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HANSARD Police ReformIn Thames Valley, we are fortunate enough to have a model that is working under the leadership of Matthew Barber, our police and crime commissioner. Police numbers have gone up,…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWe are in a farming emergency with the family farm tax, the early cutting off of the sustainable farming incentive and the watering down of measures to prevent equipment theft…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe Minister is addressing the brownfield-first approach inherent to the amendment. He opened his remarks by mentioning the Government’s target of building 1.5 million homes. The…13 Nov 2025HANSARDMobile Phone Signal: Rural Communities3. When she expects all rural communities to have a reliable mobile signal.12 Nov 2025HANSARDMobile Phone Signal: Rural CommunitiesI am grateful to the Minister for his answer, but villages in my constituency—less than 50 miles from where we all are now—such as Cuddington and Bryants Bottom still have zero…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Carbon Budget Delivery PlanIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. Since the Labour Government took office, they have pursued an ideological net zero agenda that places meeting targets…12 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulation 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. Maritime regulations are critical to maintaining high standards at sea and ensuring our compatibility with the many…11 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon, Ms Lewell. His Majesty’s official Opposition recognise the urgent need for transparency in the fuel market,…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Motor Fuel Price (Open Data) Regulations 2025The Minister has said that there needs to be proportionality, but he supports some of the other amenities being reported on. If it is possible for any fuel retailer to say whether…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. With reports that the Chancellor is eyeing up doubling council tax for bands G and H, can she tell me whether she really considers the family who wrote to me yesterday—both…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Liberal Democrat-chaired Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes fire authority has cooked up a dangerous plan to remove nearly a third of the fire engines from the area, including…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Vehicle Headlight Glare StandardsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris, and I am grateful to the hon. Member for Crawley (Peter Lamb) for securing this debate. We have all heard from…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasDoes the Minister agree that, on top of the absolute imperative of Hamas releasing the remaining hostage bodies and not only completely disarming but being removed from all…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn 2023, my private Member’s Bill received Royal Assent, becoming the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act 2023. In order to bring it into force, some statutory instruments had to be…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesThe ending of coal-fired power stations was incredibly welcome, but the reality of the transition is that just turning things off overnight does not work. In the example of the…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesI do not think that the right hon. Lady and I are a million miles apart on this. I am suggesting that those great technological innovations that are coming on board but are not…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesI understand that the point that the hon. Lady is trying to make, but I will never apologise for trying to protect the British countryside. The Labour Government are closing…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies) on securing the debate. The themes of the debate are at…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Definition of Relevant Land) (Amendment) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. His Majesty’s official Opposition recognise the importance of ensuring that genuine parking violations are fairly…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical 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 2025