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HANSARDThe Greater Cambridge Development Corporation (Establishment) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I am sure that Members will be pleased to know that, because the Opposition agree with the principle underlying the…08 Jul 2026HANSARDCadets12. What steps he is taking to support cadets.06 Jul 2026HANSARDPublic Office Disqualification: Terrorism OffencesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. I add my congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) on the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDCadetsCadet centres such as the TS Pelican in Ruislip in my constituency are a vital part of our armed forces community, but given that the Government have decided to cut the funding…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsThe Minister set out for the House the robust accountability measures that he has in place. I appreciate that it is difficult for him to ensure that he gets the response he wants…06 Jul 2026HANSARDPublic Office Disqualification: Terrorism OffencesThe hon. Member has set out clearly, and I think boosted, the point about the complexity. She is absolutely right that we should not have a situation where someone feels that…06 Jul 2026HANSARDFlood Insurance: Reform of Flood ReI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox) on his clear response to this statement. My constituents in Brook Drive, Ruislip and all across the floodplain…01 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026Will the hon. Gentleman give way?30 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Local Government (Structural and Boundary Changes) (Control of Disposals etc.) (Amendment) Order 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. As the Minister set out, the order makes a relatively straightforward technical change, but I have a couple of…24 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Private Landlord Redress Schemes (Approval and Designation) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Barker. On this hot afternoon, the Committee will be pleased to hear that, having debated a lot of the detail underlying the…22 Jun 2026HANSARDUK Politics: Pro-Israel InfluenceI briefly declare an interest: the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) and I co-chair the all-party parliamentary group on British Jews. I applaud my…22 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft 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 2026HANSARDCustoms (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 2026HANSARDHigh 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 2026HANSARDTenant 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 2026HANSARD 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 2026HANSARDLocal 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 2026