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HANSARD Heat Batteries: Decarbonising HomesI will call Deirdre Costigan to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Heat Batteries: Decarbonising HomesOrder. Before the hon. Gentleman intervenes, may I remind Members that interventions should be concise and should not be speeches?08 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingA number of my constituents have been affected by flooding and in a variety of ways. The Minister mentioned in her opening statement the breach of the Bridgewater canal, the…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have met private schools in and around Tatton that are attended by my constituents’ children, and they have all me told that, despite having applied for a VAT number, not one of…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI thank my hon. Friend for bringing that point to the House. This debate allows those on the Labour Benches to say, “Actually, let’s go back to the drawing board. Let’s look at…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI rise to join Conservative colleagues in calling on the Labour Government to stop this farm tax. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Penrith and Solway (Markus…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxIt would be good if Members listened to what I said. I said it is not too late for Labour to reverse this policy; even their own tax advisers are saying, on closer inspection, it…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Suicide and Mental Health of Young People: TattonI thank my colleague and friend for that pertinent intervention. The pandemic lockdown exacerbated the mental health crisis, as it brought isolation, uncertainty and disrupted…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Suicide and Mental Health of Young People: TattonI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of suicide and mental health of young people in Tatton constituency. It is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr…26 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I will carry on for a little longer. To put that into context, it dwarfs the UK’s annual defence spend, which stands at £55 billion. This is money being wasted instead of being…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)No, I will carry on, thank you very much. In addition to huge tax rises, this Budget will have an eye-watering impact on the country’s debt. Debt interest payments will be more…05 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I congratulate the hon. Member for Broxtowe (Juliet Campbell) on her maiden speech and her personal story. I thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak in today’s…05 Nov 2024HANSARDPub and Hospitality SectorI would like to take away some comfort and be able to speak with my pub owners and pub landlords. Will the Minister commit today to speaking to the Chancellor about business rates…22 Oct 2024HANSARDPub and Hospitality SectorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Leicestershire (Mr Bedford) on securing this debate. As time is tight,…22 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Secretary of State update the House on the status of Alan Milburn? Does he still attend meetings in the Department and have access to confidential information? Does he now…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Social SecurityWho would have thought that a Prime Minister not even in office for 10 weeks would be so out of touch with the public? Yet here we are, and yes this Prime Minister is so out of…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Social SecurityWell said. What is worse, that this Labour Government are so out of touch so early on in their government, the unnecessary haste that this change is being brought in with, the…10 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionNot at the moment. We know that families have to go through a rigorous set of tests to obtain an EHCP, often ending in an appeal or taking many weeks to be finalised. In those…05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionI thank the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for securing this important debate. I know time is tight, so I will keep to a couple of very specific points. One such…05 Sept 2024