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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. We have already heard about the NEET crisis; nearly 1 million young people are being denied the opportunity to develop their potential through education, employment or…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPI completely agree with my hon. Friend’s perspective that, in rural areas in particular, the aspects of our quality of life that are not measured in financial terms are very much…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of use of alternative measures to GDP within Government. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPI thank the hon. Member for his very insightful intervention. In the doughnut economics model, we are in many ways in “overshoot”, while the basic needs of many in our society are…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Alternative Measures to GDPI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I absolutely agree with, and will elaborate on, his points about what GDP fails to measure and how it must be complemented by…21 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Heating OilIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for initiating this very important debate.…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Ground-mounted Solar Panels: AlternativesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. and gallant Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp) for securing this important debate. I have heard the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo go back to heating oil, 20% of households in my South Cotswolds constituency rely on heating oil—that figure is four times the national average—and many of them face high…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.24 Mar 2026HANSARDSudden Unexplained Death in ChildhoodI thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing forward this important debate and for his very moving speech. I recently had the honour of meeting Eleanor Wroath, who is here in the…24 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI remind the House that RAF Fairford is in my constituency, so it is with grave concern that I note the news of two missiles being aimed at Diego Garcia. The Prime Minister…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Enterprises and Community OwnershipI thank the hon. Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt) for securing this debate, and for her inspiring opening speech. At a time when the Government seem to have no money and…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsPotholes are dangerous, they are expensive to fix, and they are everywhere. In the South Cotswolds, we know that rural areas are different. Rural roads are narrower, darker,…17 Mar 2026HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 737660 relating to automatic by-elections following Member defections. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair,…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent and valid point. My main job today, on behalf of the Petitions Committee, is to present both sides of the argument, but the point about data…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsAt the start of the debate, I suggested that we might make up for lack of quantity with quality, and I think we have delivered on that promise. I thank colleagues from across the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsYes—but I believe that this Chamber will be available until at least 7.30 pm, so perhaps we could have an impromptu seminar. I trust that Mr McIlhinney and the other signatories…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMember Defections: Automatic By-electionsI thank the hon. Gentleman for making that point. What we are talking about is the principle of the matter rather than specific defections from any one party to another. This…16 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson) for introducing the debate and doing such a great job of…04 Mar 2026HANSARDCommunity CohesionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Rugby (John Slinger) for bringing forward this important debate on a subject that is dear…03 Mar 2026