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HANSARDNational Planning Policy FrameworkI apologise to the Minister; I am hopping between two different debates in two different Chambers. I told my constituents that I would make this point about planning policy in my…16 Jul 2026HANSARDSir David Amess Summer AdjournmentFour years ago, we welcomed many new residents into a number of new homes in my constituency. Despite saving up, getting themselves on the property ladder and paying anything…16 Jul 2026HANSARDImmigration and Asylum BillI wish to briefly return to the issue of trafficking. I welcomed Theresa May’s proposals and legislation on trafficking, which represented a huge breakthrough. I did so because in…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Timms Review: Interim ReportI regret the stigmatising language that we have heard even today—this division between disabled people and taxpayers, as though disabled people do not pay taxes, and a division…09 Jul 2026HANSARDIsraeli Settlements: Trade BanI think the Minister has got the message— [ Laughter. ] No, I am being serious. We cannot go on like this. We cannot keep on turning up and debating like this, and taking no…09 Jul 2026HANSARDUK Aid Policy: Global Funding TrendsThe hon. Gentleman raises the principal point that this money will go from aid to defence. The reduction will be £4.8 billion in 2026-27, and then £6.5 billion. We obviously…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsI declare a non-pecuniary interest as the chair of the Public and Commercial Services Union parliamentary group. I take it as read that, when the Minister refers to the…06 Jul 2026HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI declare a non-pecuniary interest as the chair of the Public and Commercial Services Union parliamentary group. The Leader of the House and many Members will know that since the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDCommonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing AgentsI want to get on record what has happened in my constituency, because I said to my constituents that I would. With the expansion of Heathrow airport, land prices have gone up.…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionI did not want to interrupt the flow of my hon. Friend’s speech, but now that he has been interrupted, I might as well. He too is a west London MP, so he is aware that Heathrow,…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionIn London, a large number of individual politicians, including the mayor, had a rough time introducing ULEZ. It is time that we congratulate him on that achievement and on the way…02 Jul 2026HANSARD Air PollutionOn the issue of messaging, I wonder whether the Minister could take a message back from this debate with regard to Heathrow: perhaps Ministers could read their own report on the…02 Jul 2026HANSARDIsrael: E1 Zone ExpansionI echo the frustration that we all have, and I want to live long enough to see Netanyahu before a criminal court. When we raise individual cases, it is frustrating to not know…01 Jul 2026HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareThe debate we have had so far highlights the issue at hand. This is an immense change to the way in which we will determine the delivery of drugs to the NHS, and one of my fears…30 Jun 2026HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareThat is an incredibly relevant point in this debate. Many of us have examples of that, which is why we need to have a wider debate about the supply of drugs, their effectiveness…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeCan I, through my hon. Friend, ask the Minister to look at the Heathrow statement, which seems not to align with the policies we are advocating today? Also, some of the factual…24 Jun 2026HANSARDHuman Rights: Supply ChainsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for securing the debate, which is much needed. Also, it is not often that I thank an Everton…18 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI declare an interest that I chair, and have done for about five years, a group called Solidarity with the Iranian Workers’ Movement Committee. We formed officially about five…17 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillWell, QED. There we have it. Under the Bill, as members of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign, I and many other hon. Members will be committing an offence—17 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Security (State Threats) BillI am grateful for the Minister’s consideration of my mental health, et cetera. The designation covers “foreign interference in elections” and we will be campaigning to maintain…17 Jun 2026