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HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthThe stories the hon. Lady is telling about the poor connectivity in her constituency echo what I experience in mine, where we have some of the worst full-fibre broadband certainly…18 May 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersBefore the hon. Member moves on, I should correct what he said: CIL was introduced in Waverley in 2019, and the Liberal Democrats took over the council one month later. The idea…29 Apr 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Godalming and Ash (Sir Jeremy Hunt) on securing this debate. I…29 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs the Government’s reforms to special educational needs and disabilities provision focus on pushing children into mainstream education, they risk removing specialist support from…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsMay I wish you a very happy St George’s day, Madam Deputy Speaker? It is a privilege to respond to this debate on behalf of His Majesty’s most loyal Opposition and to recognise…23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Happy St George’s day, Mr Speaker. When was Jonathan Powell appointed as the Prime Minister’s special envoy to the British Indian Ocean Territory, and what security clearance…23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn response to my question about Jonathan Powell’s security clearance, the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister said: “I do not have that information to hand.”23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThank you, Mr Speaker. The Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister said that he did not have the information to hand but did not indicate whether he was going to let me know what…23 Apr 2026HANSARDAllied Health ProfessionalsThe hon. Lady, with whom I serve on the Health and Social Care Committee, always raises important points. What the last Government were trying to do—certainly by the end—with…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentYesterday’s statement from the Prime Minister should have brought clarity. Instead, it has left this House with more questions than answers. This is not a narrow procedural issue;…21 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Major Sporting Events (Income Tax Exemption) (Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games) Regulations 2026Division! [ Laughter .]21 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingOn 4 February, my right hon. Friend the Leader of the Opposition asked the Prime Minister whether the vetting process had disclosed information about Epstein. The Prime Minister…20 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI do not attribute any unfair or untoward motive to the Government; I think they are trying to improve the system. However, as I said in my opening remarks, my view is that if we…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI beg to move, That this House believes that SEND is an issue that affects every constituency; acknowledges that all hon. Members represent families who face daily challenges in…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformNo, I will not. That parent’s relief exists because there is a system that ultimately guarantees support. Replacing that certainty with ambiguity is not reform; it is regression.…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformIn a minute. Across the country, over nine in 10 tribunal appeals are upheld against the local authority. And while, to be frank, that covers no local authority in any glory, it…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformGiven the time available, I will probably not take too many more interventions. On the hon. Gentleman’s point, it is a strange argument that, because a child has been legally…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI do not think those two points are contradictory. One is an issue of the legislation, which is what I am talking about and what the Government are potentially looking to change,…13 Apr 2026