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HANSARD British House Building IndustryI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and making an excellent speech. On her last point, as far as I understand it, Berkeley constructed no affordable housing last…05 Sept 2019HANSARDScience and Technology CommitteeI also commend the right hon. Gentleman for his report and congratulate him on his determinedness on the subject, for which I share his passion. Does he share my frustration that…05 Sept 2019HANSARD British House Building IndustryOn choice, I totally agree with the hon. Gentleman’s point. One of the critical things, in addition to self-build, is the reintroduction of all the small and medium-sized…05 Sept 2019HANSARDSheep Farming: No-deal EU Exitrose—03 Sept 2019HANSARDSheep Farming: No-deal EU ExitMy hon. Friend is making an important speech. Perhaps she can enlighten us or confirm this, but my understanding is that the breeding season is probably just about to start,…03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentThe Prime Minister famously said “F*** business” in the context of Brexit. Does he not accept that communities such as mine depend on manufacturing such as JLR? By logical…25 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessThe hon. Gentleman is making an extremely powerful and important speech. He seems to be making the case for much-needed and industrial-scale social rented housing, which would…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessMy right hon. Friend is making a powerful and important speech. Does he agree that there are two issues: that the Government are hiding behind statistics about housebuilding that…24 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS and Future Trade DealsAlex Azar, the US Health and Human Services Secretary, has said that Washington will use its muscle to push up drug prices abroad in order to lower the costs paid by patients in…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for North East Hertfordshire (Sir Oliver Heald). I congratulate the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Mr Walker) on his…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsThe right hon. Lady is being very generous in giving way yet again. I would just add that so much of our culture has been steeped in this green and pleasant land, as it is oft…22 Jul 2019HANSARDCycling and Walking Investment Strategy6. What recent estimate he has made of the resources required to implement his Department’s cycling and walking investment strategy.18 Jul 2019HANSARDCycling and Walking Investment StrategyWhile I welcome that increased investment, the Department has acknowledged that “current policy and resource levels will not enable the current aim of doubling the number of trips…18 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportI commend the right hon. Member for South Northamptonshire (Andrea Leadsom) for securing this important debate today, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Manchester…16 Jul 2019HANSARDEarly Years Family SupportThe right hon. Lady is making a powerful point and we all appreciate her bringing this issue to the House. It all seems to stem from the cycle that we need to break. Does she…16 Jul 2019HANSARDActive TravelI congratulate the hon. Member for Witney (Robert Courts) on bringing forward this clearly important issue. Like him, I sit on the all-party parliamentary group for cycling. I am…09 Jul 2019HANSARDEngagementsQ5. My 18-year-old constituent Sian and several of her fellow students have just completed their German A-level. Sadly, due to cuts to the school’s teaching staff, they had to…03 Jul 2019HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentMy hon. Friend always makes an important point, and his knowledge of the sector is unsurpassed. He is absolutely right that we should suspend the scheme and think about how the…02 Jul 2019HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton). I appreciate some of the points that he made, particularly on social housing and on how Stoke…02 Jul 2019HANSARDDepartment for EducationIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Alex Chalk), who spoke so well and in such an informed manner, particularly about the demands and challenges of special…01 Jul 2019