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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I warmly welcome, as do the families of 40 Commando in Taunton, the Government’s adoption of the decent homes standard proposed from the Liberal Democrat Benches, and the £9…03 Nov 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) on securing what, given the number of Members taking part, has clearly been an important debate. Liberal Members…30 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxAbsolutely. They have no recollection of the past, they are blind to the experience of their own Government, and they are only asking, urging and pleading us to look forward, not…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI understand why Conservative Members keep asking us to look forward not backwards: their own Government’s experience with the Truss Budget is one that they do not want to…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxAccess to home ownership has never been harder. Fewer and fewer people can afford to buy a home of their own, and 12,000 households in my county of Somerset are languishing on the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThe right hon. Member, for whom I usually have respect, was clearly not listening to what I said. It is possible for there to be several features to a change in tax policy. Our…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI would point my constituents to the comments made by Lucian Cook, the head of research at Savills, who has said that the proposed SDLT giveaway would simply pass straight into…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxMy hon. Friend is a fantastic champion of his constituency in Wales and has experienced the effects of the reduction in and dwindling of council and social rent homes around the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDEmployment: People with Health ConditionsFour thousand people in Somerset, many of them with disabilities, are being transitioned from employment and support allowance to universal credit. They were assured that they…27 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI look forward to Parliament finally passing legislation that will bring long-overdue protections to tenants. We do not believe, like the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon.…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEnding HomelessnessIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Efford. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on securing this debate and on all the work he has…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point; we desperately need people to come and work in our national health service and care sector. Does he agree that the case for legally…20 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceI welcome the Minister to her place. Liberal Democrats welcome the Government’s commitment to invest in high streets and communities—making our local centres thrive is a cause…15 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger Cullingrose —13 Oct 2025HANSARDSocial and Affordable HousingIn 2007, Ming Campbell launched the Liberal Democrats’ campaign for not just affordable but decent homes for our military. I congratulate the Secretary of State on his position.…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger CullingMy hon. Friend is making a helpful speech that benefits from his huge amount of experience. I congratulate the 229 people from my constituency who signed the petition. On the…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger CullingMy hon. Friend makes a really important point. We have been debating today badger culling to control TB, and I believe that badger culling should be phased out as quickly as…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillWe need more prisons and prison places, but I find the Conservative case absolutely incoherent. They talk about being tough on crime, but they closed police stations, closed…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe hon. Lady makes a compelling point about the depths to which that kind of sentencing can go. The lack of concern from Conservative Members about reoffending after short-term…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dr Huq, and a privilege to speak on behalf of the 204 people in the Taunton and Wellington constituency who signed the petition and all…15 Sept 2025