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HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities etc.) (Amendment) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I would like to ask a few questions about article 3 of the order. In practice, its current drafting means that the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Many of my constituents have raised concerns about the use of RAF Akrotiri to support Israel’s military activity in Gaza. Given the rapidly developing situation with Iran, can…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentFor millions, the affordable housing crisis is the clearest sign that Britain is broken. That is why I welcome the Government’s announcement of £39 billion for the affordable…24 Jun 2025HANSARD Disabled People in PovertyThe level of destitution among disabled people in England is not just a problem—it is a national disgrace. Three quarters of adults receiving health-related universal credit are…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillIn the debate today, Conservative Members have robustly defended the principle of paying landowners the uplift from the current-use value to the value that land would have with…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMaking community energy the centrepiece of the Government’s clean power plan will foster support for new schemes by putting the public in the driving seat to choose where, and at…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillOnce more unto the breach. I rise to speak in favour of amendment 68 in my name, and I hope to find as much common ground with Ministers as possible. I fully agree with the…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend may have slightly confused the point of amendment 69, which is merely to address the concerns raised by the Office for Environmental Protection and to ensure that…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI rise to speak in favour of the amendments in my name, particularly amendment 69, which has 53 supporters from across the House. Every family stuck on a housing waiting list, and…09 Jun 2025HANSARDReform of Planning SystemI rise to present a petition, alongside a corresponding online petition, signed by hundreds of my constituents in North East Hertfordshire, demanding a planning system that puts…05 Jun 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Audit CommitteeI welcome the publication of the report, which reminds us all once again that nature is the true foundation of all wealth in our country and around the globe. A wide range of…08 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Does my hon. Friend agree that new technology should be a tool to improve lives, not just a mechanism for funnelling more wealth and power into the hands of already super-rich…07 May 2025HANSARDWater BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) on introducing a Bill that directly addresses one of the most strongly felt public sentiments in my…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillMy hon. Friend has criticised the proposal for citizens’ assemblies, saying that we should have the confidence to make political judgments in this House for the future of our…28 Mar 2025HANSARDWater BillThe Minister is shaking her head, but I agree that it is difficult to see how any boss could qualify for a bonus in the current system. I would be failing to adequately represent…28 Mar 2025HANSARD Seriously Ill Children: Financial Support for ParentsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I encourage the Minister to reflect on the fact that all the evidence we hear from It’s Never You shows that this very real problem is…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Seriously Ill Children: Financial Support for ParentsI beg to move, That this House has considered financial support for parents caring for seriously ill children. It is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I begin…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Seriously Ill Children: Financial Support for ParentsI agree that we should commend such charities. The hon. Gentleman shows moral clarity in rightly saying that the Government have an obligation to support families going through…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDo Ministers agree that a logical conclusion of the Darzi report is that the national care service that we are committed to creating must be free at the point of use? As Lord…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Seriously Ill Children: Financial Support for ParentsThe hon. Lady eloquently highlights the importance of this campaign. I wholeheartedly agree with her. The benefits system available to parents in these situations leaves a gaping…25 Mar 2025