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HANSARDHospitality Industry5. What steps he is taking to support the hospitality industry.01 May 2025HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In response to my topical question earlier, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, the right hon. Member for Stalybridge and…01 May 2025HANSARDParkinson’s Awareness MonthIt is a pleasure to speak on behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition in this most important debate. I commend the hon. Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) for securing it…01 May 2025HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. There are significant concerns in Whitehill and Bordon in my constituency about changes to healthcare provision and meeting the needs of…28 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful speech about water sports, but does she agree that angling is also vital for our rivers? I met members of the Farnham Angling Society on…23 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI associate myself with the Lord Chancellor’s comments and extend my sympathies to the families of those who were attacked. In Bordon, the release of a sex offender to a property…22 Apr 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingPatients deserve to be treated not only in single-sex wards, but —especially when they are having intimate examinations —by clinicians of the gender and sex that they wish. Is the…22 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.22 Apr 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeThe Government’s decision to extend the listed places of worship grant scheme for only 12 months, with a reduced budget and a new cap, has caused significant unease in my…03 Apr 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme7. Whether she has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the extension of the listed places of worship grant scheme.03 Apr 2025HANSARD Royal British LegionI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for securing this debate. He is absolutely right that branches are at the heart of the Royal British Legion, but so are the clubs. A…01 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsMy right hon. Friend should be very proud of that and everything that he has done to stand up to Chinese aggression, on trade and on a number of the other issues that we will…26 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsI am fascinated by the argument the hon. Member is developing. Could he point to anything significant that China is doing to reduce its footprint?26 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsThe hon. Gentleman is right. I met Sebastien Lai myself a few weeks ago and he made similar points to me, which I entirely agree with. To put it at its mildest, it is regrettable…26 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsThe hon. Gentleman is entirely correct. The more the British Government and British agencies allow this to continue, the more China will believe it can get away with. As he says,…26 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsYes, but then I will make some progress.26 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsI fear that the hon. Member is dancing on the head of a pin there. To be frank, I do not agree with him on that. I think the Government should be really clear about what they are…26 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsI will in a minute; I just want to make a bit of progress. On Times Radio, the Housing Minister gave his “absolute” guarantee that solar panels for GB Energy projects on hospitals…26 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsThe hon. Member is entirely right. I would be very surprised if anyone in the Chamber did not agree with him. The key point is how we move from what I think is relatively…26 Mar 2025HANSARD UK-China RelationsI entirely agree with my right hon. Friend. I will make similar remarks later in my speech, but that is key. Not only is it the use of slave labour, which should be enough to get…26 Mar 2025