensible and generally enraging issues facing my constituents. In many cases, the charges amount to little…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayWill the Minister give way?27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PaySeveral colleagues have mentioned Hugh’s law today. As the Member of Parliament for Hugh’s parents, Ceri and Frances, may I welcome the fact that the Government have committed to…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Statutory Maternity and Paternity PayCharting a path to national renewal means making decisions today, although the full benefits may not be felt for years to come. In the first few years of life, more than a million…27 Oct 2025