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HANSARDHolidays During School Term TimeIt is an honour to speak under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for securing this debate, and for a remark that he made…27 Oct 2025HANSARDHolidays During School Term TimeWould the hon. Member agree that, while price controls are a nice idea in theory, they are a terrible idea in practice? Supply and demand ultimately dictate the price of something…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Secretary of State and the other Ministers on the Front Bench have to great fanfare today talked about responsible governance, but Basildon council and its Labour leader have…13 Oct 2025HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyMy constituency is seeing approximately 60,000 new homes being built across the Basildon and Thurrock areas. Basildon hospital is consistently running at 98% capacity, and a…09 Jun 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitTo my mind, the core of the issue is the sense of suspicion. No one disagrees that trade barriers are a bad thing and that clearing them is a good thing for trade, but there is an…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitOn that point, I invite the hon. Gentleman to elaborate on what he thinks it might mean that the Government scrapped the European Scrutiny Committee.22 May 2025HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseI am concerned about the influence of foreign nations levied through the criminal courts. If it is not too vague, I should like to read out a very brief quote: “A society grows…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitAs with anything, when the terms are unclear there is a big risk of unintended consequences. Given that 60 million people in the EU are under 30 and that the scheme does nothing…22 May 2025HANSARDEU-UK SummitWould the hon. Lady clarify whether she believes the deal is a good thing for fishing or not? She seems to be bashing it, but also remarking on the 12-year extension.22 May 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will correct the record very briefly now. As the hon. Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) is aware, I had received multiple…12 May 2025HANSARD Havering Borough and Essex DevolutionThe hon. Member makes a important point about ULEZ. In my constituency, there has been huge concern about the creep of ULEZ. Though denied, I understand that there have been…07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) said, the Government seem to have a three-point plan. Point one is to cover farmland in solar panels, and point two is to…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsThis is clearly a deeply distressing topic that affects the whole House, and I fully accept that the Minister is affected as much as anyone. That being said, it is not clear to me…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksI thank the Minister for her comments. Given the vital importance of this industry, on which I believe the whole House agrees, does she recognise that it would be a siren to those…07 Apr 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsLike many here, I prepared a short speech, but I would rather pull out some of its highlights, because this has probably been the most interesting debate I have been involved in,…10 Feb 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentWhat does the Secretary of State have to say to the 5 million people who have lost their right to vote in this election, who want to vote before this generational power shift and…05 Feb 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourAs I understand it, in my local area Essex police has the highest number of police officers in history. But if I speak to residents on the street, I often get exactly the same…08 Jan 2025HANSARDSocial Housing Tenants: Antisocial BehaviourI appreciate the hon. Gentleman raising the point about stability, and I absolutely agree. In the vast majority of cases, where good people are contributing to society and making…08 Jan 2025HANSARD English DevolutionYesterday, a former Labour deputy leader referred to my party as a “threat to democracy”. I am sure that that was a cute turn of phrase for television, but given that the…16 Dec 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI have an interesting thought on the supply and demand issue, and the challenges it will pose from a control perspective. The hon. Gentleman paints a nice image of a day gone by…26 Nov 2024