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HANSARDElectric VehiclesI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Last year, just one in 10 consumers buying a new car chose battery electric, and in 2024,…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentIt is a brave Labour politician who talks about health targets when, for so long, the NHS in Wales was performing, and continues to perform, worse than in England when it was run…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerms and Conditions of EmploymentI welcome the opportunity to contribute on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition, and I welcome the introduction of these two statutory instruments, which have been a long time…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Scrutiny of European Statutory InstrumentsDoes the hon. and learned Gentleman agree with me, as someone who sat on the European Scrutiny Committee in the last Parliament, that it is no surprise that the Labour Government…11 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Harris. I am pleased to see that this statutory instrument builds on the good work of the previous Conservative Government in…10 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanI genuinely welcome the Minister’s commitment to the upgrading of radiotherapy machines, but I share the concerns of the chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on…04 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy-based Development: Mid BuckinghamshireIn answering my hon. Friend the Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey) earlier, the Secretary of State completely dismissed the legitimate concerns of rural communities and…04 Feb 2025HANSARDEnergy-based Development: Mid Buckinghamshire14. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of energy-based development proposals in Mid Buckinghamshire constituency.04 Feb 2025HANSARD Energy Development Proposals: Mid BuckinghamshireThe hon. Gentleman is always on point on these matters. I will come to the important matter of food security later, but he is right. The inefficiency of some energy projects…03 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Space Industry (Licence Exemption for Military Activities of Allies) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Ms Furniss. It is rare to volunteer for a Delegated Legislation Committee, but as my constituency is home to the…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Energy Development Proposals: Mid BuckinghamshireThe problem with the argument that the Minister is trying to construct is that every time a developer comes along with a proposal, and the community pushes back with “Why are you…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Energy Development Proposals: Mid BuckinghamshireI rise to register my outrage at the unacceptable situation that all my constituents in Mid Buckinghamshire are facing: a tidal wave of energy infrastructure driven by hype,…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Energy Development Proposals: Mid BuckinghamshireIt would not be an Adjournment debate without the hon. Gentleman. I am interested to see how he will get Mid Buckinghamshire into his intervention. I am all ears.03 Feb 2025HANSARD Energy Development Proposals: Mid BuckinghamshireMy hon. Friend has made exactly the point that I want to make, with, perhaps, more succinctness than I have been able to manage. This is indeed about local consent. It is about…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Energy Development Proposals: Mid BuckinghamshireI am grateful to my hon. Friend and fellow Buckinghamshire Member of Parliament for that intervention. She is absolutely right that the strain being put on our small, rural county…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Women’s Health StrategyIn an earlier answer, the Minister rightly talked about the arrangement the Government have over spare capacity in the independent sector. My female constituents and women up and…30 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness ConfidenceIt normally takes longer than six months for a Government to drift that far from reality. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has predicted that just 775,000 cars will…30 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness ConfidenceI begin by drawing attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. When consumer confidence is low, business confidence is low, and nowhere is that more…30 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyGiven that construction of the Oxford to Milton Keynes section of East West Rail was completed when Hugh Merriman, the last Conservative rail Minister, pulled the last rail clip…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Rural Housing TargetsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) on securing this important debate.…29 Jan 2025