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HANSARD Regulation of the Bailiff SectorI thank the hon. Member for his eloquent words about what is often the most challenging moment in people’s lives. That knock on the door is a cacophony of everything that they are…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Financial EducationI will come on to scams, but on the question of advice, I welcome the FCA’s advice guidance boundary review. Financial advice is often too difficult for consumers to access. We…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Financial EducationI thank the hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) for securing the debate. A typical weekend for me starts at the shop, but not a high-street one, although there…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Last, but I hope not least. Before entering this place, I spent a lot of my career tackling fraud. One key trend in fraud is its increasing…03 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionThe Harris Federation has just revealed that its chief executive’s pay is in excess of half a million pounds a year. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need much more transparency…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillAs I will come to, it is about the advanced techniques that these fraud gangs are using. It is industrial-level criminal activity. Last year, £7 billion was cheated out of…03 Feb 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyOfficials told the Public Accounts Committee on Monday that nutrient neutrality rules were blocking the creation of new prison spaces, and the same rules are blocking the building…29 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ7. I am pleased to announce that this summer I will be going on paternity leave again for baby No. 2. May I congratulate the Secretary of State for Scotland on his new arrival?…29 Jan 2025HANSARDCompetition and Markets Authority ChairmanThe CMA took far too long to reach a decision on the Vodafone and Three merger. This slowed down the roll-out of 5G across all our constituencies and was a drag on growth. How can…22 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseIt is the critical work of the Animal and Plant Health Agency in Weybridge, which I visited recently, that will prevent foot and mouth from reaching our shores. The £200 million…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. May I raise the case of one of my constituents? He is a dad with a young daughter, and he has a chronic illness. Not only did he have…14 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareSt Leonard’s hospice in my constituency lovingly cared for my uncle with extraordinary compassion last year in his final weeks. I hear my hon. Friend’s calls for hospices in her…13 Jan 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [Lords]I always agree with my hon. Friend. He will recognise the impact the Bill brings not only to the Crown Estate but to GB Energy, which was one of the first initiatives implemented…07 Jan 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [Lords]I am pleased to speak in today’s debate, because although the Bill is short, it is an incredibly important piece of legislation, not least because it ties together two things that…07 Jan 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [Lords]I was half-expecting my hon. Friend to mention Walleys quarry, although I cannot conceive of how he would link it to the Crown Estate Bill. He will agree that the additional…07 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI thank my hon. Friend the Minister for and congratulate her on how she has engaged with Members of this House, and how she has supported me and my constituents in delivering a…06 Jan 2025HANSARDChancellor’s Mansion House Speech: Funding PlansThe Chancellor of the Exchequer mentioned growth over 40 times in her superb Mansion House speech. York, Leeds and beyond will benefit from that. How will my hon. Friend ensure…12 Dec 2024HANSARDChancellor’s Mansion House Speech: Funding Plans18. What steps his Department is taking to support the delivery of the funding plans outlined in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Mansion House speech.12 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersAbsolutely not. The example I gave was—to go back to that 2006 movie—about a hedge. The power that planning committees have must be exercised with restraint. We must consider the…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard— [Interruption] —in the company of the John Deere air horn orchestra. This debate is very important to me. I have…11 Dec 2024