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HANSARDRural Crime3. What steps she is taking to help to ensure the effective prosecution of rural crime.18 Dec 2025HANSARD US National Security StrategyIn the light of the strategy’s departure from decades of shared assumptions, will the Government revise the 2025 national security strategy, and if not, why?11 Dec 2025HANSARDHistorical Interim Development Orders“A monstrosity”, “the giant greenhouse”, “like living next to a large prison” and “like ‘War of the Worlds’, it just kept getting bigger and bigger”. Those are just a few of the…11 Dec 2025HANSARDHistorical Interim Development OrdersResidents of Pilning woke up one day to find piling work taking place on the edge of their village for a massive, stadium-sized warehouse, which they have dubbed the mega-shed. It…11 Dec 2025HANSARDNet Zero Transition: Consumer-led FlexibilityI beg to move, That this House has considered consumer-led flexibility for a just transition. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. We have a problem in this…09 Dec 2025HANSARDNet Zero Transition: Consumer-led FlexibilityI absolutely agree, and I am coming to those points. The Government have set out a clean flexibility road map, and E.ON has found that 84% of people want more control over energy,…09 Dec 2025HANSARDNet Zero Transition: Consumer-led FlexibilityI will not test everyone’s patience either. I thank everyone for their contributions. Between us, we have highlighted not just the potential for lowering bills but, as the hon.…09 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. Some 4,497 of my constituents signed the petition, and I thank the many who took the time to write to me to explain…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn a letter to me from 2 October, a Work and Pensions Minister stated that the Department was undertaking a review of the child maintenance calculation, and that it would be…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe theme of today’s debate is fairer choices, so I want to look at whether the choices made yesterday really were fairer. On energy bills, I welcome the removal of the main green…27 Nov 2025HANSARD COP30Increasing the sustainability of agriculture is a vital part of action on climate change, and it was particularly relevant at a COP held in the rainforest, which is under pressure…25 Nov 2025HANSARDG20 and UkraineThe Prime Minister referred to Putin’s barbaric attacks on civilian energy infrastructure. What discussions has he had with his G20 counterparts about learning from Ukraine’s…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMany of my constituents will be disappointed that small modular reactors will be going to Wylfa, not Oldbury, and disappointed too by the Government’s shambolic handling of the…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. A 2022 victim survey found that only 10% of victims believed that the criminal justice system was effective. What steps are the Government taking to support victims of…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewThe Secretary of State acknowledged in her statement the progress gap for children with SEND. How will the Government support flexibility in the delivery of the curriculum,…05 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. The Liberal Democrats support this statutory instrument. We have long called for measures, including the introduction of…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Small and medium-sized businesses in my constituency have told me about the impact that Trump’s trade war is having on their ability to export to the United States. What is…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseConstituents in Pilning are outraged that a stadium-sized warehouse is being built next to the village under a 1957 consent, which means that modern conditions are avoided.…30 Oct 2025HANSARDWorkforce Skills10. What steps he is taking to ensure that skills provision meets the needs of employers.27 Oct 2025HANSARDWorkforce SkillsAt a recent roundtable meeting in my Thornbury and Yate constituency, small businesses told me about the particular challenges they face in delivering apprenticeships. Given that…27 Oct 2025