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HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is fair to say that in the streets of Henley and Thame, strategic mayoral authorities were not on…05 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanMembers across the House will be all too familiar with constituents reaching out to let them know that safe, effective new medicines are not approved by the National Institute for…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Youth Mobility Scheme: EUThe Minister is giving a good account of the diaries of various Ministers. If meetings were a measure of success, we would all say that the Government were very successful, but…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Youth Mobility Scheme: EUDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the advantages of the Erasmus scheme was that it provided funding so that people from disadvantaged backgrounds could take advantage of the…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I welcome the Bill. While its provisions are modest, I none the less welcome this step to improve on the failures of previous Conservative Governments on sewage pollution. For too…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversMay I express my sadness and join others in commemorating constituents lost? I would like to name Sammy Phillips and Lewis Moghul, who died in Bix, just metres from where I lived…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]The measures we propose should be taken in the round. All our amendments significantly improve the Bill. New clause 21 would also improve sewage outflow in Henley-on-Thames and…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillMany hon. Members have spoken ably of the importance of rivers and waterways and the nature contained within them. Will the Minister continue to work on that issue and address the…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillWill the hon. Member give way?24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillThe hon. Gentleman spoke of the need to focus on the provisions of the Bill, so will he outline which provisions he is opposed to? Is it net zero ambitions, increasing net…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Services: Rural AreasOn healthcare provision in rural areas, does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is a desperate need to review GPs’ core contracts, so that we better incentivise GPs to set up in…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Services: Rural AreasNational trails, which run through much of the countryside, provide vital access to the countryside both for people coming out of urban areas and for people living in rural areas,…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Services: Rural AreasSome villages, including Ewelme in my constituency, successfully signed up to the previous voucher scheme but were then excluded from Project Gigabit as a result. The previous…22 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillSouth Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse district councils’ brilliant new joint local plan proposes that new homes should be net zero, with solar being the obvious way of…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property ReliefDoes the right hon. Member share the concerns that my farmers have about their mental health, who are already in an industry where mental health issues are very high? They are…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and GirlsMay I associate myself with the words of the Minister, the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen) and others on the comments made to the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder services in Oxfordshire are in crisis. There are no adult specialised commissioned services available and waiting lists have been closed.…09 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. A Thame to Haddenham cycleway would transform how residents of Thame get to the local railway station. However, active travel funding from central Government is essential to…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Finance BillThe right hon. Gentleman is right to interrogate the Government’s numbers. Does he share my concern around SEND provision with children returning to state schools and the fact…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?11 Dec 2024