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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend makes the case persuasively for a new station at Wellington. I note that it is not responsibility of the Minister’s Department, but I hope he is aware that railway…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)I bob to speak to amendment 122. Is now the right time?14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship again, Mrs Hobhouse. On your comments about the speed with which you handled things yesterday, that is to your credit as a Chair,…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq, and thank you for your ongoing generosity to those of us who continue to learn how Bill Committees work. Lib Dem amendment…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I rise to support amendments 30, 28 and 1. Chalk streams, such as Letcombe brook in my Didcot and Wantage constituency, are a precious habitat, as the hon. Member for North…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)Briefly, I am grateful to the Minister for his comments and for his empathy with and understanding of the point that we sought to make about infrastructure supporting housing. I…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the Minister for speaking to this clause, and I am pleased to say that the Liberal Democrat Benches are keen to…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)I am conscious that we are reaching that time in the afternoon when we may be feeling a little fatigued, so I shall attempt to keep my remarks concise. First, it is important to…13 May 2025HANSARDStalking6. What steps she is taking to help ensure the effective prosecution of people who commit stalking.08 May 2025HANSARDSt George’s Day and English AffairsAllow me to start by thanking the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee) for proposing this debate and congratulating him on his excellent introductory speech. He…08 May 2025HANSARDStalkingI thank the Solicitor General for her answer, which largely anticipated my subsequent question. I recently met a constituent at a surgery appointment who, alongside her family,…08 May 2025HANSARDEnvironmental Audit CommitteeI commend the hon. Member for the quality of the Committee’s first report of this Parliament. The National Trust has warned that the Planning and Infrastructure Bill is a “licence…08 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMany constituents have written to me to express their concern on the recent UK Supreme Court ruling relating to the legal definition of a woman. It has left the already vulnerable…07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Enersys ABSL is a space battery manufacturer based at the Culham campus in my Oxfordshire constituency. The Minister will be aware that Culham has been designated as an AI…01 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I rise to speak to new clause 19. First, the Liberal Democrat members of this Committee support a lot of what the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q I feel it would be a shame for Carol Hawkey and Mike Seddon to visit this wonderful building without making a contribution to our understanding. We have had a lot of discussion…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)Q You mentioned that you have already started some work on environmental delivery plans. Are you able to say a little more about how long you think individual plans will take to…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)Q I appreciate that there is a lot of uncertainty and you have been very honest about that. As a colleague of mine has already acknowledged, there is a huge amount of concern…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q One of the challenges in planning is finding the optimum balance between housing, environmental requirements, food production and local decision making and consultation. Do you…24 Apr 2025