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HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I have just returned from leading a parliamentary delegation to Lithuania, where my right hon. Friend was talked about by many Lithuanian politicians. They mentioned the leading…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend is highlighting the various concerns about China’s conduct and why it should not join the CPTPP. Does he agree that the conduct of the Chinese Government in…19 Mar 2024HANSARDPlanning ReformWill the Minister join me in challenging the Labour party? It claims that it will come in on a white horse and resolve all of this. In practice, we have seen how the socialist…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPlanning ReformIn May of this year I will have completed 19 years of service as Conservative Member of Parliament representing my constituency. Reflecting on those 19 years, the current planning…13 Mar 2024HANSARDPlanning ReformI speak as an immigrant to this country—we left communist Poland in 1978—but does the Minister agree with me that getting levels of immigration down to sustainable levels will…13 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ8. I thank the Prime Minister sincerely for the extra £244 million announced this week for transport investment in Shropshire, which comes on top of £300 million for the…28 Feb 2024HANSARDAsylum Hotels13. What progress his Department has made on closing asylum hotels.26 Feb 2024HANSARDAsylum HotelsI thank the Minister for that answer. Shrewsbury has more listed buildings than any other town in England, and we benefit from beautiful architecture that attracts a huge amount…26 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ11. The Prime Minister knows that I set up and chair the caucus of 35 Conservative Members of Parliament who have Britain’s longest river flowing through their constituencies—the…10 Jan 2024HANSARD Flooding: River Severn Catchment AreaI now consider flooding to be the single biggest barrier to my Shrewsbury constituency’s economic development. We are now flooding on an annual basis, and the sheer misery, damage…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsI chair the caucus of 38 Conservative Members of Parliament who have Britain’s longest river flowing through their constituencies, and we have presented a business case to the…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Flooding: River Severn Catchment AreaI am very grateful for the very positive way in which my hon. Friend is responding to the points I have made. Will he also commit to visiting Shrewsbury in the new year to meet…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Flooding: River Severn Catchment AreaI am happy to echo those sentiments, with the Minister listening and making notes. I also pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the constructive way in which she has worked with me…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Flooding: River Severn Catchment AreaI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I put on record how much my team and I appreciate his consistent support in working with me on the caucus that I manage here in…13 Dec 2023HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryI thank my hon. Friend for that answer, but in my 18 years of loyal service as a Conservative Member of Parliament, I have never been more disappointed, alarmed and angry about…12 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy right hon. Friend was an excellent Foreign Secretary, so he will know the extraordinary tensions that exist between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. The…12 Dec 2023HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory3. What recent discussions he has had with his counterpart in Mauritius on the negotiations on the sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.12 Dec 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support: Shropshire13. What steps her Department is taking to support people in Shropshire with their energy bills.28 Nov 2023HANSARDEnergy Bills Support: ShropshireI thank my hon. Friend for that answer. Farmers in my constituency and the neighbouring Ludlow constituency are among the most productive in the United Kingdom and, speaking as…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Future of the NHSI pay tribute to the doctors, nurses, porters, kitchen staff and many other hard-working people at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, who do an outstanding job for my constituency of…24 Oct 2023