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HANSARDPlanning ReformThe dangerous proposed reforms to the NPPF are among the many things that the Labour Government have rushed through in the past five months. How will those reforms ensure that…02 Dec 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. It is unusual for the shadow Whip to say anything during Committee, but I want to make a declaration of interest: I…13 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)My hon. Friend is spot on. [ Interruption. ] I hear comments from Government Members that it is not a reduction. My Government and my party’s manifesto committed to 2.5%. I look…04 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I start by welcoming the fact that this is the first Budget presented by a female Chancellor. The House should be proud of that. I also send my thanks to the Prime Minister for…04 Nov 2024HANSARDLeasehold ReformI welcome the Minister to his place. The Labour party has proposed several reforms to the private rental sector, including to the leasehold system, which will only punish…28 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsAs the House will be aware, there have been recent crossings. Is the Home Secretary considering reopening hotels to house asylum seekers, and if so will she commit to keeping the…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Government’s Childcare ExpansionI thank the Minister for giving me advance sight of his statement. Labour Members may take this opportunity to create a fictitious narrative about the alleged failures of the…17 Oct 2024HANSARDUK DefencesAs the Minister will know, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary industrial dispute is putting our national security at risk. Does he think it is a betrayal of our defence that Labour puts…14 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 October.09 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsThe commitment of £400 million for a new hospital at Watford General was one of the many brilliant things that the last Conservative Government did, along with my good friend Dean…09 Oct 2024HANSARDAcademic Freedom in Higher EducationI welcome the Secretary of State to her place. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 would have ensured that universities in England had the tools they needed to deal…09 Sept 2024HANSARDStudent Mental HealthThe previous Conservative Government introduced mental health support teams in schools, and the impact of the covid-19 pandemic is still being felt by students, particularly…09 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.03 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Chancellor to her place. Notwithstanding what she has just said, can she tell the House why she has made the political decision to scrap the commitment to spend at…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityThank you for calling me, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a real pleasure to have you in the Chair. This is a first time for both of us. I thank each and every Member for some awesome…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityOh, I am sorry. Excuse me: I am a newbie at this bit. As for the hon. Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton), you have some big shoes to fill in replacing my old boss, Michael…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Education and OpportunityThe hon. Member’s experience of being a professor will be very helpful to this place. My hon. Friend the Member for Solihull West and Shirley (Dr Shastri-Hurst) has significant…24 Jul 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I first welcome you to your place? Secondly, I have had the benefit of two ministerial visits by Government Members, both of whom I…18 Jul 2024HANSARD Space Industry (Indemnities) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Woking (Mr Lord) for taking this important Bill through the House. I applaud him on his excellent speech. Given what the shadow Minister has…17 May 2024HANSARD Space Industry (Indemnities) BillI thank my hon. Friend. Like, I am sure, many colleagues in the House, when I was a child I aspired to be an astronaut. Unfortunately, I was not able to achieve that ambition, but…17 May 2024