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HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituency has been subjected to one of the highest rates of house building in the country. One problem that has brought with it is so-called “management companies” charging…25 Nov 2021HANSARD Army Restructuring: Future SoldierWhen the planned disposal of Vauxhall barracks in my constituency takes place, I and many of my constituents hope we might use some of the land for increased health services,…25 Nov 2021HANSARDIndependent Fan-led Review of Football GovernanceI, too, thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) for all her work on this excellent report. In my constituency, I have a series of very small…25 Nov 2021HANSARDStrengthening Standards in Public LifeMy remarks will probably follow in the vein of those of my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Sir Charles Walker). I have no outside interests or earnings, so in one sense, no…17 Nov 2021HANSARDWages: Lowest-income HouseholdsI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for that statement. I strongly welcome the increase in the national living wage to £9.50 and the cut to the UC taper rate. Those are…02 Nov 2021HANSARDWages: Lowest-income Households16. What steps his Department is taking to increase wages and support the lowest-income households.02 Nov 2021HANSARDPlanning Rules22. What steps he is taking to reform planning rules.25 Oct 2021HANSARDPlanning RulesThe two district councils that Wantage and Didcot cover are in the top 10 areas of England for houses built, but in the bottom third for infrastructure. People would be less…25 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdatePeople in Wantage and Didcot, and across Oxfordshire, have been doing a great job of administering the vaccine to 12 to 15-year-olds, as they did for the older age groups, but…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate. I am blessed in having a great many small businesses in Wantage and Didcot, from those that create medical devices and vaccines to those…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessI completely agree with the hon. Lady that we need jobs in other parts of the country, but does she agree with me that the big risk of remote working is that younger workers will…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSupporting Small BusinessMy hon. Friend makes the point about the shortfall if we get rid of business rates. Those on the Opposition Benches also talk about the national insurance rise, which is raising…19 Oct 2021HANSARDSocial Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillThe triple lock has been a successful policy that has seen the basic state pension increase by 35% since 2011—£2,050 in cash terms, and, importantly, the highest level of the…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Summer AdjournmentMy pre-politics career was spent working on social mobility, and I continue to work on it in this place. Like education, housing is important for social mobility. It is important…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Awarding Qualifications in 2021 and 2022I welcome my right hon. Friend’s commitment to exams going ahead in 2022. Does he agree that they are particularly important for disadvantaged students, as we know from a number…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseCash is used by many people to buy essentials, and constituents of mine such as Joseph from Drayton are very concerned that with the expectation now that people will pay with…22 Jul 2021HANSARD United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Pension Transfers (Parliamentary And Health Service Ombudsman Investigation)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision to enable the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to investigate advice and information given by the…21 Jul 2021HANSARDCyber-attack: MicrosoftIt is not just that China steals so relentlessly, but also the reason that lies behind the theft, which is that its communist regime does not support innovation in a way that…20 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will be aware of the huge increase in scammers and fraudsters targeting our constituents. Our constituents are advised by the police to contact Action Fraud;…08 Jul 2021HANSARD AfghanistanDidcot in my constituency is the proud home of the 11 Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Regiment, which played a vital role in our operations in Afghanistan, and sadly lost…08 Jul 2021