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HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI thank the Minister for giving way and I think he will have heard the points about quality, size and environmental standards, and why it is important for there to be a focus on…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I commend the work of Councillor Ian Ward, whom I met recently. During my recent visit to Birmingham, I was able to meet council…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. The experiences she has at her advice surgeries talking to her constituents chime neatly with what I am being told. Yes, we…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Affordable Homes ProgrammeI am extremely grateful, Mr Hollobone, for your excellent chairing of this passionate and powerful debate. The issue is critical for many of our constituents. As passionate and…25 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeThank you for that advice, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does the Minister not agree that we now have a Prime Minister who has to be forced—compelled, if not embarrassed—into showing any…24 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanJust as it was with the repatriation of British nationals during the covid pandemic, so it seems that once again we are well behind the curve compared with other countries. The…24 Apr 2023HANSARDList of Ministers’ Interests and Ministerial CodeWhen the new, latest Prime Minister took charge, he promised integrity, professionalism and accountability, but after yet more sleaze and scandal was exposed by investigative…24 Apr 2023HANSARDRailways ReformWhen it comes to railway reform, the Conservative Government seem to know only two approaches—hike up fares and cut railways back to the bone. They are not content with slashing…20 Apr 2023HANSARDFamilies in Fuel Poverty13. What estimate his Department has made of the number of families in fuel poverty.18 Apr 2023HANSARDFamilies in Fuel PovertyAt a time when many of my Slough constituents are struggling to pay their energy bills, oil and gas giants are raking in the windfalls of war, but the Prime Minister and his…18 Apr 2023HANSARDSudanBefore this latest tragic escalation and outbreak of violence, Sudan was already in the grip of an inflation and food insecurity crisis, exacerbated by the floods last year.…17 Apr 2023HANSARDCost of Living5. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the cost of living in Scotland.29 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration UpdateThe British taxpayer is shelling out more than £6 million a day to house migrants, but asylum decisions have collapsed by 40% since 2015. That is what is to blame for the chaos…29 Mar 2023HANSARDCost of LivingIt is a pleasure to see you back in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I offer congratulations to Humza Yousaf on becoming First Minister. Many of my Slough constituents are…29 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton) on her excellent maiden speech in this Budget debate. How could the Chancellor devise a Budget that…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThis Budget will not do a great deal for my Slough constituents who are really struggling to make ends meet and pay their bills, apart from a big tax cut for the very richest in…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI am so glad that the Secretary of State is talking about pension reforms, but the Resolution Foundation noted that the beneficiaries of these reforms will predominantly gain…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationPerhaps the Minister would like to retract his statement, because I think he is inadvertently misleading the House. When the shadow Secretary of State said that, he referred…16 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAccording to Tech Nation, Slough, which is the silicon valley of the UK, has experienced a 536% increase in the formation of digital start-ups in the last decade. Given that…15 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. At the end of last year, the National Audit Office found that levels of benefit fraud and error were “unacceptably high”, totalling £8.6 billion for the year. How exactly will…06 Mar 2023