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HANSARD Local Transport: Planning DevelopmentsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted (Victoria Collins) for securing the debate. I have…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Seventh sitting)I rise to speak to new clauses 13 and 15, standing in my name. New clause 13 would require the Secretary of State to publish, within 12 months, a comprehensive statement on how…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Seventh sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The new clause would place a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to establish a support service dedicated to improving…24 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Seventh sitting)The thresholds have been set out in the new clause. Australia already provides support for small businesses during and after attacks. The clause would simply bring the UK up to…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Healthy RelationshipsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Maya Ellis) for securing this debate. I know from the work we do together on…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Pharmacy First: Withholding PaymentsLast year, I visited a pharmacy in Benson in my constituency, where Vik Patel described to me how the pharmacy’s being rural disadvantages it in the Pharmacy First scheme. His…12 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonThere are many questions on the behaviour of Mandelson that are unanswered and that need to be answered, but I welcome that the Government have promised to remove his peerage.…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (First sitting)Q I want to take a step back and ask a broader question about why this legislation is necessary. I think we agree that it is, but why are companies not already adhering to very…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (Second sitting)Q I shall be brief. One of the things we heard this morning is that, by its very nature, companies who require and also supply these kinds of digital services are not…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (First sitting)Q I have two questions: one to Jill and one to Dr Mehta. First, what is your view, Jill, on the relative strength of this legislation, compared to what is coming forward in the…03 Feb 2026HANSARDCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill (First sitting)Q I want to ask about some of the points made by Matt and Ian about the complexity of the businesses that you are part of. Ultimately, who is responsible for understanding that?…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Business RatesWhen it comes to business rates, the Government have delivered a masterclass in giving with one hand and taking with the other, leaving pubs and hospitality businesses worse off,…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillA constituent of mine is studying medicine at Queen Mary University of London but at a campus in Malta. Students at the Malta campus complete the same General Medical…27 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Wine IndustryWill the hon. Member join me in welcoming Hendred Vineyard to Westminster today, which has been exhibiting the best it has to offer at the “Taste of Oxfordshire” event? Does he…21 Jan 2026HANSARDPower Cuts: Rural Areas4. What steps he is taking to reduce the impact of power cuts on rural areas.06 Jan 2026HANSARDPower Cuts: Rural AreasWith the increased frequency of stormy weather as a result of climate change, the rural communities I know are sadly all too familiar with long periods without power. What are the…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Future of Thames WaterIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for securing this debate. Every week my…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Future of Thames WaterMy hon. Friend speaks of the under-investment in sewage treatment works and other assets. Nowhere is that truer than in Oxford sewage treatment works, which serves residents in my…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Future of Thames WaterI wholeheartedly agree that we need greater regulation. I can only apologise that my hon. Friend has been at the raw end of our tankers. My staff and I have tried to influence the…06 Jan 2026HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewOn Monday, I enjoyed a coffee with a lovely couple in my constituency who run a charity with the goal of delivering e-books to primary schools. Although digital is often more…05 Nov 2025