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HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportMy hon. Friend makes a positive point on something that has been overlooked in Government debates until today. We need to recognise the differences between the various parts of…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportMy hon. Friend is right. There are some areas of Poole where no one lives; they are all holiday lets, second homes and so on.01 Jun 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportYes; I agree with my hon. Friend’s point and I will develop it further. Like my hon. Friend’s constituency, towns such as Poole are desperate for good quality, affordable and…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right that the beaches are first-class in Poole; if your constituency had beaches, Madam Deputy Speaker, I am sure that they too would be first-class.…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportI absolutely welcome and support my hon. Friend’s point. A fair funding formula that properly reflects the diverse demands, unique demographic complexities and specific…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportI agree with my hon. Friend and neighbour, and I will make that point later in my speech, if colleagues will let me make some progress. Life expectancy, healthy life expectancy…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Coastal Communities: Government SupportI absolutely agree with the hon. Member’s point. As I mentioned earlier, the current funding formula is inadequate for communities such as ours. I should also just say that if…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseI welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcement, but I ask her to look further at introducing a package of emergency measures to keep down energy bills in a number of ways,…21 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthGrowing Britain’s economy is vital if we are to raise living standards and improve our public services. However, we need to recognise that growth that fails to tackle social…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthThe point that the hon. Gentleman makes assumes that investing in green technology and social housing will not give a decent return, but the evidence is to the contrary, so I…18 May 2026HANSARDPublic Procurement2. What steps he is taking to improve transparency in public procurement.23 Apr 2026HANSARDPublic ProcurementSince 2015, companies that donated to political parties have secured £60 billion-worth of Government contracts. This highlights everything that the public dislike about politics.…23 Apr 2026HANSARDHamworthy Fire StationI rise to present a petition in support of my constituents in Poole who are opposed to the threatened closure of Hamworthy fire station. This petition sits alongside an online…22 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingToday’s statement may well be about process and procedure, but surely the real issue for the Prime Minister is why, when Peter Mandelson’s reputation was already known, he was…20 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI would like to focus my remarks on Lords amendments 1 and 27, which I believe limit the Government’s ability to direct pension schemes away from what I regard as high-risk assets…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillIn fact, I raised something very similar when the Bill passed through this House. The investments that we could make through our pension funds could go into green energy, which is…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillWould the hon. Gentleman like to make an intervention?15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillOkay. We must accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, even though some Members on the other side of the House seem to disagree with that. We must deliver long-term…15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillIn my speech I asked the Minister a very specific question: whether or not he would write to the top 50 pension schemes to ask them about the scale of their investment in thermal…15 Apr 2026HANSARDHidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCAIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) for securing this debate on an issue…14 Apr 2026