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HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe Minister talks about growth and his pro-growth policy. In quarter 1, he had the unexpected growth of 0.7%. The UK Treasury’s April 2025 survey of independent forecasts…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyWill the Minister give way?21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe Minister said that I was wrong. And, yes, it was the Treasury’s own survey, so perhaps it was wrong, but is the Bank of England wrong as well? It has a forecast of 0.75%…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyAs I said, we had a huge change to how our country was governed, which was dictated to us by the people, because we are a democracy. One of the reasons I entered Parliament was…21 May 2025HANSARDDraft Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025Given the Government’s best case is that the UK economy will import gas, particularly from Norway, until 2050 and beyond, does the Minister not concede that, since we are going to…20 May 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthPerhaps the Secretary of State did not understand the nature of the offer from Greater Anglia. It was not expecting to be bought out; it was offering to continue its current…15 May 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthGreater Anglia supports economic growth in the east of England with modern, quiet, fast trains, paid for by £2 billion of private sector investment. Its service is the most…15 May 2025HANSARDPermanent Post Office in FakenhamFakenham is the largest town in my constituency, and yet it has not had a permanent post office for more than five years. The town’s high street banks are also closing one after…14 May 2025HANSARD Prisoners of ConscienceIs there not a dichotomy there? The Liberal Democrats profess that they are against authoritarian rule, and yet for us to project power internationally, even if that is soft…01 May 2025HANSARD Prisoners of ConscienceIn power there are balances of opportunity and risk, and one important point made by my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest West (Sir Desmond Swayne) was that Ministers…01 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThey have gone up.29 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDuring the general election, the Secretary of State repeatedly promised my constituents that if they voted Labour, their energy prices would be reduced by £300—not by “up to”…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceWill the Minister give way?07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceI would absolutely agree that managed decline is not the right way to fix these problems, but I refute the accusation that the Conservative Government managed decline— […07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can you give me some advice? Where the Minister has misquoted me and refuses to give way, what steps can I take to correct the record?07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceThe best mechanism would be to vote for a Conservative local authority on 1 May. If we look at the data rather than the slogans, 68 miles of roads on average are repaired each…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceThe hon. Member may have misunderstood me; the figure I was referring to was from 2009-10—the very last year of the Labour Government. Since then, although there have been…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceI had hoped the hon. Gentleman and I got on better than that, but I am grateful for the question. Everyone in this Chamber can point at potholes and say that more needs to be…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceIt is a pleasure to follow the Secretary of State. Each year, the Liberal Democrats and their friends travel about 800 billion km, while those of us on the Conservative Benches…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceHear, hear.07 Apr 2025