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HANSARD Non-UK Armed Forces Personnel: Immigration RequirementsI remind hon. Members that they are expected to wear face coverings when they are not speaking in the debate, in line with current Government guidance and that of the House of…05 Jan 2022HANSARD Housing in Sittingbourne and SheppeyOrder. In a half-hour debate, I am afraid that the Member in charge does not have the right of reply, so the Minister still has two minutes to make further remarks, if he wishes…05 Jan 2022HANSARDDeforestation in the AmazonThe debate will last until 1 pm. I am obliged to call the Front Benchers no later than 12.27 pm, and the guideline limits are 10 minutes for the Scottish National party, 10…05 Jan 2022HANSARDA14 at Kettering: Junction 10A Funding15. If he will ensure that funding for junction 10A on the A14 at Kettering is incorporated into road investment strategy 3 from 2025.16 Dec 2021HANSARDA14 at Kettering: Junction 10A FundingResidents in Kettering, Barton Seagrave and Burton Latimer desperately needed this junction in RIS3 from 2025; otherwise, Kettering will simply grind to a halt. Will my hon.…16 Dec 2021HANSARDHuman Rights LegislationSignificant planning harm is being caused in the Kettering constituency and across the country by Gypsies and Travellers deliberately building permanent, unauthorised structures…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPrison and Probation Officers: Recruitment and RetentionI welcome the Government’s plans to recruit 5,000 new prison officers, but recruitment of prison officers and their retention would be made easier if the number of assaults in…14 Dec 2021HANSARDIncreased Living Costs: Benefit ClaimantsTo help pensioners with rising household bills, will the Government do more to promote pension credit? In the Kettering constituency, almost 18,000 retired people claim the state…13 Dec 2021HANSARDEnvironment Act 2021: ImplementationI welcome the proposals in the Act for biodiversity net gain, with an obligation on developers to ensure that all new proposals feature at least a 10% improvement in biodiversity.…09 Dec 2021HANSARDNAO Report: Financial Sustainability of Schools6. What the planned timescale is for the Government’s response to the National Audit Office’s report, “Financial sustainability of schools in England”, published in November 2021.09 Dec 2021HANSARDNAO Report: Financial Sustainability of SchoolsI welcome the Public Accounts Committee’s scrutiny of the financial sustainability of schools. This is an important report by the National Audit Office, and it shows that 22% of…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDowning Street Christmas Parties InvestigationMy constituents in Kettering are very angry indeed at reports of Christmas parties in Downing Street during what was a very large second wave of covid. The behaviour was totally…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDelivering Justice for VictimsI thank the Minister, my parliamentary neighbour, for his statement, and I congratulate him on his work on the new victims Bill. Residents in Kettering want to see fewer victims…09 Dec 2021HANSARDDefence CommitteeI warmly commend my hon. Friend for the work that she has done on her Committee and for her report. Her Committee highlights the fact that juggling service life with family life…09 Dec 2021HANSARDUkraineDo our treaty obligations under the Budapest memorandum include the forward deployment of NATO troops to defensive positions in theatre if invited by the Ukraine Government?07 Dec 2021HANSARDPrisons StrategyA sensible way to reduce prison overcrowding and free up spaces would be to ensure that foreign national offenders serve their time not in British prisons but in prisons in their…07 Dec 2021HANSARDStorm Arwen: Power OutagesMay I say very firmly to the Minister that it is simply unacceptable for customers to have to wait for up to three months for compensation payments? This is an accounting…06 Dec 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI have a constituent who is stuck in South Africa and due to come back on Thursday. He has been given a medical exemption from hotel quarantine, so he has to have managed…06 Dec 2021HANSARDTen-Year Drugs StrategyI warmly welcome the Government’s 10-year anti-drugs strategy. Will my right hon. Friend the Minister for Crime and Policing join me in congratulating Northamptonshire police,…06 Dec 2021HANSARDFree Trade Agreements2. How many free trade agreements her Department is negotiating.02 Dec 2021