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HANSARDRoad SafetyIn Hinckley, we have one of the most bashed bridges in Britain; it gets hit every two weeks on average. It is on the A5, which also has some black spots for accidents and pinch…10 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsWill the Minister give way?08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way. This is about children—and even the Prime Minister made a choice to better the education of his children—so putting this in…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsThere appear to be two parts to this debate: ideology and practicality. Fair play to the Labour Government—when they came in, they said that they intended to introduce this…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionIt is a pleasure to serve under your stewardship, Mr Efford. I hope you do not mind that I have taken off my collar to allow a bit of movement. If my head starts to wobble, please…08 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn petrol prices, for the past 11 years the Government froze fuel duty; they cut it in 2002 and then froze it again. The Government instructed the Competition and Markets…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionNot quite yet.08 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionI was also interested to hear that another major Scottish city—Glasgow—has been successful in getting the Commonwealth games. I believe the hon. Member for Edinburgh East and…08 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have removed my neck collar, which I am allowed to do, but if Members see my head wobbling, I ask them to intervene and I will put it straight…07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi Investigationrose —07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationWill my right hon. Friend give way?07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationIt is interesting that Lord Darzi chose 2010, because there were some good points in what the Labour Government put in place, but there was also the problem of Mid Staffs. We had…07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationAbsolutely. In this debate, health is a political football. It always strikes me that there is a rising tide across the western world, and at the four points of the nation. In…07 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI would be grateful for some help and advice from the Leader of the House. When the winter fuel announcement was made, I wrote to the Treasury and was told three times no, it was…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeFor me, that was the key deficit when we made our appeal to the inspectorate. It seems like that has been upheld because, although there are the environmental and infrastructure…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance. I was under the impression that in the Chamber we should refer to Members, Friends or even the constituency. Is…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMaybe in two minutes, this debate can best be summed up with a lesser-known fable: the farmer and the viper. A farmer was walking through his field. It was very cold in the…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeI, too, have constituents who are grossly concerned about this matter. Although it is, I say cautiously, good news that the decision has been delayed, part of what the Secretary…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Hinckley National Rail Freight InterchangeI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has made some fantastic points. One of the key points is the Planning Inspectorate report. Many members of the public felt that the…10 Sept 2024HANSARDSEND ProvisionIn Leicestershire, special educational needs has been a real problem that I have seen in my constituency. The last Government made it one of the trailblazers to come together and…09 Sept 2024