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HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Too many of my constituents are struggling to obtain an appointment with a GP. The GPs are trying their best, but they too are struggling, with capacity issues, outdated…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Regulators (Growth Objective)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the inclusion of economic growth as an objective for certain statutory regulators; and for connected purposes.…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure Billrose —24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention —it is no surprise that he is raising the issue of nuclear, for which he is a doughty champion in this Chamber. I very much agree with…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe point I was making was about outcomes. The previous Government committed to improving affordability and abjectly failed to do so. Can the hon. Member explain why?24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillWhat impact does the hon. Gentleman think the 68% cut to the affordable housing budget under the coalition Government had on the delivery of affordable housing?24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThere was not a greater cut in the affordable homes budget at any point between 2010 and 2024; the largest cut—nearly 70%—was under the coalition Government.24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI congratulate the Secretary of State and the Minister for Housing and Planning, my hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook), on bringing this Bill…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe hon. Member talked about missed targets, and about affordability. In 2010, the first of 16 housing Ministers under the previous Conservative Government boldly claimed, as did…24 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentThe motion talks about ensuring that “those eligible for Pension Credit receive it”. To return to the point I made earlier, if Conservative Members were so concerned about…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentMembers on the Conservative Benches have said that they do not think Richard Branson should have been receiving the winter fuel payment. They talk about those above £13,000. If…19 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentOn that point, will the hon. Gentleman give way?19 Mar 2025HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsNow that the Conservative party opposes large-scale solar, net zero and onshore wind, I am tempted to ask the Minister what he makes of that party’s new energy policy, which is to…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt was not just any website; it was the right hon. Member’s website, and it was a direct quote. My point—it was not necessarily to do with the point made by my hon. Friend the…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWhich you described as a ban.17 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillOn a point of fact— [ Interruption. ] I am reading from a mobile phone but, talking about quoting, they are important for research. On 19 February 2024, when the right hon.…17 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOne of my constituents has endured prolonged financial abuse due to drawn-out divorce financial order proceedings, which largely ignore domestic abuse except in rare cases. Will…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseA week ago today, Basingstoke sadly lost Graham Robins, a long-serving governor at St Mark’s primary school in my constituency. Graham dedicated over 25 years to supporting the…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceFor too long, the governance and financial model of our game has left clubs vulnerable to mismanagement, unscrupulous ownership and, ultimately, financial ruin. I am fantastically…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s recent £100 million investment in hospices, including St Michael’s hospice in Basingstoke, will help to modernise facilities, enhance digital services and provide…04 Mar 2025