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HANSARDDraft Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026The Opposition are grateful to the Minister for the Government’s shift on prioritising brownfield. I seek clarification. The Minister touched on the preparation of marine plans.…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDCustoms (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026The Minister is being very generous with accepting interventions. I understand the point he is making about global oversupply; for example, in the housing sector there is an…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDHigh StreetsThe Government came to office promising to support our high streets with a permanently lower regime of business rates, but the Department’s answers to written questions indicate…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDTenant and Resident Management Organisations: RegulationI commend the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) for raising this issue, which is part of a wider issue that many hon. Members will have heard about from…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Brain CancerThe Mount Vernon hospital in my constituency has a cancer centre, both for trials and for treatment. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that one of the key asks that we all have of…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDLocal Government ReformMy experience, unlike that of my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Immingham, does not go as far back as the Redcliffe-Maud report, but what has been described over the years,…10 Jun 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReformI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I also share my congratulations with my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough, Oadby and…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. There are many arguments of principle and technical detail regarding the merits or otherwise of the change to the…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. It is also a pleasure to see the Minister in her place. The explanatory note was written in the name of the former…20 May 2026HANSARDDraft Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Regulations 2026Let me pick on the point that my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne made about the evidence on performance. People might feel a certain way about such local authorities, but…20 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesDoes my hon. Friend agree that a good example of how the money could be better used is to support the Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre, which sits directly on the border…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesI am incredibly grateful to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour. Does she agree that there is a positive that could come out of this process, and from her trenchant efforts…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesOn that point—19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. I am also grateful to her for coming out to help us to campaign in the local elections—she helped Tommy Balaam to win his seat…19 May 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI put on the record my thanks to the Minister and colleagues in her Department for the constructive spirit in which they have approached the negotiations around the Bill. It…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely spot on in what he says. Members across the Chamber have been surprised to hear Reform say that it wishes to tear up London’s green belt as part of…28 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am going to make a little progress, if I may. The key point is to ensure that our local authorities can set out their governance arrangements in a way that reflects the needs of…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillDespite the Minister’s centralising zeal, I detect a slight weariness on her part as we once again go toe to toe on Lords amendments. It remains the position of the Opposition…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. People in Old Bexley and Sidcup—just like those in Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner and, indeed, in many of the constituencies that are…27 Apr 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillSuffice it to say that I was significantly slower than the hon. Member for Harlow (Chris Vince), whose outstanding efforts will, I am sure, leave him a little bit sore when…27 Apr 2026