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HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The shadow Minister talked about the agreement being presented to the Public Accounts Committee in confidence. I am not sure how it would create commercial issues for GB Energy or…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I feel sympathy with the contributions from both the Minister and the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire. There are some issues at the heart of what the amendment and new clause…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under you on this Committee, Ms Furniss. I would like to echo the final points—not some of the other points, obviously—of the hon. Member for Camborne…06 Feb 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentThe Deputy Prime Minister said that this is not a top-down approach, but non-top-down approaches do not start with the issuing of legal invitations. A legal invitation sounds like…05 Feb 2025HANSARDUnemployment Rate3. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of recent trends in the unemployment rate.03 Feb 2025HANSARDUnemployment RateThere was some lovely wording in that answer, but the Government appear to be doing absolutely the opposite. Following the Budget, it appears that there is not a week that goes by…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingGiven that the vast majority of the Ministry of Defence supply chain is in the private sector—for example, BAE Systems in Fylde at Warton and at Samlesbury, with jobs across…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Storm ÉowynI echo the tributes to the emergency services and all those who have been out trying to keep people safe. It is particularly poignant for all of us on the Fylde coast who, each…27 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen I worked at the University of Salford, I was proud to be part of the revolution in higher degree apprenticeships that saw thousands of people finding new technical careers…27 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsIn what is supposed to be a honeymoon period for a new Government, the Prime Minister has sacked his chief of staff, forced his City Minister and his Transport Secretary to…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Coastguard Helicopter ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss, particularly given that this is my first time at the Dispatch Box in Westminster Hall. I congratulate the right hon.…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIn Fylde, it feels as if our green belt is under attack from all directions and not in a co-ordinated way. The Morgan and Morecambe wind farm cabling corridors and substations are…09 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Vulnerable Road UsersAs police and crime commissioner for Lancashire, I invested significant amounts of money in increasing the resources available to target drink and drug drivers, which is a key…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Finances: Borrowing CostsEvery Labour Government leave office with unemployment higher and the economy in a worse condition than they inherited, but I think this Labour Government are taking the record…09 Jan 2025HANSARDDefence Industrial Strategy: SMEsChristmas came early for the UK defence industry when Spain placed an order for 25 Eurofighters on 20 December, and Italy followed suit on the 24th. But there is still nothing…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI echo the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Lewis Cocking): although I am incredibly grateful to a lot of frontline workers from the Environment Agency and…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFlood Protection FundingIn Fylde, a number of new housing developments over the years have been constructed in flood areas where the developers knew that the construction sites had flooded, yet they…19 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Over the weekend, James Reed, the chief executive of one of the UK’s largest recruiters, said that job vacancies are down 26% compared with the same period last year, which…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillAt the heart of this, when we have comparisons to Norway, is a sheer focus on trying to squeeze as much taxation out of the industry as possible, without a focus on how to become…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillOn the impact that increased tax on the industry will have on jobs, was my hon. Friend as disappointed as I was to hear the Liberal Democrats talking only about how much cash can…10 Dec 2024