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HANSARD Financial EducationI beg to move, That this House has considered financial education. I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; I am the chair of the all-party…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Financial EducationI thank Young Enterprise, the secretariat of the all-party group on financial education for young people, the Money and Pensions Service, GoHenry, MyBnk, HSBC, Santander, Your…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Avian InfluenzaThis outbreak is concerning for the whole of Norfolk, and particularly for the bird-rearers in Broadland and Fakenham, but it highlights the critical importance of the Animal and…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Health StrategyThe Minister got her tone wrong in dealing with this urgent question. If a Minister turns up late for a UQ, the least they can do is take the questions from the Opposition Front…30 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment Costs2. What steps he plans to take to help reduce employment costs.30 Jan 2025HANSARDMedicinal CannabisThat is the purpose of this debate: to encourage the Minister to get the NHS to change practice in this area. She could usefully start with the difficulty in licensing because…30 Jan 2025HANSARDMedicinal CannabisIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms McVey. Do not worry, I have not defected. I just sat here, rather than where Conservatives would normally sit, because I did not want…30 Jan 2025HANSARDEmployment CostsI think the Minister may have misunderstood my question; I asked how he would reduce employment costs. The president of the Confederation of British Industry recently said that,…30 Jan 2025HANSARDDraft Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Gambling Levy Regulations 2025In her first sentence the Minister says we should move on from these political points, then in the second sentence says she will take no lessons from us on how we managed to wreck…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I need some assistance in understanding how the House can express its displeasure at the Government’s manipulation of the business of…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]The Minister makes reference to the very limited time. Why is that? This is a Government who hold general debates on Mondays and Thursdays. They have no business, yet we have less…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillIf my hon. Friend looks at the wording of clause 2, there would be a presumption against energy projects of over 100 MW unless there was community agreement. It sounds to me like…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillI draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in relation to farming. While I am very supportive of regenerative agricultural techniques, does the…24 Jan 2025HANSARDClimate and Nature BillI do not want to give the hon. Member a lesson in geography, but he will recognise that the western link road is in my constituency and not his.24 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs: OBR CostingMr Speaker, if you look at the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, you will see a reference to my family farm in my constituency. Last Sunday, I drove one of our tractors to…23 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of my GP surgeries called me this morning to highlight the impact of the rise in national insurance contributions, which will cost it £40,000. It can only respond by freezing…21 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)This is a request for information on my part. In my conversations with Anglian Water, one of its key asks relates to the imbalance in which the company has a legal duty to connect…16 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)That may be the hon. Member’s intention, but the drafting does not say that. Part of the problem is that (ii)(a) deals the with start time, end time and duration, not flow. Does…16 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)I am sympathetic to quite a lot of the intention behind the new clause, but as ever, the devil is in the detail. Proposed new section 272B(2)(d)(ii)(a) contains a duty to publish…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Farmland FloodingIt’s our secret.15 Jan 2025