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HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q Can you give us a hint of the ambers? It is important that the Committee knows where different sectors are concerned. Allen Simpson: There is something around statutory sick…26 Nov 2024HANSARDEmployment Rights Bill (Second sitting)Q 33 Thank you, Ms Vaz. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair and to serve under your chairmanship. Good afternoon. May I start with Mr Simpson? UKHospitality has been quite…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertA couple of weeks ago I held a roundtable with some Mid Buckinghamshire farmers on the measures required to mitigate flooding, especially after extreme weather events such as…25 Nov 2024HANSARDCondition of Local RoadsI associate myself with the tributes paid to Lord Prescott. Talking of pothole repairs and road resurfacing, the director of the RAC, Steve Gooding, said: “The long-term solution…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House will have surely seen the thousands of hard-working farmers who came to Whitehall on Tuesday to protest against the cruel family farm tax. While he was at…21 Nov 2024HANSARDCondition of Local RoadsI am just trying to get answers for our councils. Of course, it was the previous Government who committed £8.3 billion to road repairs, using money from the rightly cancelled…21 Nov 2024HANSARDShared Rural Network1. Whether he is taking steps to accelerate the roll-out of the shared rural network.20 Nov 2024HANSARDDraft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment of Schedule A2) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. As the Minister said, this draft statutory instrument was largely consulted on and prepared by the previous…20 Nov 2024HANSARDShared Rural NetworkIn my constituency, only 40, 50 and 60 miles away from this House, villages such as Cuddington are still complete mobile notspots. Will the Minister explain how quickly the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNational Grid’s rationale for rebuilding East Claydon substation is based on speculative applications, not consented real schemes. Will the Minister therefore meet me to find a…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceChiltern Railways was absent from the Secretary of State’s statement, but when it comes to rail performance, for my constituents —both those on the Chiltern main line and those on…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that British farming does not operate on mega margins. Our farmers do not have tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or millions of…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsThere are many issues I could raise in such an important debate on rural affairs, but in their Budget a couple of weeks ago, the Labour Government introduced a new threat on such…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsThe Secretary of State mentions rural crime, and I do not underestimate the scale of the challenge. In the last Parliament, with Labour’s support, my private Member’s Bill got…11 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I congratulate the hon. Member for North Somerset (Sadik Al-Hassan) on a powerfully delivered maiden speech and wish him well in this House. I thank him for his kind words about…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesThere are already very low margins on every farm, including those in Mid Buckinghamshire. Will the addition of between £50 and £75 a tonne on the price of fertiliser, through the…04 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)As ever, the hon. Gentleman has hit the nail exactly on the head. In its briefing, which I am sure all Members have received, the National Farmers Union points out that the…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseFurther to the questions from my hon. Friends the Members for Rutland and Stamford (Alicia Kearns), and for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans), yesterday’s Budget was a full-frontal…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyWhen it comes to an industrial strategy, in the Labour Government’s first few months they have effectively shut down UK virgin steelmaking capacity, with no commitments to primary…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIndustrial StrategyThe Minister mentions the car industry. Yesterday, after the Budget of broken promises, talking about the industrial strategy, Mike Hawes of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and…31 Oct 2024