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HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI am sure my hon. Friend knows his legislation very well, but the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 stated that Ministers have a duty to further the purposes of protected…10 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThree hundred social homes are at risk in my Chichester constituency, despite having outline planning permission, because developers are rejecting offers from registered…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Business Rates Relief: High-street BusinessesI am sure that the hon. Gentleman will join me in congratulating Robin’s Nest coffee shop in my constituency, which has just celebrated its first birthday. In the year that the…04 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Sir Jon Cunliffe’s interim report, published yesterday, laid out the fundamental changes needed for our water sector. That is felt no more acutely than in my constituency of…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend talks about collaboration across borders and county councils. I have an issue in my constituency because of a proposal to close the GP practice in Westbourne, but…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewThe Government’s plans lay out an expectation that they will be able to manage ex-offenders in the community under intensive supervision. A probation officer in my constituency…22 May 2025HANSARD Broadband and Mobile Connectivity: Rural AreasDoes my hon. Friend agree that rurality does not necessarily correlate with population density? My constituency is a city, albeit a small one, yet mobile signal is non-existent in…21 May 2025HANSARDChronic Urinary Tract InfectionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. It is also a pleasure to see the Minister in her place. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and Cheam…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe hon. Member makes a great point. I was contacted by Yoddi, who owns La Fish in my constituency of Chichester. He says that the rise in national insurance contributions will…21 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenThe strength of feeling in the room is shown by the raw emotion of the hon. Gentleman and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (John Milne). Does the hon. Gentleman agree…21 May 2025HANSARD Ukraine: Forcibly Deported ChildrenDoes the hon. Member agree that we should support not only the return of the abducted Ukrainian children, but their reintegration into their families and communities through…21 May 2025HANSARD Adoption and Kinship PlacementsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I thank the hon. Member for South West Devon (Rebecca Smith) for securing this important and timely debate. As a…20 May 2025HANSARD World Asthma DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq, and always a pleasure to see the Minister in her place. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for…15 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State accept my warm invitation to visit my constituency and sit in traffic with me so she can experience what my constituents experience morning, noon and…15 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThere has been real interest in Westminster Hall debates on maternity services and the recently announced closure of the maternity service and special baby care unit at Yeovil…15 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Planning and Developer ResponsibilitiesI thank the hon. Member for Mid Norfolk (George Freeman) for securing today’s wide-ranging debate. It is hard not to get stuck on flooding, developer responsibilities and…13 May 2025HANSARD Local Housing Need Assessment ReformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse, for the first time, I think. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (John Milne) on securing this…13 May 2025HANSARDDraft Medical Devices and Blood Safety and Quality (Fees Amendment) RegulationsI thank the Minister for her speech. As she says, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is a world-class regulator that should be innovative, transparent and…12 May 2025HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment: Disabled PeopleWith limited time, I will share the voices of some of the 200 constituents who have been in touch with me about the proposed changes to personal independence payments. For…07 May 2025HANSARDEye Care: 10-year Health PlanNHS Sussex ICB is one of only five in England not to commission a minor eye conditions service—known as MECS—in community optometry settings. That means that patients in…06 May 2025