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HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (First sitting)Q In answer to the first question, you said that businesses could save approximately £1,000 or £3,000 depending on size, and then went on to say where they could use that money to…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for coming in today to give evidence. You have said that the Bill is going to make smaller stores more viable, and that it will affect your bigger stores. Can you give…11 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Broxbourne is not known for its farms, but this year’s boundary changes have seen my agricultural land increase. This tax will also affect…04 Dec 2024HANSARDElections (Proportional Representation)I support continuing with the first-past-the-post system. When our constituents arrived at their polling station on 4 July, they knew what to expect: if their chosen candidate…03 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityThe asylum hotel in Cheshunt in my constituency is already putting pressure on strained public services, including local GP surgeries. The Government’s manifesto committed to…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Respect Orders and Antisocial BehaviourAntisocial behaviour affects all our constituencies, including my constituency of Broxbourne. Some antisocial behaviour can be very localised—down a specific street, in a block of…27 Nov 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperBusinesses in my constituency are really worried and putting off investing and creating jobs because of the Labour party’s Budget, and in particular the increase in regulations…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Apprenticeships and T-LevelsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the register of interests. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for…20 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ4. The town of Cheshunt in my constituency has no banks or building societies, and we have been told that we are not eligible for a banking hub. Does the Deputy Prime Minister…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPrimary Care: Patient AccessGoff’s Oak, in my constituency of Broxbourne, has seen a lot of development. What steps is the Secretary of State taking to ensure that GP surgeries are delivered before hundreds…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Social Security Advisory Committee: Winter Fuel PaymentSome 16,600 pensioners in Broxbourne will lose their winter fuel payment. How is the Minister helping those who cannot do online applications for pension credit to make an…12 Nov 2024HANSARDJobcentres: BroxbourneThe Budget has made it even harder for small businesses in my Broxbourne constituency to create jobs. What can the Minister do to make sure that jobcentres connect with local…11 Nov 2024HANSARDJobcentres: Broxbourne8. What steps her Department is taking to increase the support available in jobcentres in Broxbourne constituency.11 Nov 2024HANSARDSEND System: EffectivenessI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Hertfordshire currently receives the third lowest SEND funding in the country, but since 2015 the…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Roadworks: Journey TimesI thank the Minister for her reply and thank all the hon. Members who have taken part in the debate. I also thank the hundreds of my constituents who replied to my survey online…30 Oct 2024HANSARD Roadworks: Journey TimesI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of roadworks on journey times. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I declare an interest as a…30 Oct 2024HANSARD Roadworks: Journey TimesI completely agree with my right hon. Friend. There is a problem with a highway authority issuing permits. There is also a problem when utility companies use emergency…30 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI absolutely agree. If we do not create the next generation of entrepreneurs in this country through the education system, which the Government should be focusing on, rather than…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI thank hon. Members for making their maiden speeches. As I have said before, I am a geographer, so it is a real pleasure to hear about our great United Kingdom and the different…21 Oct 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: East of EnglandI should have declared earlier that I am a Hertfordshire county councillor; I apologise for not doing so. My hon. Friend is making valid points. Does he agree that it should not…08 Oct 2024