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HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Eighth sitting)Is there evidence that existing mayors—such as the Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough or the Mayor of North Tyneside—are not considering rural communities in their work,…21 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Fifth sitting)I am a Labour party member, so I love a meeting that is a talking shop—anyone who has ever been to a constituency Labour party meeting will know exactly what my experience has…16 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Third sitting)I declare that I am Hampshire born and bred, being from Romsey. I just ask: why are we so disrespectful of a place like Brownsea island? If it is called “Hampshire and the Isle of…14 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Third sitting)I would just point out—I will say this multiple times in this Bill Committee—that, as someone in an area that has become unitary, no one is ever saying, “We want more district,…14 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q I have already raised my points about the south midlands and particularly about devolution where it is in the interest of the country. Can we also have a conversation during…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)Q There are floors in Ireland, I think. I just want to ask quickly about planning, because there are new requirements for strategic authorities to set strategic plans and so on.…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)Q As the Minister rightly said, we need to look at international comparators. These provisions were introduced in Ireland in 2010, and although there were very similar worries…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (First sitting)Q Can I pick up on upward-only rent reviews? I recognise the points you made about consultation. The intention is primarily to focus on high streets. Do you think, with the way…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q In your evidence, you noted that the Bill does not go far enough to address tackling climate change, restoring nature and tackling health inequalities. We heard the same from…16 Sept 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Second sitting)Q I will be very brief. The first programme has been in areas that were chosen on political consensus. There is a backstop in the Bill so that eventually the Government can form…16 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. I have to raise a harrowing case from my constituency. An 84-year-old mother and grandmother reported being sexually assaulted in her care home by one of the workers. When…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChannel CrossingsImmigration is still a big issue for my constituents—they email about it and it comes up when I am in the pub—but people’s frustration is turning to direct action, and Northampton…15 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI could not agree more. I cannot imagine how anyone can deal with the myriad companies working across London. Having just one in Northampton is challenge enough—although it is a…02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillThey may well come to London. Meanwhile, in the Ox-Cam corridor and the south midlands region, we are struggling for a single voice that is speaking out for our area. That is what…02 Sept 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI cannot understand how anyone could speak against the Bill. It presents a real opportunity to do something different in our local communities. Northampton has been under a…02 Sept 2025HANSARDIndustrial Electricity PricesLast week, the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee heard from Make UK and representatives from the chemical, petrochemical, steel and ceramics industries that closer alignment…15 Jul 2025HANSARD Energy PlanningI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for leading us through the report. It is right that sometimes Select Committees pose more of a challenge to Government. In this case, I…10 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseEast Hunsbury primary school in my constituency has been named the kindest school in Britain. Will the Leader of the House join me in commending the school, Kelly Roberts the…10 Jul 2025HANSARDElectricity Market ReviewAs a member of the Select Committee, I enjoy that I can give a wry smile every single week when academics, non-governmental organisations, consumer groups and industry say they…10 Jul 2025HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) BillI should state for the record, and for colleagues in Hansard , that I am not my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (Peter Swallow), as was suggested earlier this week. For those…04 Jul 2025