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HANSARDCancer DiagnosisWhen I met Big C in King’s Lynn recently, I heard about the anxiety caused; only 52% of local patients are treated within two months, whereas the national average is 71.9%. What…24 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionThe motion passed by the House requires the Government to provide details of any payments made to Lord Mandelson. There are no national security or international relations issue…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceThis settlement is supposed to deliver fair funding; that is what the formula says on the tin, but it fails the Ronseal test. Norfolk’s core spending power in the first year of…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceIndeed. I am sure that if the hon. Lady catches your eye, Madam Deputy Speaker, she will elaborate on that. Here is my point. Perhaps the kernel of the unfairness is the lack of…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI will not give way; lots of people want to speak. This is a serious cost pressure on rural authorities that the Government have chosen to ignore. Of course, this has been…11 Feb 2026HANSARDEngagementsMy constituent’s mum, sister and stepfather were killed in a horrific dangerous driving crime for which a foreign national offender was sentenced to 10 and a half years. However,…11 Feb 2026HANSARDHughes Report: Second AnniversaryI thank the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Sarah Green) for introducing the debate. Like other Members, I was here last year on the first anniversary of the Hughes report.…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceWill the Minister give way?11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI agree. The figures simply bear that out. As a result of the settlement, council taxpayers in Norfolk—it is probably the same for my hon. Friend’s constituents—will bear the…11 Feb 2026HANSARDJury Trials8. What advice she has given the Government on the potential impact of removing jury trials on the rule of law.05 Feb 2026HANSARDRoad SafetyI will not, given the time available. A number of constituents who ride horses have contacted me with concerns about a lack of driver awareness and the prevalence of speeding and…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRoad SafetyIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon), who made a powerful speech, particularly in relation to the impact of dangerous driving on her family. As the…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House referred earlier to mental health and Time to Talk Day; I will be running the London marathon in April for the 8:56 Foundation in North West Norfolk, which…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRoad SafetyI agree. In the context of the debate, and following contact from constituents, I have been refreshing myself on the highway code, which I admit I had not done before even though…05 Feb 2026HANSARDJury TrialsDoes the Solicitor General agree that, as the Crown Prosecution Service considers whether to bring a retrial, it should bring a retrial on these serious charges, including assault…05 Feb 2026HANSARDJury TrialsYesterday, a jury failed to reach a verdict on charges against Palestine Action activists involved in a violent incident in which a police sergeant’s spine was broken when she was…05 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonIn his interrogation of the permanent under-secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Cabinet Secretary, was my right hon. Friend able to shed any…04 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)We come to the final group of provisions on the important issue of the new vaping duty. I speak to clauses 131 to 138, which concern the general provisions underpinning the new…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)Clause 126 creates new criminal offences relating to the possession and transfer of unstuck duty stamps . In plain terms, it becomes an offence for anyone who is not an approved…03 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)Good morning, Sir Roger and members of the Committee. As the Minister says, clauses 112 to 116 will introduce the UK’s excise duty on vaping products and set out the legal and…03 Feb 2026