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HANSARDAgricultural and Business Property Relief: Food PricesHappy Christmas to you, Mr Speaker, and to all Members and staff of the House. At the Liaison Committee this week, the Prime Minister admitted that some farmers will take their…18 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ14. Labour’s tax rises mean lower growth and higher unemployment, and the reason for the tax rises is Government spending. The Prime Minister personally promised the country that…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans Ban(Urgent Question): To ask the Home Secretary to make a statement on the adequacy of the evidence on which West Midland police took decisions relating to the Aston Villa versus…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanI thank the Minister for that response, including the news of the HMICFRS report by the end of the year. The police intelligence used to justify the ban on Israeli fans from Villa…08 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal ElectionsIn Suffolk, people are asking what on earth the Government are playing at. We are being asked to have county elections in 2026, unitary elections in 2027 and a mayoral election in…04 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe White House has expressed concerns about sensitive cables that run under Royal Mint Court, as have the Dutch, Swiss and Swedish Governments. I understand that the Foreign…02 Dec 2025HANSARDFree School ApplicationsThe special needs budget mess is not the only uncertainty caused by this Government. The special needs White Paper is overdue, and 44 approved mainstream free schools and a number…01 Dec 2025HANSARDUniversities: Chinese InfluenceWe know that academics at British universities have been harassed by Chinese agents and pressured by their own administrators to censor their work. Sheffield Hallam, for example,…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans Ban(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make a statement on the intelligence used by West Midlands police that led to the ban on Maccabi Tel…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Maccabi Tel Aviv FC: Away Fans BanThe ban on Israeli Jewish supporters was a disgrace and the justification given by West Midlands Police was, it turns out, based on fiction. The police said that their…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Russian Ship YantarWe know, as the Minister has said, that Russia and China target undersea cables and interconnectors, which we rely on increasingly because of the Government’s energy policy. We…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Migration: Settlement PathwayI broadly welcome the changes to ILR, but I seek clarification about whether there will be revocation for those already settled who break the law. Why are the Government proposing…20 Nov 2025HANSARDClean Energy: Private Sector InvestmentThe Government seem to accept that China presents a range of threats against this country. There will be a statement later today about threats against Members of this place. We…18 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsIn some ways at least, this Chancellor is improving: her Budget last year unravelled within a day, and this year the Budget has unravelled before it has been announced. We know…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum HotelsThe last Home Secretary said that we should judge the success of the Government in smashing the gangs by whether the number of channel crossings falls. By which date should we…17 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyMost on the Government Benches disagree with us, but I share the Home Secretary’s admiration for the Danish model. The Danish Finance Ministry publishes data regularly on the…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformIn Suffolk, the police and crime commissioner’s powers will be transferred to a combined mayoralty for Suffolk and Norfolk; the mayor will be responsible for the two police…13 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2025Is the number of channel crossings up or down in the last year?12 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Immigration Skills Charge (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Turner, and I am pleased to respond to the regulations on behalf of the Opposition. Increasing the immigration skills charge is a welcome…12 Nov 2025HANSARDSupport for Dyslexic PupilsI am pleased to respond on behalf of the Conservative party on support for dyslexic pupils at school. I congratulate the hon. Members for Yeovil (Adam Dance) and for Broxtowe…11 Nov 2025