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HANSARDAjax ProgrammeIt is a pleasure, as ever, to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart. I thank my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) for securing this debate…14 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareMy constituent Hilary’s daughter Phoebe took her own life at the University of Newcastle, aged just 20. Does the hon. Member agree that the level of pastoral care that…13 Jan 2026HANSARDHouse Building: London2. What discussions he has had with the Mayor of London on the rate of house building in London.12 Jan 2026HANSARDWater Supplies: East GrinsteadI was very sorry to hear about the Minister’s father. Thousands of my constituents over the weekend in Headcorn, Staplehurst, Coxheath and the surrounding villages had no running…12 Jan 2026HANSARDHouse Building: LondonThe Secretary of State mentions a countrywide problem, but numbers of housing starts in London are particularly pitiful. There were only about 370 new starts for every month of…12 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefFamily farms and family businesses across the Weald of Kent have been through appalling emotional turmoil in trying to work out how to avoid leaving their children unaffordable,…05 Jan 2026HANSARDCommunity PolicingIt is becoming increasingly apparent that West Midlands police retrospectively created a rationale and, according to remarkable investigative work by The Sunday Times , false…05 Jan 2026HANSARDNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Armed Forces Recruitment and RetentionThe relentless and malicious lawfare to which our brave Northern Ireland veterans have been subjected has exposed the fact that, in Britain, human rights laws can be used to…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural and Business Property Relief: Food PricesMerry Christmas, Mr Speaker. The cost of food in this country increased by 4.2% year on year last month, yet farming profitability is on the floor and has been hit repeatedly by…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyI wish you a very merry Christmas, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to start by thanking the Minister and the colleagues she has worked with for bringing forward this strategy…18 Dec 2025HANSARDAgricultural and Business Property Relief: Food Prices11. What assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of agricultural property relief and business property relief on food prices.18 Dec 2025HANSARDData Publication and Quality (Immigration, Nationality and Country of Birth)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the collection and publication of data on immigration status, nationality and country of birth of…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Catapults and Antisocial BehaviourIt is, as ever, a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp) on arranging this…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThat is not the immediate problem. The energy prices currently being baked in by the prices the Government are agreeing at the moment will see energy prices sky high for years and…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe gas is already stored in the North sea. The problem with the industry, and what is making it unprofitable, is the Government’s determination to hammer the oil and gas…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMadam Deputy Speaker, it is a particular pleasure to speak with you in the Chair this afternoon, inspiring envy, I am sure, from your new legions of fans. On Wednesday, the…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls: LondonAs ever, it is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Poplar and Limehouse (Apsana Begum) for bringing forward this vitally important…25 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCross-channel rail was already mentioned this morning. Specifically, trains from Ashford to Paris were a massive boost for my constituents in the Weald of Kent and are much…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Illegal Waste: Organised CrimeHoad’s Wood, which was mentioned earlier by the hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller), is a patch of semi-ancient bluebell woodland in my constituency where…17 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsIn March this year, the then permanent secretary of the Home Office said that the strategy to tackle violence against women and girls would be published before the summer recess.…17 Nov 2025