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HANSARDBusiness Rates: Retail, Hospitality and LeisureI hope the Minister will join me in congratulating Bristol East’s Lost and Grounded Brewers, which has just appeared on the list of the eight best breweries in Britain in The…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Arctic SecurityI welcome the Prime Minister’s strong response, and the assurances that we have heard from the Foreign Secretary today. She has rightly made it clear that Donald Trump’s claims to…19 Jan 2026HANSARDFood InflationI echo what the Minister said about Frank Field. Quite a long time ago now, he approached me about setting up Feeding Bristol as an offshoot of Feeding Britain. Feeding Bristol…15 Jan 2026HANSARDFood InflationIt is always easy to criticise regulation, but we often find that regulations are introduced for very real reasons, whether that is protecting public health, animal welfare and so…15 Jan 2026HANSARDFood InflationOn Friday, I visited the Coexist Community Kitchen in my constituency, which does amazing work to get the community in. It runs cookery classes, is accessible and has affordable…15 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareAs a Bristol MP, I very much appreciate the fact that my hon. Friend has taken up the case on behalf of Natasha’s parents. I have had conversations with the University of Bristol…13 Jan 2026HANSARDUniversities: Statutory Duty of CareIt is not adequate for us to have to rely on a determination that someone is suffering from a disability because of mental health issues. In some cases, there will be a history,…13 Jan 2026HANSARDJury TrialsMy first job after graduating was in a magistrates court, which was just making the transition from writing court records in a huge ledger by hand to computerisation; I appreciate…07 Jan 2026HANSARDDraft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Alec. I will start by talking briefly about the underlying issue of animal testing, before making more general comments about…17 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025As I mentioned, 10 years ago in this place there was a high-profile piece of campaigning particularly about testing on beagles, and I seem to remember that it got quite a lot of…17 Dec 2025HANSARDMyalgic EncephalomyelitisSarah Lewis was my constituent. I have here the prevention of future deaths report that was issued after the inquest. She took her own life, but was severely ill with ME. One…19 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyI agree about the need for a fairer asylum system in which the public can have confidence, but everything that the Home Secretary has proposed today is predicated on decent legal…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillIn the interests of time, I will focus only on new clause 2, which stands in my name, though I also support new clauses 1, 10 and 11, and I very much welcome Government new clause…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI agree with the right hon. Gentleman to an extent. It was reported in The Guardian that some of the footage was deemed too shocking to be shown. I do not know whether he has seen…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillLike others, I very much welcome the Bill, and I hope it swiftly passes into law so that we can play a full role at Ocean COP1 next year. If we look back beyond recent years, we…16 Oct 2025HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationThat was a brilliant speech. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I agree that the Prime Minister should go to COP. It was such an important moment last year in…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Solar Development: NewarkI am pretty sure that my hon. Friend has raised that issue at Energy Security and Net Zero questions before. I will remind the Minister for Energy, my hon. Friend the Member for…02 Sept 2025HANSARD Solar Development: NewarkI congratulate the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) on securing a debate on this important issue on behalf of his constituents. As he has acknowledged, I am limited…02 Sept 2025HANSARDSTEP Programme Contingent LiabilityI have laid before Parliament a departmental minute setting out the particulars of a new contingent liability associated with fusion activities relating to the STEP fusion energy…21 Jul 2025HANSARDFusion Energy National PolicyThe Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is today publishing the Government’s response to the consultation on the scope of the fusion energy national policy statement—EN-8.…16 Jul 2025