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HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportI very much agree with my hon. Friend, who is a great champion of families in that position in his constituency. As the 122,000 signatures on today’s petition show, too many…15 Sept 2025HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian AccessThe Minister knows from when I wrote to him that what distinguished the shooting up and ransacking of the Action around Bethlehem Children with Disability charity by the Israeli…10 Sept 2025HANSARD Free-to-air Broadcasting: Cricket ParticipationI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. On the T20, will he take a moment to congratulate Somerset county cricket club for reaching the finals—I heard the cheering…09 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I congratulate the hon. Members for Plymouth Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard), and for North East Derbyshire (Louise Sandher-Jones), on their new ministerial positions. My…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI am grateful to the Minister for presenting the Government’s position on the Lords amendments, as indeed he presented their position on the 92 amendments we tabled in Committee.…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI do agree with my hon. Friend, and I pay tribute to the sterling work he does in Torbay, and has done in the past as leader of the council, on these issues. That change in the…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillIndeed, our military deserve no less than this being on the face of the Bill, in whichever way the Government wish to do it. If it is so easy and, as my hon. Friend points out, it…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillAny opportunity to give our service people decent homes, beginning with England, should be taken. I am surprised that the Minister has not grasped it with both hands. The Minister…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI welcome the moves to which the hon. Gentleman refers, including the insourcing, but the responsibility for determining whether the homes meet the “decent homes plus” standard is…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI welcome any report that will deal with this issue, but the fact is that unless the Government accept an amendment or table their own amendment to provide this protection for…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way and for his engagement in the issue of service family accommodation. Will he consider bringing forward primary legislation, on the…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorThe pubs, restaurants, cafés and hotels in our hospitality sector are not just places to eat and drink; they are the heart of our communities. They provide jobs, keep our high…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI completely agree with my hon. Friend, and look forward to visiting them with him when I am next in his constituency. Hospitality is not asking for special treatment. Rather, it…03 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Conservatives have some nerve talking about top-down reorganisation when, against people’s wishes—as expressed in a poll—they imposed an…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Birmingham Bin StrikesBirmingham wants its refuse and recycling service back as quickly as possible to end the risks to public health and the environment, especially in the most densely populated parts…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryI am extremely grateful to the hon. Member. Dr X served 25 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps and transferred to the NHS less than two years ago. He has been given the…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Victory over Japan: 80th AnniversaryI rise quite simply to honour all those who served in the Pacific campaign and in Asia during world war two. That included my own father—a very young Captain Amos at the time—who…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Extending the Ukraine Permission Extension SchemeI am sure that my hon. Friend will want to share his sympathies for Julia in my constituency, who no longer has her flat or any accommodation back in Ukraine. She has secured a…21 Jul 2025HANSARDSocial Housing: Right to BuyMy Somerset councillor colleagues have for decades steadfastly protected and managed our stock of council houses, which has declined through right to buy from tens of thousands a…14 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern 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 2025