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HANSARD Planning (Enforcement) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his invaluable contribution, as always. I support the Bill so that we can advance the discussion around our responsibility to protect our green-belt…19 Nov 2021HANSARD Planning (Enforcement) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I thank my hon. Friend, who I know is newer in this place than he looks. I totally agree with his comments about the unintended consequences and the…19 Nov 2021HANSARD Planning (Enforcement) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer) on his dedication and determination in leading the Bill to a Second Reading. Green-belt land is…19 Nov 2021HANSARD Planning (Enforcement) BillAs my hon. Friend will know, that decision is well above my pay grade. I suggest that he takes it up with Front Benchers and with his Whip. I am supporting the Bill so that we can…19 Nov 2021HANSARD Planning (Enforcement) BillShame!19 Nov 2021HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI welcome the Minister to his place—it is the first opportunity that I have had to do so. Does he think that Northern Ireland and Scotland will follow suit?19 Nov 2021HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillI commend my hon. Friend on the work that she has done over six years to bring this important Bill to the House, in collaboration with my right hon. Friend the Member for…19 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic FinancesI welcome the new fiscal rules set out by my right hon. Friend in his Budget last week, which will mean that the Government borrow only to invest and that they get the debt…02 Nov 2021HANSARDPublic Finances11. What steps his Department is taking to manage the public finances effectively.02 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI extend my gratitude to my right hon. Friend the Chancellor and his team at the Treasury for their work on the Budget. As I have only a short time, I am unable to go through the…01 Nov 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit and Working Tax CreditsOn the hon. Gentleman’s comments about the last Labour Government and the 2008 financial crisis, what support did that last Labour Government give to those families?15 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for Gordon (Richard Thomson), although I did not always agree with what he said. I have spoken in this place on multiple occasions about…08 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI am proud to represent South West Hertfordshire, which has Northwood NATO base in its constituency borders. Like many colleagues here today, I have been shocked to see the speed…18 Aug 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquiryI welcome the opportunity to speak in this Opposition day debate on the awarding of covid contracts. It is probably worth starting with where we were 16 or 17 months ago. At the…07 Jul 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Contracts and Public InquirySorry—the national Holyrood elections. The manifesto, on page 9, committed to a Scotland covid review. Unfortunately, the leadership up there has now done a U-turn and has not…07 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI welcome the statement from the Secretary of State and welcome him to his place. Does he agree that the UK’s portfolio of 517 million vaccine doses is evidence of the…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Social Care ReformFirst, I wish the Minister a happy birthday. Can she reassure the House that the focus will remain steadfast on patient outcomes and happiness as part of the health and care Bill?23 Jun 2021HANSARDBelarus: Interception of AircraftI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Henley (John Howell) for the excellent work he is doing in the Council of Europe. Does the…24 May 2021HANSARD Anderson School (Chigwell)I am grateful to be given the opportunity of this Adjournment debate to raise a matter about which I have been concerned since before I was elected to this House. For the sake of…18 May 2021HANSARD Government Support for IndiaAs someone who has family in India, it breaks my heart to see what is happening there. Some of the most worrying stories coming out of India have been reports of a lack of…28 Apr 2021