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HANSARDTransport System: Economic GrowthFollowing the decision to cancel the A303 improvements at Stonehenge, the focus in Wiltshire is on what else can be done, particularly around Salisbury, to remove some of the…20 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsTwo weeks ago, the Chancellor held a press conference from which everyone inferred that income tax was going to go up. On Friday, every newspaper said that income tax was not…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I thank the Leader of the House for what he said about reforms to the driving test booking system? I add to what my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Greg Smith)…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI recently met the chief executive of an international charity that happens to be based in Wiltshire where there have been serious historical allegations. Unfortunately, the…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewLater today, the Government will publish their financial inclusion strategy. I welcome the steps forward for financial literacy. Will the Secretary of State collaborate with the…05 Nov 2025HANSARDFinancial Inclusion StrategyWhen I was Economic Secretary, against the advice of officials I advanced something called the no interest loan scheme. I am given to believe that one of the Minister’s two…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsWhen I visited Salisbury chamber of commerce on Friday, it gave me the example of a single mother doing 30 hours a week on the national living wage. As a result of the combination…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillOn Saturday 15 April 1989, I visited my grandfather. I was a 15-year-old boy, and he had been taken into hospital a week or so before after a heart attack. He was a former chief…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI absolutely do, and I sincerely believe that it is likely to achieve that, but we must not miss the opportunity to reflect on what is going wrong with this principle of not…03 Nov 2025HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized BusinessesI recently met with Discover Adventure, a small business in Coombe Bissett which is genuinely struggling to engage with Government over the recent package travel regulations. It…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on the regressive taxation of single parents? If we look at the costs for 2025-26 of employing a single parent on the national living wage for 30 hours a…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Infected Blood Compensation SchemeI thank the Minister for his meticulous and thorough analysis of all the different strands of this challenging problem, and for the work he has done to deal with the complexity of…30 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxMy right hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech. On salience, does he acknowledge that stamp duty has had a particularly pronounced effect in the capital, particularly for those…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Paymaster General’s remarks on the acceleration of the delivery of payments in relation to infected blood. It is very welcome for one of my constituents who has had…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Rape Gangs: National Statutory InquiryI acknowledge the Minister’s commitment to get to justice on this issue, and I recognise the frustration that she expresses, because I was responsible for the infected blood…21 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]I rise to support new clauses 29, 28 and 39. First, I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Isle of Wight West (Mr Quigley), who mentioned my constituents and the tragic case of the…14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?14 Oct 2025HANSARDMental Health Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the Minister, and I am also grateful to him for what he said about my constituent. There are so many codes of best practice, and so many guidelines. Can he say a…14 Oct 2025HANSARDCourt Backlogs9. What steps he is taking to reduce the court backlog.16 Sept 2025HANSARDCourt BacklogsI wish the right hon. Gentleman the very best in his new appointment, but he is presiding over a complicated system, in which, today, 74 out of 516 Crown courtrooms are empty.…16 Sept 2025