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HANSARD Rural Pubs: Fiscal SupportMay I say what a pleasure it is to contribute to this debate under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse? I am reminded of my youth in Bath, where I first attended pubs such as the…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Rural Pubs: Fiscal SupportThe Minister will acknowledge the distinct combined effect of a whole range of Government decisions on the rural pubs sector. While I acknowledge the need for fiscal…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Business of the HouseWiltshire council has assessed that the combination of the decision to stop the A303 tunnel at Stonehenge—despite £250 million already being committed to that, and…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAgriculture offers enormous growth opportunities in the UK, and when it comes to precision breeding and plant protection, it is vital that the SPS deal maintains the UK’s right to…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Russian Attacks on Civilian InfrastructureEight years ago next month, Dawn Sturgess died in my constituency as a direct consequence of Russia’s attack, via Novichok, that aimed to take out Sergei Skripal. During that…04 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsHaving recently visited Wiltshire cadets in Old Sarum, I very much welcome what the Minister said about National Cadet Week. Will she ensure that all schools, particularly those…01 Jun 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthI congratulate the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the hon. and learned Member for Northampton North (Lucy Rigby), on her elevation to her new position. The subject that I want…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthThe right hon. Gentleman is, quite reasonably, setting out his assertions about where he wants the Government to go, but does he not see the irony? After all the events of last…18 May 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. During the winding-up speech on the Pension Schemes Bill, I understand that the Minister for Pensions made specific reference to me. I…15 Apr 2026HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeOver the past 21 months, the Minister has worked tirelessly to try to build on the consensus across the House on the legislation that I put through on 21 May 2024 in order to make…14 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformWhen addressing this subject, I think of the 16 years of surgeries I have had where parents have come in to explain their profound dissatisfaction with the way in which the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI do, but I want to address the key point that I think we all have to acknowledge. Between 2014 and 2023, there was a 140% expansion in the number of EHCPs to well over half a…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformOf course I do. This is where the problem is. If we move towards a standardised provision that is driven by central Government or a latest orthodoxy, we risk missing the…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformI will not have any more time, so I will not. Let us not peddle a dishonesty by saying that we are going to deliver a perfect system. Frankly, we have got to the point where we…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformThe hon. Gentleman is making a very moving and powerful speech, but is not the reality that if every single EHCP was properly diagnosed and the need expressed, it would impose an…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformIf we now have a more sophisticated understanding of an individual’s need, and if the provision required to meet that need across society has reached a cost and breadth that is so…13 Apr 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI represent Salisbury hospital, which has one of the eight specialist spinal units in the country. I am a member of the all-party parliamentary group on spinal cord injury, which…26 Mar 2026HANSARDNational Savings & InvestmentsI welcome the actions that the Government are taking to restore trust in NS&I, and to take the appropriate compensation measures. I was in the Treasury for a while, and I had…26 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI welcome the targeted nature of these measures, but three weeks ago it looked like inflation was going to return to the level that the right hon. Lady inherited when she took…24 Mar 2026HANSARDFloodingSalisbury has benefited enormously from investment in the river park scheme, which has alleviated flood risk to the centre of the city. My attention now turns to the villages, the…19 Mar 2026