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HANSARDDigital IDWe have a Government who could not even keep their own Budget under wraps. What hope do they have with our personal data?08 Dec 2025HANSARD Seafarers’ WelfareI heard the reference that the right hon. Gentleman just made. Secondly, the last Government introduced a statutory code of practice on fire and rehire that was intended to ensure…04 Dec 2025HANSARD Seafarers’ WelfareThe point of my comments on the actions of the previous Government is not to say that they were wholly conclusive and the end of the matter. But I believe the steps that were…04 Dec 2025HANSARD Seafarers’ WelfareIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. As an island nation, Britain has always been reliant on our sailors, as other Members have said. For…04 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Australia has listed Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a state sponsor of terrorism. What discussions have Ministers had with their Australian counterparts about…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIn reflecting on the title that the Government have offered up for today’s Budget resolutions debate, “Economic Sustainability and Fair Choices”, I have found myself wondering on…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWhile the spousal transfer is a very narrow measure that might give a couple of years or maybe a decade’s relief, at the end of the day farmers will still have to sell massive…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsLabour Members are like a broken record. The last Conservative Government certainly made a number of mistakes—we have put our hands up to that—but we left employment high and…27 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Much of Buckinghamshire’s tourist economy is under- pinned by walkers coming to enjoy our countryside and the beautiful Chilterns, but on top of the tourism tax, the industry…27 Nov 2025HANSARDMusic Recording Studios5. What steps she is taking to help support small and medium-sized music recording studios.27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI entirely endorse the argument that my hon. Friend is making. The big punishment in yesterday’s Budget was the increase in taxation on dividends. That says to our wealth creators…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsAnswer the question! This is a debate.27 Nov 2025HANSARDMusic Recording StudiosThank you, Mr Speaker, and apologies for making it just in time. Chiltern Railways are entirely to blame. I thank the Minister for that answer, however a couple of weeks ago I met…27 Nov 2025HANSARDDriving Test Availability: South-eastIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I congratulate the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) on securing this debate on an issue affecting…26 Nov 2025HANSARDBuckinghamshire Council: Funding4. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of his Department’s funding for Buckinghamshire council.24 Nov 2025HANSARDBuckinghamshire Council: FundingThat is a curious answer, because modelling by the County Councils Network indicates that, assuming there is a punishing 5% annual council tax increase, core spending for…24 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMr Speaker, it is on their own website. But I will turn to another Government blunder: taxpayer-funded schemes to bribe the public into buying something that they do not want,…20 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSnuck out on a Government website, we learn that narrower roads are coming to make driving more miserable. Is it not the case that such a move will cause even more friction…20 Nov 2025HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsI agree with the Minister that rooftops are the place to put solar. Indeed, as my right hon. Friend the Member for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho) made clear when she was Secretary…18 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Unmanned Aircraft (Offences and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Butler. As the Minister acknowledges, the regulations are contingent on the Unmanned Aircraft (Amendment) Regulations 2025,…18 Nov 2025