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HANSARDDigital IDI will turn the question back on the hon. Gentleman. What is the cost of not doing this? What is the cost of inaction? I have heard very little today from Opposition Members about…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDThis scheme presents a much better opportunity to ensure that we have the correct security procedures in place, versus some of our current insecure measures.08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDThe hon. Member makes an important point that such systems are by no means immune, but I argue that the systems that we have in place at the minute are hardly secure.08 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsOn the subject of today’s debate—investment and renewal—may I express my delight at the establishment of a local, publicly owned investment fund for Cornwall? It is only by…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsDoes the right hon. Member care to remind us how much the NHS strikes cost under his Government’s watch?02 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that some of the real-world and market impacts we saw last week underscore the importance of following proper process with the OBR? We saw the…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Critical Minerals StrategyAs chairman of the all-party parliamentary group on critical minerals, I greatly welcome the strategy released this weekend. Domestic supplies of critical minerals are of huge…24 Nov 2025HANSARDTransport System: Economic Growth18. What steps she is taking to help ensure that the transport system supports economic growth.20 Nov 2025HANSARD Migration: Settlement PathwayI welcome the Home Secretary’s statement, the care and fairness with which she has crafted the proposals, and the incentives that they instil. In my work on the International…20 Nov 2025HANSARDTransport System: Economic GrowthI am grateful to the Secretary of State for the recent boost to the local transport grant for my constituents in mid-Cornwall, but one of the barriers to more transformative rail…20 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way again. Will he acknowledge the massive dead-weight loss caused by the strikes that were going on, unbelievably, under the previous…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThe hon. Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) makes a fair point. When raising public revenue, one should at least expect a decent return on that spend, whether it be a…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyThe hon. Member is making a spirited speech that gets to the heart of what we are all trying to address. There are fiscal levers that we can pull to ensure that we bring down…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessI certainly agree that the Department for Transport and Network Rail must look where there are gaps in funding those schemes to see what can be done to help plug those gaps. As we…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for securing this important debate. Accessibility on our…11 Nov 2025HANSARDBusiness Rates: Affordability for SMEsDespite representing only around 9% of the UK’s economic output, the retail and hospitality sectors contribute around a third of all business rates paid. Does the Minister agree…04 Nov 2025HANSARDOfficial Development Assistance ReductionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. Official development assistance is changing. Just two weeks ago in Nigeria, one of the UK’s largest development…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Sector Innovation16. What steps he is taking to increase innovation in the defence sector.03 Nov 2025HANSARDDefence Sector InnovationWhile I greatly welcome the focus on innovation, cyber-warfare remains one of the areas in which the lines of responsibility may at least appear to be less clear. Given the…03 Nov 2025HANSARDIndustrial Strategy9. What recent progress he has made on implementing the industrial strategy.30 Oct 2025