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HANSARDHorizon Redress and Post Office UpdateWhere a post office branch that is currently directly managed is not staying in its current premises, will there be a proper formal scheme of community engagement to give the…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Radio Teleswitch Service Switch-off: ScotlandI beg to move, That this House has considered Government preparations for the radio teleswitch service switch-off in Scotland. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr…08 Apr 2025HANSARDFarmers: Tax ReliefsI thank the Chancellor’s human shield for that answer, but the fact that the Chancellor—who is sitting on the Front Bench—was not prepared to stand up and answer for herself…08 Apr 2025HANSARDFarmers: Tax Reliefs6. If she will meet farming representatives to discuss the potential impact of changes to agricultural property relief and business property relief on farmers. [R]08 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansI remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. This delegation was organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding, and it is my enormous…07 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsCan the Secretary of State offer us any guarantee that the Government will not enter into a trade deal with America that will allow the importation and sale in this country of…03 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsWhat the right hon. Lady is saying is very important and the overall thrust of her case is absolutely on point. Is it not the case, though, that NDAs are the symptom, and that the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDPolitical DonationsThe hon. Member hits on an important point. It is surely up to us all to judge the value of what we are told by any particular lobbyist. We listen to constituents who lobby us all…31 Mar 2025HANSARDFishing Quota Negotiations: Impact on UK FleetMy hon. Friend has spoken about political intervention. Fishery quota negotiations are difficult and nuanced at the best of times and understanding the granular detail of advice…26 Mar 2025HANSARDUK Space LaunchIf that first space launch happens, and I believe it will, it will happen at SaxaVord in Unst, and the Secretary of State will be very welcome to join us when it does. For the UK…26 Mar 2025HANSARDPrioritising British Produce: Public BodiesThe Secretary of State, in her speech to the Oxford farming conference, spoke about the plan for change, which was going to include a commitment to public sector procurement, but…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesFor the industry to be sustainable, it must have access to labour. The inshore fleet in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency, like the one in mine, will doubtless be crying out for…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Conflict in GazaThe language that we use in this conflict matters. We know what has happened and the Foreign Secretary has reminded us today: for weeks, supplies of basic goods and electricity…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Food Products (Market Regulation and Public Procurement)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the Groceries Code Adjudicator; to require co-ordination between the Groceries Code Adjudicator and…19 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingI absolutely do, and my hon. Friend puts it perfectly when she talks about working with farmers. It seems that—this is as true for Governments north of the border as it is for…13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingWhat the right hon. Gentleman refers to is the consequence of an agricultural policy that, despite aiming to do many worthy and worthwhile things, no longer has the concept of…13 Mar 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions: SMEs13. What recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to employer national insurance contributions on small and medium-sized enterprises.13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingI am doing my best.13 Mar 2025HANSARDFarmingSince I opened this debate, Douglas Paterson, a seventh-generation farmer in my constituency, has sent me a copy of a letter addressed to his great-grandfather from 10 Downing…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have an early debate in Government time on the ending of the radio teleswitch, upon which many people who rely on electric heating and storage heating depend? It was last…13 Mar 2025