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HANSARDRailways Bill (Fourth sitting)It is excellent reading—something for the train on the way home. It lays out why the passenger charter is so key to delivering a better experience for rail users. The Committee…22 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanAs co-chair of the net zero all-party parliamentary group, I welcome the expansion of the funding for solar and heat pumps. Prior to coming to this place, I spent the better part…21 Jan 2026HANSARDWater White PaperThe White Paper says that, along with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, DEFRA will implement a new “plan-making system”—a term I have frankly never heard…21 Jan 2026HANSARDAnimal Welfare Strategy for EnglandWe have seen reports about the US suspending the technology prosperity deal with the UK in an effort to force the Government to accept lower-standard imports in order to secure a…21 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (First sitting)Q On accountability, both this panel and the previous one have talked about the benefits of having a single business unit or chief executive responsible for both track and train.…20 Jan 2026HANSARDRailways Bill (First sitting)Q The Secretary of State will still have to sign off that loop, though. Keith Williams: They will still have to sign it off, but hopefully they will leave it to the people who…20 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic SecurityThe post-war world order was based on the premise that like-minded western liberal democracies would stand up for each other, expand democracy wherever we saw it and lower the…19 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOver the last 24 years, 174 grassroots rugby clubs have disappeared. Such clubs are vital and feed our professional teams with talent and fans. While attendance and broadcast…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindI welcome the results of the AR7 allocation. This is about protecting working families from volatile fossil fuel prices set by foreign powers that have repeatedly used oil and gas…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Offshore WindIt is a source none the less. That places even greater importance on AR8. I hope that the Government will commit to their timetable to open AR8 by the summer and to announce the…14 Jan 2026HANSARD Horse and Rider Road SafetyI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Mr Dillon) on securing this debate. Per mile travelled, rural roads account for over 60% of all UK road deaths. Last year, I…14 Jan 2026HANSARDNHS Dental Services: West Dorset4. What steps his Department is taking to ensure the accessibility of regular NHS dental check-up appointments in West Dorset constituency.13 Jan 2026HANSARDNHS Dental Services: West DorsetNHS dentistry in West Dorset is in crisis. We have just 15 practices offering any kind of NHS care, and only half of young people have seen a dentist in the last two years.…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bolton South and Walkden (Yasmin Qureshi) on securing this important debate. What should…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Airport Drop-off ChargesI thank the hon. Member for the opportunity to clarify my point. It is not about whether the consumer pays; it is about whether the airports are using the revenue they claim they…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic and High NorthI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing this important debate, and I commend him on his speech. He has listed a large number of instances across Europe of hybrid warfare and, in…13 Jan 2026HANSARD New Medium Helicopter ContractI congratulate my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance), on securing this important urgent question. Leonardo may be based in Yeovil, but many…12 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefHappy new year, Madam Deputy Speaker. I pay tribute to the farmers of West Dorset who have never stopped campaigning against the family farm tax, and especially those hardy ones…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaI will not mourn the passing of the Maduro regime, but I will mourn the passing of the rules-based international order. If we accept the premise that a big-power country can do…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Membership-based Charity OrganisationsThe hon. Member mentioned the National Trust and preserving our national heritage. West Dorset’s most famous feature is the Cerne Abbas giant. The National Trust, which looks…17 Dec 2025