Contributions
1,763 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDOBR Growth Projections: Departmental Spending5. Whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Office for Budget Responsibility's growth projections for 2026 on future departmental spending levels.10 Mar 2026HANSARDOBR Growth Projections: Departmental SpendingGiven that the Chancellor has pencilled in 0.3% real-terms growth in public spending in 2029-30, and assuming that health spending is at its historical average, the special…10 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateGiven that it was promised at the start of June last year, when will the Chancellor sign off on the defence investment plan?09 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven the progress made by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority, will the Paymaster General update the House? Over £140 million has been spent by the inquiry. Has he had any…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseRecently I have been meeting firefighters in Wilton, and last night I met Andy Cole, the chief fire officer for Wiltshire and Dorset. Eight of our 50 fire stations in those two…05 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastUndoubtedly, every Government deals with different challenges, and I note that the Chancellor did not mention the challenge of covid in the last period of government. When I was…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Charity SectorThank you for chairing this debate, Sir Roger. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), who for 34 years has made such an…03 Mar 2026HANSARDMinistry of Defence: Palantir ContractsI am not qualified to make observations about the enduring value for money or effectiveness of Palantir, but I am concerned that Mandelson’s dynamics with every aspect of this…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseSeveral of my constituents in Salisbury have recently retired from the civil service. When they have contacted Capita, they have not been able to obtain their lump sums, so are…05 Feb 2026HANSARD Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportI welcome the Government’s apology for the maladministration and the Minister’s clarity today, but many Salisbury WASPI women will be very disappointed by the decision. Could the…29 Jan 2026HANSARDRail InfrastructureLast week I met Lawrence Bowman, the chief executive of South Western Railway. I am keen to make sure that all the Government’s changes take positive effect in Salisbury and south…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold ReformI welcome the news of the capping of ground rents for existing contracts, and I thank the Minister for the time he gave me last year, but he will recognise that many city centre…27 Jan 2026HANSARD Business RatesCan I respectfully remind the Minister that when Jonathan Russell from the Valuation Office Agency came before the Select Committee, he was very clear that the impact of the rate…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTown of Culture and City of Culture CompetitionsI congratulate the Secretary of State on getting the town of culture competition to happen. I was briefly Arts Minister nine years ago, and Sir Phil Redmond did an amazing job…15 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseDuncan Grocock, a frequent commuter from Salisbury to London, came to see me about the short-forming of South Western Railway trains along the line through Andover and…15 Jan 2026HANSARDFood InflationMay I say what a pleasure it is to serve not only under your chairship, Dame Siobhain, but on the Treasury Committee with you and the hon. Member for Hornsey and Friern Barnet…15 Jan 2026HANSARDFood InflationI hear what the Minister says, but does she not recognise that if the prevailing increase in the national living wage is 6.7% and inflation is about half that, and given the other…15 Jan 2026HANSARDLeasehold ReformJust before Christmas, Mr Rahman, a leaseholder in a Taylor Wimpey property, came to see me. There are 100 years remaining on his lease and a modest ground rent, but he cannot…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Ukraine and Wider Operational UpdateI thank the Secretary of State for his update. He is a serious and experienced politician, and I have no doubt that he always acts in the national interest. What concerns me is…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI welcome the partial U-turn. When I met a number of farmers on Boxing day, all 400 of them were very concerned that the next phase of this Government’s relationship with rural…05 Jan 2026