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HANSARD Overseas Territories: Tax TransparencyI beg to move, That this House has considered tax transparency in the Overseas Territories. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. Having worked on…05 Feb 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds Central and Headingley (Alex Sobel), and the hon. Members for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart) and for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns), for…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsWe have record levels of investment, record rises in wages and the fastest-growing economy in Europe. The upgrades from the International Monetary Fund and the OECD speak for…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsI will make a bit of progress. We need to ensure that the voice of the people matters. That is the foundation of my belief in electoral reform: if done right, with appropriate…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseYesterday, it was reported that a former constituent of Kensington and Bayswater, Roman Abramovich, owes up to £1 billion in UK tax—potentially a bigger case than even Bernie…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOpen end-to-end procurement data could be a goldmine for mission-driven government, and as the Competition and Markets Authority warned recently, it could make bid rigging harder.…23 Jan 2025HANSARDUK-Ukraine 100-year PartnershipI thank the Secretary of State and the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty),…20 Jan 2025HANSARDForeign Donations to UK Political Parties6. If the Commission will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning foreign donations to UK political parties.16 Jan 2025HANSARDShort-term Lets: Regulation3. What plans her Department has for the regulation of short-term lets.16 Jan 2025HANSARDForeign Donations to UK Political PartiesIn recent weeks we have seen the unedifying spectacle of opposition parties trying to curry favour with one particular foreign billionaire. However, this issue is much bigger than…16 Jan 2025HANSARDShort-term Lets: RegulationI thank the Minister for his answer. My constituents in Kensington and Bayswater regularly raise this issue with me, and are looking forward to the registration scheme, not least…16 Jan 2025HANSARD Sudan: US Determination of GenocideI know that the Sudanese community in my constituency welcome the UK’s leadership at the UN Security Council in pushing for a ceasefire, but it is deeply concerning that seven…13 Jan 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence Opportunities Action PlanOn Friday, I visited a major National Grid upgrade project in my constituency, which will connect to a huge new data centre in north-west London. The Secretary of State has talked…13 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineThe hon. Member is absolutely right. There are things the UK can do to be the trailblazer and there are things we need to do in partnership with our international partners, and…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI agree. The moral and legal rationale for seizing these assets is clear. The total cost of Russia’s destruction of Ukraine has already far exceeded the total frozen state assets.…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI, too, thank the hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Mike Martin) for securing this important debate. This issue matters deeply to my constituents. Kensington and Bayswater is home…06 Jan 2025HANSARDUnited Front Work DepartmentOne weak point in protecting our parliamentary democracy from hostile state actors is money in politics. Does the Security Minister agree that this latest case shows that it is a…16 Dec 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewToday is a moment to acknowledge the historical injustice endured by LGBT veterans, and to reaffirm our collective responsibility as a House to right the wrongs of the past. I…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesI welcome the statement and especially welcome what the Minister said about affordable homes, given the dismal numbers that were provided under the Conservatives. Those 1.3…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will be aware of speculation about certain high-profile individuals seeking to interfere in our politics with their money, and about concerning examples from…12 Dec 2024