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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Lord Darzi’s report highlighted the importance of local focus and alignment to co-ordinating local services and improving health, contributing to reduced hospital admissions.…15 Oct 2024HANSARDCost of Rail FaresThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Woking (Mr Forster) for securing this important debate and thank both him and the Minister for the…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillLet me start by congratulating the hon. Member for Colchester (Pam Cox) on her excellent maiden speech and her comprehensive survey of Colchester’s history. On the morning of…09 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Members of the AEAT pension scheme have collectively lost millions of pounds from their pensions, despite being told that they would be no less favourable following the…07 Oct 2024HANSARD New Housing: Environmental StandardsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for North Herefordshire (Ellie Chowns) for securing this important debate. To start my…12 Sept 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Oxfordshire has seen a huge amount of population growth in recent years, without the infrastructure to match. A new railway station on the great western main line between…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Oswestry to Gobowen Railway LineDoes my hon. Friend agree that many railway reopenings in the last 20 years have seen significantly higher use than expected? They include the Ebbw Vale line, which achieved year…11 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI thank the hon. Member for that; it is very good to hear of Welsh good practice in reducing waste demand. It is clearly important that we work to create an economy in which we…05 Sept 2024HANSARDWaste Crime: StaffordshireI congratulate the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee) on organising the debate. It is an important topic, and I commend the research he has put into his speech,…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI speak in support of amendment 20, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse), which would create an independent body to ensure that scrutiny and transparency…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct, and I am sorry I omitted to do that earlier. The passion expressed by the hon. Member for Thurrock and her tribute to her constituency were…03 Sept 2024HANSARDPassenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) BillI congratulate you on your election to the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I also congratulate the Secretary of State for Transport and her colleagues on their appointments, and I…29 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to give my maiden speech today. I aspire to match the eloquence of the previous speakers in this debate, including the hon.…22 Jul 2024