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292 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDNational Planning Policy FrameworkIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. First, I thank the Minister for his assistance in progressing the local plan in my constituency. Horsham faced a…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationIt is astonishing that the decision for West Sussex has been postponed yet again. I understand that local council leaders received the information only this morning, in a…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Waste Management SitesThe issue of enforcement is a serious one. An incinerator in south London has breached its air pollution limits almost 1,000 times in 18 months, but nothing has been done by the…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Extreme Heat: PreparednessThe hon. Member is giving a very powerful speech. Water shortage is a very big issue for our farmers as well. At the moment, it is extremely difficult for a farmer to get planning…14 Jul 2026HANSARD Employees Travelling Outside the UK: Expenses RateI represent Horsham, an adjacent constituency, and very much experience the same problems, so the issue is not rare. I have many cabin crew in my area who say the same thing. One…14 Jul 2026HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Police ResponseOne of my Horsham constituents, a victim of abuse, has seen her abuser let off with a suspended sentence after the case took too long to go to trial. She now has to live with a…13 Jul 2026HANSARDConflicts: Impact on Older PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for securing this debate to shine a light on an important but often…09 Jul 2026HANSARDConflicts: Impact on Older PeopleThere is no easy fix, that is for sure, but the loans are not coming from the bond markets; they are coming from British people. We are not imposing on or demanding on the bond…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for the Lobular Moon Shot Project. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. MPs from across…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectI thank the hon. Member for his contribution and I very much agree. I also note that the right hon. Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham), who is potentially our next Prime…09 Jul 2026HANSARD Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot ProjectI thank all hon. Members here present. Some really powerful points have been made. I particularly thank the Minister for his reply—I find it the most revealing reply of all that I…09 Jul 2026HANSARDEssential Energy Guarantee10. Whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing an essential energy guarantee.07 Jul 2026HANSARDEssential Energy GuaranteeThe Liberal Democrat essential energy plan is an immediate way to address electricity affordability, but in the long term the solution must lie in more renewables, as I think the…07 Jul 2026HANSARDOperation ValourOur military personnel risk life and limb every day to keep the country safe, and they deserve the best support that we can give them, so it is shocking that for many of our…06 Jul 2026HANSARDChild Savings Accounts (Mental Capacity and Disability)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about access to matured child savings accounts in the name of a young person who lacks capacity; to require…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Department for Work and PensionsRight now, it is hard to get through a day without someone, somewhere, saying that welfare spending is ballooning out of control. For example, the Conservatives’ alternative…30 Jun 2026HANSARDIdentifying Local VulnerabilityAs the Minister knows all too well, the DWP’s shortcomings can end in tragedy. Errol Graham was a benefits claimant who starved to death without heating, electricity or adequate…29 Jun 2026HANSARDIdentifying Local Vulnerability7. What progress his Department has made on the “identifying local vulnerability” project.29 Jun 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)We hear lots of talk in politics and the media right now about the need to cut benefits. Of course, control of spending is always a priority, but the first question that we should…24 Jun 2026HANSARDUniversal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)I agree with the hon. Member and entirely accept that the issue is not of this Government’s making, although as ever it is this Government’s obligation to sort it out. The…24 Jun 2026