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HANSARDDraft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. The Opposition do not intend to oppose this statutory instrument. There is no doubt about the importance of a strong…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDDraft Nuclear Safeguards (EU Exit and Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that. His point speaks to the practicalities of these regulations, and I join him in his ambition for his constituency and the wider nuclear…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDSteel TariffsPrototype Productions in Long Crendon, Gibbs Gears in Stoke Mandeville and Aircraft Materials in Stokenchurch are all businesses in my constituency that categorically rely on…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the shadow Foreign Secretary rightly challenged the Government on the use of Chinese slave labour in the manufacture of solar panels. Chinese companies also…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDThames WaterI have a huge list of complaints about Thames Water across Mid Buckinghamshire, and I am sure it is identical to that of the Secretary of State next door in Wycombe, so I add my…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Minister for Housing and Planning review the 2,500 square metre threshold for edge of town centre and out of town centre planning applications and conduct an assessment…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Brain CancerIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Barker. I was reflecting with my constituents Greg and Sally, whose son has a brain tumour, when I met them in my…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD Brain CancerNotwithstanding the important points raised by the shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Solihull West and Shirley (Dr Shastri-Hurst), about robust safeguards in the…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDTopical QuestionsMore than two thirds of driving test centres have a maximum 24-week waiting time, and the average waiting time for a test is 22.3 weeks—a month longer than in July ’24. For all…11 Jun 2026HANSARDCambridgeshire and Bedfordshire: Transport LinksIt has been announced to great fanfare that East West Rail will be the main transport connection from Cambridgeshire to Bedfordshire, as well as in the other direction to get to…11 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair this afternoon, Mr Wishart. Across the country, drivers, particularly of older, often less expensive vehicles, have been hurt by…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026If local authorities pass on the fee, what will be the Government’s response?10 Jun 2026HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Allocation) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. The lens through which we must view any legislation on contracts for difference, including the draft…09 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs if the Government’s announcement on watering down the provisions of the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023 were not disappointing enough, the secondary legislation to enact…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenI am genuinely pleased that the Government have at least come to the table on preventing harms to children from social media and online content, but it strikes me that it is…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesI have many criticisms of the operating practices of Thames Water, but further to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Exmouth and Exeter East (David Reed), I am very…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseWhen it comes to planning policy, there is little I agree on with this Government. However, I hope that we can find some consensus on the point of retrospective planning…04 Jun 2026HANSARDSmall Towns: Transport LinksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. The importance of connecting our small towns, villages and wider urban areas is evident from the number of Members…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSmall Towns: Transport LinksI agree with the fundamental point that the state of the roads in this country is getting worse and worse. The Government crow about the amount of money they have given to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsLabour came to office with bold promises to cut energy bills, but in the real world we have seen bills go up, up and up again. In answer to the first question, the Secretary of…02 Jun 2026