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HANSARD Armed Forces CovenantI concur with my hon. Friend and am sure that other examples of that will be brought forward. The difference in applications across England are quite stark, but when we extend…08 Apr 2025HANSARD UK-US Trade and TariffsWar does not benefit anyone. A trade war between the UK and its closest ally will not benefit our industry nor our people and will stifle our ability to grow our way out of 14…03 Apr 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: £25,000 Cap8. What assessment the Church Commissioners have made of the potential impact of the £25,000 cap in the listed places of worship grant scheme on church repairs.03 Apr 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant Scheme: £25,000 CapI thank my hon. Friend for her reply. Christ Church in Wanstead in my constituency is a wonderful community hub in a beautiful building, which sadly needs urgent repair to prevent…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseGrowth and job creation are central to rebuilding this country. On Monday, the Office of Rail and Road found that the cross-channel rail network could achieve higher capacity.…03 Apr 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryYet again, the Opposition are attempting to sow division between the UK and its allies, and indeed to share our allies’ sensitive operational information. If they succeed, it will…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but it is difficult to accept that kind of challenge when his Government missed every one of their housing targets over the course of…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonNo, and I will allow the Minister to explain why later. The Tories’ legacies are a local government funding formula that does not recognise London-wide changes, pressure and…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonI thank everyone who has contributed to the debate. It will be interesting to see where I go with my first winding-up speech—I will take feedback later. I thank the councils and…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. She refers to one of the three main stresses on our councils: addressing that would bring the greatest relief to all of them. Another…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonI beg to move, That this House has considered local government finances in London. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. This Government are committed to…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonThe hon. Member is right, but we cannot adjust the market situation without adding more houses to the stock. Once we have increased the number of houses, we can start tackling the…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonMy hon. Friend is right. It is important that we recognise the circumstances in which we found ourselves and that we point to the measures that this Government have taken to start…26 Mar 2025HANSARDNATO Defence Industrial CapacityI thank the Minister for her response. Last week, the Defence Committee met the Chief of the General Staff, who highlighted the challenges of supporting our troops in Estonia. I…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillIt is a pleasure to speak in support of the Bill, which responds to the concerns of many in Leyton and Wanstead. In October, my Adjournment debate highlighted the terrible impacts…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Space Industry (Indemnities) BillThe space sector offers opportunities to all our constituents. The defence industrial strategy is an opportunity to create and support activities based in STEM—science,…07 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineThe Prime Minister has our gratitude for steering a very difficult path over recent days and I welcome his statement. Defence is a vehicle for social mobility, career security and…03 Mar 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryThe Conservative party pretends to recognise the serious threats that we face, but bringing forward yet another debate on the topic, just as our Prime Minister heads out to…26 Feb 2025HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryWhat was the point of the Conservatives starting a negotiation if there was no intent to reach an agreed solution? If there was a red line, which they are now saying there was,…26 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the Prime Minister for his leadership and the announcement today, committing us to 2.6% of GDP on defence spending, and 3% beyond that. That is in stark contrast to the 14…25 Feb 2025