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HANSARDAgricultural and Business Property Relief: Impact on FarmersAs the Minister has just highlighted, the main argument against the CenTax proposals for APR now seems to be a fear that more people will be subject to inheritance tax under those…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week, over 100 business owners and trade unionists sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Business to ask him to form a working time council to review the benefits of…30 Oct 2025HANSARDLand Value CaptureAs my hon. Friend has mentioned, land value increases exponentially if planning permission is granted or new public infrastructure such as transport links are developed. In my…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Monday, Members spoke movingly in the Backbench Business debate marking Baby Loss Awareness Week, highlighting the vital, multifaceted role of midwifery in supporting bereaved…16 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q I am interested in community empowerment plans and accountability within them. I will read up on them more, but to Zoë’s point, to what extent do you feel that you need to…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)Q Building on what you talked about before, in terms of neighbourhood governance, I am interested in what you feel should or could happen if things go wrong. Interestingly, we…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)Q You mentioned how important town and parish councils are, and suggested that you would ideally like to see more parish councils. My question is on the neighbourhood governance…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)I declare, as per my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, that I am a parish councillor.16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)Q My question is about the difference between the current number of strategic authorities, which are very urban, and the big swathe of coming strategic authorities, which are…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q Both the industries that you represent rely on tourism. One of the things that has come up in discussions that I have had about local government reorganisation is the branding…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Pavement ParkingI thank the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire) for securing this critical debate, on an issue that is such a headache for so many of our constituents. As a mother to…03 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I have always been, and I remain, a vocal advocate for devolution and reorganisation. I got to…02 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsI thank the Prime Minister for leading from the front in promoting the importance of his role as a father and keeping time for family life. I am delighted that in the past week,…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Giving Every Child the Best Start in LifeAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on babies, the most common refrain I hear is, “Bring back Sure Start.” I commend my right hon. Friend on focusing on learning from…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Infant FeedingI am grateful to the hon. Member for the work we are doing together on the all-party parliamentary group for infant feeding and for her passion in this space. Breastfeeding is a…01 Jul 2025HANSARDParental Leave ReviewMay I first pay tribute to the Prime Minister and the Business Secretary, along with many others, for leading from the front on the importance of their role as fathers? I truly…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWill my hon. Friend give way?01 Jul 2025HANSARDRights of Women and Girls5. What steps his Department is taking to protect the rights of women and girls globally.24 Jun 2025HANSARDRights of Women and GirlsYesterday, we welcomed an ambitious and much-needed industrial strategy, which will rely on bold trade deals with countries around the world. Britain has a strong tradition of…24 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton Itchen (Darren Paffey) for bringing forward this critical debate. We think a lot about water safety in the Ribble Valley…19 Jun 2025