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HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech about his constituents’ need for joined-up transport. He spoke about the ferries, and about buses and trains. This is not just an…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Flood Risk and Flood Defence Infrastructure: North-west EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate the hon. Member for Warrington South (Sarah Hall) on securing this important debate and allowing us…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Illegal Waste: Organised CrimeMy thoughts are with those affected by the floods and by Storm Claudia. We cannot overstate the mental health impact of these events, and I pay tribute to the emergency teams and…17 Nov 2025HANSARDSolar Farms: Food SecurityFood security is national security, and we are in the middle of a food and farming emergency created by this Labour Government’s policies. From their heartless family farm tax to…13 Nov 2025HANSARDPrisoner Releases in ErrorRecent events and today’s court ruling again bring to the surface anxiety in our Epping community. My thoughts remain with the victims, including the 14-year-old Epping…11 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsMay I move the conversation on from animals, much as I would love to talk about animals today? In Epping Forest we have fantastic pubs, restaurants and cafés—including the Queen…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWill my hon. Friend give way?04 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir Desmond. I thank the Government for bringing these draft regulations to us today. As members of the Committee…03 Nov 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThis stamp duty policy will help to lubricate the system, but my right hon. Friend is talking about putting the houses in the right places. Does he agree that this Government…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksMy thoughts are with the victims of this sex offender’s crimes, including the 14-year-old Epping schoolgirl. They and their families want answers as to how this major breach could…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Fishing and Coastal Growth FundThis fund is a weak apology from a Labour Government who, this year, have sold out the UK fishing industry. It is a mere sticking plaster—a rushed one, at best—that ignores the…23 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger CullingI respectfully disagree with the hon. Gentleman. The Birch et al. study of 2024 looks at that issue in depth. Indeed, if we look at some of those scientific studies criticising…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger CullingIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. I first declare my professional and personal interest as a veterinary surgeon and a fellow of the Royal College…13 Oct 2025HANSARDHousehold Water BillsThe future of Thames Water is in sharp focus again, affecting millions of people and potentially the wider UK taxpayer. Bizarrely, the third party—along the Benches to my left—led…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorMy hon. Friend is rightly articulating that hospitality businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. Epping Forest has fantastic local pubs, such as the Theydon Oak, the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumHome Secretary, please: we have a tinder-box situation in Epping. We have the Bell hotel, with alleged sexual and physical assaults, and now twice-weekly major protests, some of…01 Sept 2025HANSARDClassroom Disruption: Smartphones9. What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the use of smartphones in schools on levels of disruption in classrooms.21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityTwo weeks ago in Epping, there were three alleged sexual assaults on school-age girls; my thoughts are with the victims, their families and their peers. These were allegedly…21 Jul 2025HANSARDClassroom Disruption: SmartphonesMany of the young people I meet in schools across Epping Forest are clear that they agree with the local school policy of restricting mobile phones when they are at school. Sadly,…21 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Stringer. I thank the Minister for bringing these regulations to the Committee today. It is again encouraging to…02 Jul 2025