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HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsThere has been either a leak or wild speculation about the Budget, and it would be helpful if the Minister could advise us which it is. In doing so, could he outline—as he will…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI add my thanks to those in the other place for the work that they have done on this Bill, and particularly on Lords amendment 1, which I will explain my thinking on in more…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI think I can reassure my right hon. Friend that, as the Minister has made clear at the Dispatch Box, very large changes would go through the old process. There is no watering…13 Nov 2025HANSARDFood WasteToo Good To Go and Winnow Solutions are two food waste businesses in my constituency at the heart of tackling food waste. I know that the Government do not want to put more…13 Nov 2025HANSARDFood Waste11. What steps her Department is taking to help reduce levels of food waste.13 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorWhen I chaired and served on the Public Accounts Committee, on which I served for more than 10 years, we looked at and, with the help of the National Audit Office, uncovered…11 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe have seen a lack of maintenance of prisons, a stop-start prison building programme and all the challenges in our courts—is it any surprise that we are looking at non-custodial…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCourts System: FundingMy hon. and learned Friend is right to commend court staff and to highlight the significant issues in the courts system. In my time on the Public Accounts Committee, we uncovered…11 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonI congratulate the hon. Member for Old Bexley and Sidcup (Mr French) on securing this debate on such a vital issue. I echo many of the points made by my right hon. Friend the…05 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonI hear what the hon. Lady says, but I also recognise that there are financial challenges with the Treasury signing a fairly blank cheque to say that all public land could become…05 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonThat is a fair challenge, and I am sure that the Minister will pick that up. It is important that we all know where the goal posts are. I would like to ask the Minister about the…05 Nov 2025HANSARD House Building: LondonThe hon. Gentleman made a very good point about overseas sales, although I would contest his statement that people are having to receive housing benefit to live in many of those…05 Nov 2025HANSARDHMRC Customer ServiceThe Treasury Committee looks at HMRC’s customer service. We have recently seen people having their child benefit stopped, ostensibly on the basis of travel data. Could the…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Israel-Palestine Conflict: Government ResponseI congratulate the Committee on this important report, and I thank the Chair for explaining it and answering questions in the Chamber today. There has been a lot of discussion…30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesMany Members have raised the issue of the adoption of roads. Obviously, physical roads are easier to define, but there are parts of private estates that are only for that estate.…30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI declare an interest as a leaseholder myself. Like my hon. Friend the Member for North West Cambridgeshire (Sam Carling), I will not name any managing agent or developments,…30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI do not know the case the hon. Gentleman is talking about, but I agree that good communication is important. However, it was his Government, under Margaret Thatcher, who…30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesWill the Minister give way?30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI completely agree with my hon. Friend that we need clarity on this issue. We are talking a lot about service charges, but the insurance industry has a responsibility because it…30 Oct 2025