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HANSARDNew Low-Carbon Technologies3. What steps he is taking to support new low-carbon technologies.07 Jun 2022HANSARDPension Auto-enrolmentAuto-enrolment has been one of the most successful Government policies for the workplace in decades, but my hon. Friend will know that contributions are often not yet at the…06 Jun 2022HANSARDPension Auto-enrolment1. How many people have been auto-enrolled in workplace pensions in Wantage constituency since 2012.06 Jun 2022HANSARDOnline Harm: Women and GirlsI warmly welcome what we are doing with the Online Safety Bill to protect people from harm, because tech companies have been far too lax at doing so for far too long, but there is…26 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. We were disappointed last year when our bid to reopen Grove station was not taken forward, although I realise that only 13 of the 89 proposals were. However, Wantage and Grove…19 May 2022HANSARDPlanning Policy Reform17. What steps his Department is taking to give residents greater input on local developments.16 May 2022HANSARDPlanning Policy ReformConstituents object not simply to the sheer number of developments in my constituency and the pressure that they place on local infrastructure, but to the environmental impact of…16 May 2022HANSARDHomes for Ukraine: Visa Application CentresA member of my staff spends a significant proportion of each day working on visas for Ukrainians, and I thank her and the hub team here, who have been supporting us all with this.…28 Apr 2022HANSARDParole System: Public ProtectionI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement today. Does he agree that, in those most serious of cases, the public do not expect politicians to throw up their hands and say,…30 Mar 2022HANSARDGeneral Practice: Large Housing DevelopmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) on securing the debate. He and I…29 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Potential War Crimes by RussiaThere will not be many people watching the TV each night who think that what Putin is doing to Ukraine does not constitute war crimes. I appreciate what my right hon. Friend says…22 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Potential War Crimes by Russia14. What steps his Department is taking to support an investigation into potential war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.22 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ5. For more than two decades, Thames Water has been trying to build a reservoir in my constituency that would be more than 30 metres high and would cover the equivalent of more…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Rape and Sexual ViolenceI wish we did not have to debate a topic like this on International Women’s Day, but given how the system has been failing victims of rape, it is right that we do. I do not think…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Rape and Sexual ViolenceMy constituent Sharon Gaffka is involved in a campaign on spiking, having been spiked twice herself. She now has more than 1,000 testimonies from people ranging from the age of 14…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSocial Mobility3. What steps the Government are taking to improve social mobility.23 Feb 2022HANSARDSocial MobilityIn the civil service’s most recent diversity data, there is data on all the protected characteristics but nothing on social background, which has historically been a problem in…23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagements1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 23 February.23 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagementsBy 2027, Didcot in my constituency will be 42% larger than it was a decade earlier; Wantage and Grove will be 59% larger. There are thousands more houses going up in Wallingford,…23 Feb 2022HANSARDAutomotive SectorT2. My right hon. Friend the Minister will know that I am the promoter of the Local Electricity Bill, which is supported by just under 300 Members of this House, and I will be…22 Feb 2022