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HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving me the opportunity to place on record my thanks to the veterans and servicepeople in my Taunton and Wellington constituency, including…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI declare my interest: I am a registered provider of social housing, and before the election I had support from a construction firm in my constituency. Yesterday the Competition…10 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsPeople around the country have been plagued and let down by a transport system that was completely neglected by the last Conservative Government. The problems have ranged from…08 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeI welcome today’s announcement, but Joanne from my constituency of Taunton and Wellington has asked me to advocate for children with special educational needs and disabilities,…07 Jul 2025HANSARDChild Poverty TaskforceAs in Stroud and the north-east, children in poverty rely on food banks to get by—6,617 food parcels in my constituency alone. Will the Government take the advice of the Trussell…23 Jun 2025HANSARD Businesses in Rural AreasI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) on the welcome focus on our vital rural businesses. When we talk about rural business, we are talking…18 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I thank the Chancellor for her statement. As well as freeing people up by tackling the social care crisis, the real way to get the growth we all want is a target for publicly…11 Jun 2025HANSARD NHS Funding: South-westI congratulate my hon. Friend on bringing the NHS in the south-west into the spotlight. Does he agree that the pressures on Musgrove Park hospital, due to the closure of the…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillWill the shadow Minister explain why the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 created vast new powers for development corporations, if he believes that all such powers should be…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillShocking.10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI reiterate my thanks to all members of the Bill Committee and to the Clerks and officials, who I know had plenty to be getting on with during our sittings. I am grateful for the…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe hon. Gentleman knows he is talking absolute rubbish because those are not the words I said at all. What I said was that the occupiers’ loss payments “are made to recognise…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe amendment of my hon. Friend the Member for Henley and Thame would definitely provide a much stronger justification for a CPO that enabled footpaths and cycle paths to be made.…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way during his speech against all the things he voted for under the last Government, but I am confused by Opposition Members. Is…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) suggested that market value would not be paid for such land in compulsory purchases. Will the Minister confirm that the…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillIt has been an honour and a privilege to represent the Liberal Democrats at the pleasure of my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey) on the Planning…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend who has done so much work to champion national landscapes and the need for them to have a seat at the planning table. In my own national landscape,…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillDoes my hon. Friend share my dismay that the Government are not receptive to amendments to part 3 that would restore the mitigation hierarchy and protection for irreplaceable…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillWill the hon. Member give way?09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?09 Jun 2025