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HANSARD Access to Banking Hubs: HertfordshireThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point about the need for in-person banking services. In my constituency, we have experienced exactly what he has described in the…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. My community, like hers, also depends on rail services running from London to south Wales. I want to underline the benefits she is…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Access to Banking Hubs: HertfordshireThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent point about this issue. My experience is that the criteria appear to be drawn too tightly, and that there is perhaps a lack of…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Asbestos Removal: Non-domestic BuildingsMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and I commend her for the honesty and sincerity with which she deals with these very difficult issues. She is right that, across the…18 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetI thank the Secretary of State for the honesty with which she has addressed these very difficult issues. May I ask her to say a little more about the lessons that can be learned…18 Jun 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. This is, indeed, a serious problem across the country. In my constituency, many residents are concerned about speeding e-bikes of…17 Jun 2025HANSARDClean Energy: WalesWales has an enormous role to play in the roll-out of green and clean energy, which will benefit all the residents of Wales and the UK. What steps is the Minister taking to roll…11 Jun 2025HANSARDClean Energy: Wales13. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for clean energy projects in Wales.11 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and he is clearly speaking on the basis of a great deal of experience as a former senior councillor in Oxford. I wonder if he would…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillWill my hon. Friend give way on that point?09 Jun 2025HANSARD Street Parking on Estates: Bracknell ForestAgain, my hon. Friend is making an excellent point. May I remind him that there is a great deal of underused brownfield land that can sometimes be made available for parking? In…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Street Parking on Estates: Bracknell ForestMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, and I think he is about to describe the incredible pressure that many residents feel because of parking problems, whether that is…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. In particular, I commend him for the way in which he has talked about the support that relatives often give as caregivers. Will he…03 Jun 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyWill the Minister give way?21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI thank the Minister for giving way on that point. He is making an excellent speech, contrasting the 14 years of utter failure by the Conservatives with the quick start by Labour.…21 May 2025HANSARD Victims and Courts BillMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent and compelling speech. I warmly welcome what she is saying, which closely resonates with the feelings of many of my constituents in…20 May 2025HANSARD Mansion House AccordI warmly welcome the Mansion House accord and the Minister’s statement. During the last Parliament, I had the pleasure of taking part in a cross-party visit with the then hon.…13 May 2025HANSARDFlooding: Planning and Developer ResponsibilitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Norfolk (George Freeman) for his excellent work in securing this debate. I want to…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way; he is making an excellent speech. Like me, I am sure he is concerned about small businesses that could particularly benefit from…13 May 2025HANSARDEducational Opportunities in Semi-rural AreasIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. Thank you for fitting me into this important debate. I want to take a few moments to elaborate briefly on the…07 May 2025