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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Barker. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) for introducing this…01 Dec 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that, in return for those extra controls, the Government or the Bill should offer some kind of support to home educating families?01 Dec 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsOn health facilities, does the hon. Lady share my concern that the only thing with more leaks than the Budget run-up period is the roof of Musgrove Park hospital in my…26 Nov 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI am grateful to the shadow Minister for giving way, especially as I missed the first few words of his speech—he can only imagine my disappointment. While promoting higher-density…24 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Planning and Infrastructure Bill takes smaller decisions away from councillors. Last week’s direction, announced in a ministerial statement, will take big decisions involving…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Injury in Service AwardI first heard of the “999 Injured and Forgotten” campaign and the enormous work Tom Curry has been doing to campaign for an award for those injured in service from constituents of…20 Nov 2025HANSARDSpecialist Manufacturing Sector: Regional EconomiesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for Calder Valley (Josh Fenton-Glynn) on shining light on a really important part of…19 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that veterans who served in Northern Ireland and were then pursued by the IRA to Germany and attacked there deserve more reassurance than the words that…18 Nov 2025HANSARDSettlement: British National Overseas RouteThe case for legal migration and for those genuinely seeking asylum is undermined by evidence that businesses in Station Road in my constituency are using and exploiting migrants…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI would like to assist the hon. Gentleman. Is the answer not a “use it or lose it” planning permission, whereby a developer loses the permission or the land if they do not build…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe Liberal Democrats welcome a number of the changes made to the Bill in the other place, but it is disappointing that my noble Friend Baroness Pinnock’s proposal, which was…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI accept what the Minister is saying and that elements of species protection may require strategic approaches. However, the fundamental point for the Liberal Democrats is that if…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillAh, over there.13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI agree with my hon. Friend, who does an excellent job championing the chalk streams in his constituency. A public-facing, recognised standard for chalk streams, similar to those…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Proper statutory protection for the internationally valuable resource that is our chalk streams is long overdue. I welcome the Minister’s words…13 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I intervene simply to place on the record my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I recently undertook a study trip to Denmark to look at waste heat. I probably…12 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Murrison. The Liberal Democrats broadly support the statutory instrument, but we have a number of issues to raise. One is that…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Remembrance Day: Armed ForcesIt is a privilege to be able to stand in today’s debate and pay tribute to those who fought for this country, but that is nothing compared with how humbling it was to stand with…11 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that we should also look at the police having the power to close illegal shops and stop them trading immediately, rather than having to take lengthy…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning ConsentIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Dowd. I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) on securing this important debate on a matter that…04 Nov 2025