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HANSARDGrid CapacityThe strategic defence reviews of this Government and the previous Government highlighted the risks posed to our security by climate change. Does the Minister agree that the…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillWill the shadow Minister give way?10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillUnfortunately, I have another quote, which is from yesterday. With regard to the Opposition’s amendments, can the shadow Minister point to a single measure that would increase the…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillWill the hon. Lady give way?09 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I congratulate the Secretary of State and her team, including the Minister in the other place, on bringing this Bill before the House. Since 2010, we have seen 2 million fewer bus…02 Jun 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryMy hon. Friend is setting out eloquently why we need to improve dentistry. Does he agree that today’s access crisis is the result of a decade of underfunding and contract failure?…22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for giving way, and apologise to the rest of the Committee—I do not have a quote. Under its new leadership, his party is reflecting on the policies of the…20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I want to ask the Minister a couple of questions about compulsory purchase and redevelopment and regeneration…20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Ninth sitting)I acknowledge that this is an important part of the Bill and that some organisations have expressed concerns about the matter. I agree with the hon. Members for North…15 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I rise to speak to clause 50. The Government and the Minister deserve complete praise for their attempt to thread the needle of building more homes while protecting and restoring…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)The Committee should hear exactly what the Minister has said: he and the Government are reflecting on what the OEP has said. It is only seven working days since the OEP sent its…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship Mrs Hobhouse. I do not agree that this is the right place to make such an amendment to the Bill, but I agree with the hon. Member…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)Will the hon. Member give way?14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)Thank you, Dr Huq; it is a delight to serve under your chairship. Listeners to the debate have missed out on an entertaining discussion of the procedure of voting on amendments…14 May 2025HANSARDPublic Sector Productivity: TechnologyI thank the Secretary of State for that answer. The Government are rightly focused on driving public sector reforms through the smarter use of technology, and in Basingstoke we…14 May 2025HANSARDPublic Sector Productivity: Technology7. What progress his Department has made on using technology to help increase levels of productivity in the public sector.14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fifth sitting)It is a pleasure to be able to speak briefly on clause 22, which I welcome. This scheme is key to delivering the key Government commitment to ensuring that those who are closest…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fifth sitting)I rise briefly to welcome the clause, which underlines the Government’s commitment both to tackle climate change and to restore and protect nature. As the Minister said, we have…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fifth sitting)I do not need to have encyclopaedic knowledge to read the newspapers this morning, which is where the shadow Secretary of State made those comments.13 May 2025