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HANSARDAsylum PolicyI really do thank the Home Secretary for her statement. This is a tiny step in the right direction, but it does not go far enough. To truly show that the Home Secretary is…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformAs a former deputy police and crime commissioner, I know the hard work that police and crime commissioners do, and I know that the Hertfordshire police and crime commissioner,…13 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Infrastructure Planning (Business or Commercial Projects) (Amendment) Regulations 2025I should declare that I have a data centre in my constituency under construction. It went through the normal planning route. Will the Minister confirm to the Committee that if…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. In a new poll, FairFuelUK has found that three out of four road users who voted Labour want fuel duty to be kept frozen or reduced. Will the Chancellor listen to the people…04 Nov 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Reigate (Rebecca Paul) for securing this important debate. I understand more than most the issues with property service charges, because I…30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI agree with my hon. Friend, who makes an excellent point in standing up for his constituents. This is an important point. All MPs across the House have probably attended such…30 Oct 2025HANSARDProperty Service ChargesI fully support the right to buy, which was a good policy— [ Interruption. ] I am just stating that it was a good policy and I supported that. The hon. Lady makes an interesting…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent and passionate speech. Does he agree that the Government should consider supporting new clause 14 and removing anonymity for young people who…29 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Twelfth sitting)What does the Minister say to parishes such as my own, Hertford Heath, that do not have any more funding to support the delivery of their neighbourhood plan? They are all run by…28 Oct 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryWhile Labour continues down the path of net zero, the UK now imports more than 40% of its total energy needs from overseas. Given that the UK is the second most expensive country…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksThe fundamental responsibility of any Government is to keep their citizens safe, but—from the mistaken release of a dangerous foreign sex offender to scrapping future prison…27 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Tenth sitting)I rise in support of amendment 5, spoken to by the hon. Member for Stratford-on-Avon. This is where the Government should have started. The amendment seeks to put place at the…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an interesting point. It is interesting that the Government have moved away from that, particularly because I have not met one person who thinks that…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Tenth sitting)Does the Minister include metropolitans and unitary councils in what she has just said?23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend is making an excellent and impassioned speech. Does he agree that all of us in this room should understand the importance of printed paper to get our message…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)Not as many under this proposal. The Government do not have a mandate for this. They said lots of things in their manifesto about what they would and would not do, but they have…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)I have served in the two-tier system and know it is not perfect, but nor is what the Government are proposing in the Bill. There are some unitary councils, such as Slough, that…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)I could not agree more. I think that is true, and it is an important reason why the Government are focusing on certain parts of the country and not others. If it were true that…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)No, I have not. My authorities have lost out and are no better off under the Government proposals. In particular, rural authorities lose out even more. I have already touched on…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)When I go out to speak to people in Broxbourne, they are completely against this—they do not want it. They fear a large council. I have spoken to many councillors, and my…23 Oct 2025