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HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationWill the Minister update the House on the capacity in his Department to manage these reorganisations? He spoke about the deadline having passed, and having received expressions of…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy hon. Friend is talking about second homes, which can particularly affect rural communities. Schedule 1 provides mandatory grounds to recover possession in order to house an…14 Jan 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: CharitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) for securing the debate. A reference was made to the…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am a member of West Berkshire council. Last Christmas, I was the leader of that council, and I can…18 Dec 2024HANSARDJobcentres: OutreachThe Minister has named a number of projects in Berkshire, none of which falls within my constituency of Newbury. Would he welcome community interest companies such as Lambourn…16 Dec 2024HANSARDJobcentres: Outreach7. Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of jobcentres launching outreach initiatives in local communities.16 Dec 2024HANSARD English DevolutionCouncils are clearly on their knees, and I welcome multi-year funding settlements and changes in the grant programme, but will the Minister confirm that the Government will…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) on securing this debate. I agree with his…11 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the hon. Member for Upper Bann (Carla Lockhart) on securing this important debate. Farmers are the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFuture of FarmingI will not give way. I am sure that Labour Members never expected to vote for small farms to close or to be swallowed up by large landowners, but that is what will happen as a…04 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that we are not talking about a choice between palliative care and assisted dying? The two can go hand in hand, but with the knowledge that if palliative…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI was a smoker for 15 years, I have vaped for 12 years and I have three children under 12, who I hope will follow neither habit. I support the ambition to create a smokefree…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen the Secretary of State reviews GP funding, will he also consider the burden that sits on GP practices when they have to hold the lease for their surgeries and what role…19 Nov 2024HANSARD National Insurance Contributions: HealthcareA rural pharmacy—one of the few remaining in my constituency—derives 90% of its turnover from providing NHS services. Will the Minister consider giving pharmacists for whom NHS…14 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Last year, the River Lambourn suffered 266 sewage spills from storm overflows, causing irreversible harm to a rare chalk stream. Will the relevant Minister meet me urgently to…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As a member of the Procedure Committee, I was concerned about media reports overnight and this morning that the Chancellor will, this…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Council TaxThe Liberal Democrats are deeply concerned that people are simply paying more council tax for fewer services. That is quite clearly the result of Conservative tax cuts and their…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI should declare an interest as a vaper. I smoked until my wife was due to have our first son and used vapes to give up cigarettes. I have made my own vape juice—I knew exactly…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Environmental ProtectionEnforcement often falls to local councils’ public protection departments. As a councillor in West Berkshire, I led on public protection, and our cupboards were full of illegal…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Israel: UNRWA BanLast week, I joined constituents from my constituency United Nations Association in Newbury Market Place to celebrate the ideals of the UN. Yesterday, I was shocked and appalled…29 Oct 2024