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HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI am assuming, to be honest, that it would be the same people who are responsible for the licensing of alcohol advertising. All my amendments speak to the principles that I have…26 Mar 2025HANSARDMulti-academy Trusts: Management AccountabilityI have a case in my constituency where a governor feels that she was pushed out, having raised concerns about senior teaching staff. I understand from last year’s Sky News report…10 Mar 2025HANSARDMulti-academy Trusts: Management Accountability14. What steps she is taking to improve management accountability at multi-academy trusts.10 Mar 2025HANSARDDefence Spending1. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government’s defence spending plans on Scotland.05 Mar 2025HANSARDDefence SpendingScotland’s world-class defence industry will play a key role in rebuilding Britain’s military capabilities, and during my visit to Babcock at Rosyth I saw at first hand how…05 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefAs the MP for Windsor, Eton is in my constituency. I appreciate, as the hon. Lady says, that not all private schools are Eton, but I point out in its defence that the sports…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. In Windsor, we are very lucky to have some of the finest state and independent schools in this country, and I…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefMy point is that this will not raise any money. It will exacerbate the problem, because if 10% of the students are displaced, that nullifies the revenue. One thing that has not…03 Mar 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme5. What assessment the Church has made of the potential implications for its policies of the level of funding available from the listed places of worship grant scheme in 2025-26.27 Feb 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeHoly Trinity church in Sunningdale has served the parish for 185 years. It wants to build on that legacy with a community hub, complete with new facilities, including a…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Gaza: BBC CoverageI welcome the Secretary of State’s robust response from the Dispatch Box today, and thank her for it. This is an egregious example, but the problem is the pattern of behaviour;…27 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesTrade unions.26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ4. The floods of 2013-14 devastated Datchet, Horton and Wraysbury, and the flooding last January was not much better. But shockingly, the River Thames scheme as currently…26 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Media Use: Minimum AgeMr Stringer, you would struggle to find a Member of this House who is more committed than I am to classical liberal ideas surrounding individual liberty and personal…24 Feb 2025HANSARDData (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Although all-digital services are desirable, we should never freeze out those who are not digital savvy, given that over 1 million people in this country do not own a mobile…12 Feb 2025HANSARDAttorney General's Office: Transparency and Conflicts of Interest4. What steps she is taking to increase transparency in the Attorney General's Office.06 Feb 2025HANSARDAttorney General's Office: Transparency and Conflicts of InterestThree former Law Officers have criticised the Attorney General for not declaring his earnings, labelling it as “irregular” and a break from “normal practice”. Who is in the wrong:…06 Feb 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourteenth sitting)That is effectively the argument I am advancing. In terms of the quantum of harm as a percentage of a cigarette, I do not know. As I understand it, even though we do not fully…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourteenth sitting)The Minister is disagreeing, but he can combat that in his speech.28 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am not sure there is a question there, but the hon. Member has put a smile on my face. My final point is about the visibility of vaping, because I think the Minister should…28 Jan 2025