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HANSARD UkraineTo secure peace in the long term for Ukraine we need to support its defence industrial base and therefore the financial sector that underpins it, but I am concerned that UK Export…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. It is great to be back after taking paternity leave, and thank you for your support, Mr Speaker. I welcome the Government’s parental leave review, but currently partners only…01 Sept 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI praise the Prime Minister for his work on the new 5% target and on ensuring that we reach it for our national security and core defence. Does he agree that just as the Labour…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Department for TransportUp north, we are chuffed about the record investment in the trans-Pennine route, and chuffed about Northern Powerhouse Rail. Will my hon. Friend back my calls for better train…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Pride MonthMay I celebrate my wonderful hon. Friend for his role in founding Basildon Pride? Will he join me in commending York Pride and its 17,000 visitors for celebrating the wonderful…23 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Modern Industrial StrategyMy hon. Friend the Member for Aldershot (Alex Baker) and I have published a report highlighting the persistent scale-up gap for defence SMEs. I welcome the increase in funds for…23 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare Fraud: Organised CrimeHaving spent my career before entering this place tackling fraud, I recognise the scale of the challenge, so I commend the Secretary of State for her leadership, with the biggest…23 Jun 2025HANSARDWelfare Fraud: Organised Crime1. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle fraud in the welfare system by organised criminal groups.23 Jun 2025HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyThrough my work on the Public Accounts Committee, I have seen just how severe the public estate maintenance backlog has become. In fact, the Conservatives had their heads so deep…19 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetOn the Public Accounts Committee, I asked HS2 bosses what I thought was a relatively simple question: how much are they spending on newt mitigation? However, they could not give…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Theft of Tools of TradeMy hon. Friend is a champion for the grafters of this country, who are fed up with having the tools of their trade nicked. Does she agree that the action and sentencing changes…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Regulation of Bailiffs (Assessment and Report)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish an assessment of the effectiveness of current regulation of the debt collection…21 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI congratulate the Prime Minister and the Paymaster General on this deal, which makes the people of York Outer better off, and, in particular, on the agreement on e-gates, which…20 May 2025HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEs6. What steps his Department is taking to increase support for SMEs in the defence sector.19 May 2025HANSARDDefence Procurement: SMEsI have met outstanding UK SMEs, such as Supacat, 4GD and many others, which contribute to the sovereign industrial base that our security depends on. However, under the last…19 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis Government are getting on with building new railway lines across the country: High Speed 2, East West Rail and, of course, the TransPennine route upgrade, which will benefit…15 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy constituents in Bishopthorpe and Copmanthorpe are sick of putting up with unsafe HGV movements. Children walking to school have been involved in near misses, yet the traffic…15 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitMy hon. Friend is spot on. That is why the Conservative party is completely irresponsible. Conservative Members are so out of step with reality that I may as well be asking them…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitNext Monday is a really important day, as the UK rebuilds our relationship with Europe. This is a big issue for my constituents, because they were failed for far too long. Let me…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI will not, because we are on a three-minute limit for speeches. Perhaps the hon. Member does not want to give back to the grafters of this country, but I think we should be…13 May 2025