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HANSARDPub and Hospitality SectorMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point about taxes on alcohol. Many pubs are shifting away from being wet pubs and are becoming dry pubs. David Lee, who runs the Holly Bush in…22 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty20. What assessment he has made of the potential security implications of the agreement with Mauritius on sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory.22 Oct 2024HANSARDHongkongers in the UK: Visas, Security and ServicesI thank the hon. Member for Altrincham and Sale West (Mr Rand) for securing this important debate. It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. Hongkongers live…17 Oct 2024HANSARDDistrict HospitalsServices at Chase community hospital in my constituency, in Whitehill and Bordon, are being run down by the ICB. This is based on a promise that a brand-new health hub will be…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityDoes the Minister not agree that this is about not just transparency but hypocrisy? When my constituents, because of Labour’s scrapping of the winter fuel payments, have to choose…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Gibraltar-Spain Border ChecksDoes the Minister not agree that the reality is that a low-level border guard at the Gibraltarian-Spanish border would not implement this without at least knowledge and tacit…14 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsThe hon. Gentleman talks about the elite, but does he understand the impact of the policy he is advocating, which is essentially that the elite, the rich, will still be able to…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI thank the hon. Member for Tipton and Wednesbury (Antonia Bance) for her passionate speech. I think I am correct in saying that she was an Oxford University Student Union officer…08 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationThe bionic man.07 Oct 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel Payment24. What estimate she has made of the number of pensioners in poverty who will not be entitled to the winter fuel payment in winter 2024-25.07 Oct 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentOver 18,000 people in my constituency will lose the winter fuel payment, but this is not about figures; it is about individuals, which is why I am running a pensioners advisory…07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationI have worked in healthcare for most of my career and, as I said in my maiden speech, I think we need an honest discussion with the public about how we fund, provide and deliver…07 Oct 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentWhat does the hon. Member say to the 18,883 pensioners in my constituency who will lose the winter fuel payment? They include Rita, who looks after her husband who has multiple…10 Sept 2024HANSARDGovernment Policy on HealthGiven the potential for commercial advantage to Alan Milburn, will the Secretary of State publish all the papers that Alan Milburn was able to read? If the Secretary of State gave…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Bus FranchisingI thank the Minister for his statement. The town of Bordon in my constituency is extraordinarily poorly served by bus routes, and it is crying out for a rail link bus service to…09 Sept 2024HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. On 29 July, during a statement on public spending and inheritance, in response to my question about the effect that the scrapping of a new…09 Sept 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: RedressI associate myself with the comments made on Lord Arbuthnot, who is a predecessor but one for part of my constituency. The Secretary of State has spoken about the letters quashing…09 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionIn Farnham and Bordon, which I proudly represent, we are fortunate to have many excellent special educational schools, such as the Ridgeway school, the Abbey school, More House,…05 Sept 2024HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Chinese Share of MarketI thank the Minister for her response, but could she outline the Department’s wider strategy on challenging China’s global monopoly on critical minerals, including lithium, much…05 Sept 2024HANSARDElectric Vehicles: Chinese Share of Market11. What steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to mitigate the potential risks posed by the Chinese share of the electric vehicle market.05 Sept 2024