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HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Taunton and Wellington, people recognise the need for new homes, and indeed have supported thousands of new homes. Taunton is the town that has grown most in the south-west—its…18 Jun 2026 · 2d agoHANSARDDraft Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Jardine. It is not the first time I have done so as part of a Committee to discuss planning regulations—I am sure, Ms Jardine,…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Dowd. I congratulate the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) on securing this important debate and the constructive…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityWill the Minister accept another intervention?17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityI am very grateful. I just want to clarify one point about planning controls. Key points were made about whether shops are actually shops if their windows are completely covered.…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDHousing Developers: AccountabilityWhat many people see as the Government’s developer-led planning approach is draining local communities’ trust in the planning system. The new national planning policy framework…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDHousing Developers: AccountabilityPeople will have heard the Secretary of State referring to people wanting to protect the most precious green spaces as nimbys. They are not nimbys; they are trying to protect the…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDNHS DentistryI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance), my constituency neighbour, on securing this important debate and on all his campaigning. I began my campaign in…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDNHS DentistryMy hon. Friend and near neighbour is, as so often, exactly right. I completely agree that urgency is needed in the training of new dentists and in the contract changes, which I…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDDefence Investment PlanThe No. 1 priority for me and my Liberal Democrat colleagues during the passage of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 was a decent homes standard for military families, and I was…10 Jun 2026HANSARDMigration: Safe and Legal RoutesDr Alasttal in my constituency is doing vital medical work. In normal circumstances, his wife would be allowed to visit him on the appropriate visa, but because she is in Gaza and…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI have been contacted by Coker Engineering in my constituency, which supplies Rolls-Royce, Leonardo and other defence companies. It can only use steels from certified electric arc…08 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Jardine. I thank and congratulate my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillThis Bill contains welcome elements, such as creating a single patient record and enabling integrated care boards to become commissioners across a wider area. However, I cannot…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsDefence SMEs are key supporters and indeed organisers of Somerset Armed Forces Day, but the day will not be a success if the glitches in the application software are not resolved,…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessWill my hon. Friend give way?20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessIn the south-west where I come from, 96,000 jobs relate to defence, so it is a huge sector. In my town, SMEs are key to those jobs. Despite welcome changes, with the Defence…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessWill the hon. Gentleman give way?20 May 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure we all share the objectives of the Public Service Vehicles Accessibility Regulations 2000, but they are having the effect of denying access to public service vehicles…14 May 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersThe amount of flexibility that can be exercised depends on the nature of the error in the process that is being discussed, so not every council can operate the same redress in the…29 Apr 2026