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HANSARDSmall 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 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportI listened carefully to the Minister’s answers to Conservative Members on national insurance, business rates and the Employment Rights Act, but I fear the Minister has been, at…02 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillGiven that no UK steel producers produce the specialist grades of steel used by precision engineers such as Gibbs Gears in Stoke Mandeville, in my constituency, which supplies…21 May 2026HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) Regulations 2026As ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. In what has been a week of chaos, psychodrama and endless plotting, it must be a welcome break for the…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesOn roads, the precedent was clearly set by East West Rail, which fully resurfaced 21 roads that its heavy goods vehicles had trashed. Does my hon. Friend agree that HS2 should…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2: Impact on CommunitiesDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is patently absurd that the Secretary of State casually said at the Dispatch Box earlier that the overall bill for phase 1 will breach £100…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2 ResetIn her statement, the Secretary of State said that she was angry, and I can assure her that I have been consistently angry about this unaffordable, unwanted railway ever since it…19 May 2026HANSARDNational SecurityThe level of fear felt by British Jews is nothing short of a national emergency and requires the most urgent and rapid action. The last time that the Minister stood at the…14 May 2026HANSARD National Accident Prevention StrategyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Sutton Coldfield (Sir Andrew Mitchell) on securing the debate…28 Apr 2026HANSARDFire and Rescue Services: FundingMy hon. Friend is making a superb speech. In Buckinghamshire, the Lib Dem-led fire authority has consulted on removing a third of Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes fire engines…28 Apr 2026HANSARDFire and Rescue Services: FundingIn Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes, there was a consultation. The public overwhelmingly said no to cuts that that fire authority was pushing, and firefighters very clearly said,…28 Apr 2026HANSARDApprenticeshipsI raised with the Prime Minister at PMQs a couple of weeks ago the case of Twentyfour Hair, a salon in Princes Risborough in my constituency, which for the first time in 21 years…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) on securing this important…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Foreign Secretary give a guarantee that there is nothing in the so-called reset negotiations with the European Union or the rumoured reset Bill that is incompatible with…21 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdatePrices are going up, and if the Chancellor’s 5p increase in fuel duty between September and next March goes ahead, we will be the European country with the eighth highest fuel…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Wind Farms: Protected PeatlandThe Conservative party has been very, very clear on that. We believe in decarbonisation, but we need to do it in a way that people can afford and that does not trash our country…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Hammersmith BridgeFor the second time this afternoon, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing this…21 Apr 2026HANSARD Antisemitic AttacksI will share with the Minister some distressing words that I have had from a wonderful man, Rabbi Dr Neil Janes, who leads the South Buckinghamshire Jewish community of which many…20 Apr 2026HANSARDTourism Sector12. What steps her Department is taking to support the tourism sector.16 Apr 2026