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HANSARD Rare Cancers BillIf my hon. Friend bears with me, I will turn directly to his amendments. It is important to first set out the context, because we must understand the clauses if we are to debate…11 Jul 2025HANSARD Rare Cancers BillMy hon. Friend knows, far better than I, not to look at legislation in isolation. The Government will at some point bring forward the cancer plan, which will have a direct…11 Jul 2025HANSARD Rare Cancers BillI rise to speak on behalf of His Majesty’s official Opposition in support of the Rare Cancers Bill, and to welcome its thoughtful and necessary intervention on behalf of a group…11 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsI thank the Minister. I know that this is not his brief, and that he fought eagerly to respond to this debate. I appreciate his constructive tone. He heard Members say that…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for pointing that out; I hope she will get in contact with her colleagues in the Liberal Democrat-run Hinckley and Bosworth borough council to make…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsThe hon. Lady makes a vociferous defence of her area; actually, she could have been speaking about my constituency in Leicestershire, which suffers all those things. The only…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsJust before he took the previous intervention, the Minister was talking about the power of neighbourhood plans and the community coming together. My worry is that, if there is no…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsThat was the argument made to me when I solely represented Hinckley and Bosworth, but stepping across and taking in north-west Leicestershire, when they are able to deliver a…09 Jul 2025HANSARDFor Women Scotland: Supreme Court Judgment6. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgment in the case of For Women Scotland v . The Scottish Ministers of 16…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsI beg to move, That this House has considered the role of neighbourhood plans in planning decisions. When we come to this place as representatives of our communities, it is our…09 Jul 2025HANSARDFor Women Scotland: Supreme Court JudgmentJoe Griffin, the permanent secretary to the Scottish Government, was asked when appearing in front of the Holyrood Finance and Public Administration Committee about action taken…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsThe hon. Member makes a fantastic point. It is about getting that balance. There will always be nimbys, but I find that many of my constituents understand that we need more…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsMy hon. Friend is spot on. In the planning system, there is a constant feeling that things are being done to people, not with them. The idea of localism and neighbourhood plans…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsMy right hon. Friend is spot on. That is why I wanted this debate, and many colleagues are here to raise that exact point.09 Jul 2025HANSARD Glaucoma AwarenessThe Minister will probably be aware of the Full Fact and Sky News report that examined the speed at which appointments are being delivered. The Government have indeed delivered 4…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. For someone who is not speaking, he articulates his point very well. He makes a really important point: different parts of the UK…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Glaucoma AwarenessIs there a plan or a strategy for considering a glaucoma pathway? Will the Government also commit to the workforce? The Health Service Journal has noted that the plan, as it…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsThe way I see it, under devolution, more powers will be devolved down to parish councils, so indirectly they will have more responsibilities by the very nature of what the…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Glaucoma AwarenessIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Leicester South (Shockat Adam), who is a colleague both in my region and in…09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising yet another point. I am sure we could go round the House and get examples of city areas having housing targets go down, whereas…09 Jul 2025