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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. In a stunning setting with superb facilities, Garsington Opera in Stokenchurch provides incredible training opportunities for young people who want a career in the arts. Does…16 Oct 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme8. What recent discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of changes to the listed places of worship grant scheme on listed places of worship.16 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillTo begin, I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests with regard to the synthetic road fuel provided to me for a constituency surgery…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I will come on to some of the technological points he made earlier, which it may surprise him to hear that I was…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI think it is necessary for any Government to review the legislation they are passing to check that it actually works, does what it says on the tin, and does not negatively impact…15 Oct 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Father of the House; I could not have put it better myself. It is essential that whatever measures, on any matter, are brought forward by…15 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastThere is a widely held belief that the catalyst for the pure evil that happened on 7 October was the fear among Iran and its terrorist proxies that Saudi Arabia was close to…14 Oct 2025HANSARDGrid InfrastructureOn grid infrastructure, the Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang has said that it is looking to set up a wind turbine factory in Scotland. Our security services have warned…14 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Aviation Safety (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. As this is my first exchange as shadow Minister with the new Minister, I warmly welcome him to his place. It seems…16 Sept 2025HANSARDDriving Test AvailabilityThe Minister is right that there is still more to be done—there is a lot more to be done. He inherited a broken system from his own predecessor in the Department for Transport,…11 Sept 2025HANSARDDriving Test AvailabilityWhen driving tests came up at Transport questions in May, it was revealed that the wait time for a driving test on average was up, from 17 weeks in July 2024 to 22 weeks now. It…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Early Education and ChildcareToday is my youngest child’s first day at school, so may I put on record my thanks to Chearsley and Haddenham Under Fives for providing exceptional early years education to both…04 Sept 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveAfter the elephant in the room that is the farm-destroying family farm tax, the No. 1 issue that is raised with me by Mid Buckinghamshire farmers—not least at the Bucks county…04 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) on securing this debate. I am grateful…03 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingI have a lot of respect for the hon. Lady. The Government have had a year to take action, and they have not. I have not been in the House as long as she has, but I was here in the…03 Sept 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Health Centre: Long CrendonI am grateful to the Minister for that answer. He will have heard me put the case for Long Crendon many times over many years, and given the proposals for neighbourhood health…22 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Health Centre: Long Crendon4. If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of siting a neighbourhood health centre in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, as part of the 10-year health plan for England.22 Jul 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI am genuinely all ears for any practical steps that can be taken to build on the Environment Act 2021 to clean up our waterways, but may I pick up the Secretary of State’s…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastThere is a narrative around aid—we all want to see it reach the innocent in Gaza—which is that Israel is blocking it getting into Gaza. However, over recent months Israel has…21 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe superb John Hampden school in Wendover reports that it is running a £109,000 deficit supporting students with significant SEND while they await assessments. However, it is an…21 Jul 2025