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HANSARDKnife CrimeWould you like to leave Westminster Hall?15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeActually I ask you to leave now.15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeThank you. It was not a point of order—15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeIt was a point of debate. There are at least 10 people who would like to speak today. You had your chance to speak, but I am afraid your temper and your attitude do not belong in…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeOrder. I remind Members that they need to be here for the start of the debate and to bob if they wish to be called to speak. A lot of Members wish to speak. If everyone keeps to a…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI call Tom Gordon.15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeThank you.15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI remind Members that we want to get to the Front Benchers as close as we can to 10.30 am, so be mindful of the time.15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeWe now come to the Front Benchers. I call the Lib Dem spokesperson.15 Oct 2025HANSARD Tree Maintenance: Guidance to Local AuthoritiesI think ownership of trees and people taking responsibility for their trees is essential. In this instance, it was the local council—they were on public land—but the hon. Member…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Tree Maintenance: Guidance to Local AuthoritiesI will indeed. The Minister too, might like to look at where best practice is happening across the country, because that is what we are looking to achieve. Since working with…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Tree Maintenance: Guidance to Local AuthoritiesAs I started the debate today I said how magnificent and majestic trees can add to an area. I agree with the hon. Member. We have to look after something that so enhances the…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Tree Maintenance: Guidance to Local AuthoritiesI will be asking the Minister for a meeting. This is specifically about older, ancient, decaying and dangerous trees, but I am quite sure the Minister will be considering all…15 Oct 2025HANSARD Tree Maintenance: Guidance to Local AuthoritiesI know that the Minister cares passionately and knows a lot about this issue. Would she meet me and my constituent so that we can discuss Chris’s law?15 Oct 2025HANSARD Tree Maintenance: Guidance to Local AuthoritiesI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of issuing guidance on tree maintenance to local authorities. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship,…15 Oct 2025HANSARDPeatland ProtectionI rise to present this petition which calls on the Government to protect our peatlands in any new planning framework or legislation. I want to thank all the 486 signatories to the…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Housing: North StaffordshireI will call Dr Allison Gardner to move the motion and then I will call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they can make a speech only with prior permission from…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentWe have quite a lot of Members in the room wishing to speak, so can we keep speeches to a maximum of four minutes?09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentI remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate.09 Sept 2025HANSARD Neurodivergent People: EmploymentOrder. May I remind hon. Members that interventions are just that? They are interventions, not short speeches.09 Sept 2025