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HANSARDCall for General ElectionThank you, Dr Huq. I was talking about the many U-turns we had seen from this Government, which my hon. Friends also mentioned, such as on the winter fuel allowance and the family…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionThat issue is one of the many things that the people who signed the petition are concerned about, Dr Huq. One of the big things that the Government promised, which I agree with…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionThat last point is complete nonsense. I was going to agree with the hon. Member that generally Government borrowing is higher because of where interest rates are. The most…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionThe UK economy went through many challenges, of course, some of them caused by Brexit; the reality is that a change like that was bound to have a short-term effect—but only a…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI will make some progress. What have we seen in terms of that policymaking? We have seen U-turn after U-turn. My hon. Friends the Members for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) and for…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s points about the hospitality industry and how difficult that is right now, but I come back to his party’s commitment at last May’s elections. I…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Dr Huq, not least because when I was a teenager Dr Hook was one of my favourite bands—not all hon. Members will have heard of them.12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI was, absolutely. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for his excellent opening speech. He made so many good points, not least…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI welcome the hon. Member’s explanation. I appreciate it; he seems like a very decent Member. It is very important that we listen to the public. There are some genuine concerns…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionI agree with the hon. Member entirely. That is a terrible Bill, which we have opposed at every stage. Paying tens of billions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to give away our own…12 Jan 2026HANSARDCall for General ElectionDoes the Minister agree that we do not end dependency and bring children out of poverty by driving their parents out of work? Hundreds of thousands more people are unemployed…12 Jan 2026HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThey had no choice!02 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe chair of the working group on anti-Muslin hatred/Islamophobia, Dominic Grieve, who was appointed by the Secretary of State, has previously stated a preference for a definition…14 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIncendiary language? I was merely stating the facts; that is the reality. The right hon. Lady is right in one regard: freedom of speech is on the line. The current position is…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingIn Thirsk and Malton—30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingAs instructed by you, Mrs Harris, I will restrict my comments only to the impacts of grouse shooting on Thirsk and Malton, due to my role on the Front Bench. I am very keen to…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingI congratulate the hon. Lady on being a hen harrier parliamentary champion; I am the puffin parliamentary champion, so we have something in common. She talks about somebody other…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingI apologise, Mrs Harris, but this is about my constituency. In half of my constituency, the moorland will not be able to be managed. The fuel load will increase, wildfires will…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingI question how the Minister defines sound advice, because the advice that I have seen, from people who manage the moorland, is that if Natural England gets its way and changes the…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Is he also concerned, as I am, about the proposed change in the definition of deep peat? Currently, it is defined as peat deeper than…30 Jun 2025