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HANSARDFlooding in Ladygrove, DidcotI wish to present a petition, signed by 65 residents of Derwent Avenue, Thurne View and Eden Court in Didcot, relating to years of flooding on their street, and the perennial risk…25 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial Assistance to IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank the Minister for moving the motion, which the Liberal Democrats are also minded to support. It is vital that the…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for South Shropshire (Stuart Anderson) for introducing this very important topic. He made some…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsCouncils certainly can do more to better spend the community infrastructure levy, but that partly takes account of the wildly complicated planning system and the negotiations that…17 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Goods Vehicles (Testing, Drivers’ Hours and Tachographs etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank the Minister for explaining the proposed regulatory changes, which the Liberal Democrats support. Of course, the…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Women’s Health Strategy: Endometriosis and FibroidsI thank the hon. Member for taking time for this intervention on her passionate speech about the huge number of women who suffer from endometriosis. Given the challenges with…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I also praise the hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) for his passion for nature and the topics…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Sustainable Aviation Fuel BillEven taking into account the Lords amendments, we continue to welcome steps to decarbonise our aviation industry, including investment in sustainable aviation fuels. I repeat the…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillThere is much that is positive in the Bill. I want to touch briefly on one point that we have not discussed much so far, which is strengthening protections for staff who work on…02 Mar 2026HANSARDArts and Culture: Local Government SupportLocal councils in my Oxfordshire constituency work hard to secure public arts funding through developer contributions for our growing population. However, some existing cultural…26 Feb 2026HANSARD AEA Technology Pension SchemeLet me start by setting out some context and background to how we got to the AEA Technology pension scheme scandal. I will set out the moral case for redress, sum up some of the…26 Feb 2026HANSARDArts and Culture: Local Government Support10. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to encourage local governments to support arts and culture.26 Feb 2026HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekMy hon. Friend again shows her wealth of knowledge and experience of this topic. Some of the cases that my team and I have supported have involved people who have been living with…26 Feb 2026HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for introducing the debate and for her enormous dedication and…26 Feb 2026HANSARD AEA Technology Pension SchemeI understand what the Minister is saying about pre-1997 indexation, but that is not the primary issue. The calculations by the campaigners about the difference this makes to their…26 Feb 2026HANSARDStudent Loan Repayment PlansI was not intending to intervene, but I am afraid what the hon. Member said is not correct. Tuition fees were first introduced by the Conservative Government in the early 1990s…25 Feb 2026HANSARDStudent Loan Repayment PlansIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I thank the hon. Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for introducing this debate. I would like to use my limited time…25 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorA powerful illustration of my hon. Friend’s point is that oral questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities is compressed into just 30 minutes before Prime Minister’s…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorThis motion is first and foremost about the victims of the appalling crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and his many associates, as well as the importance of protecting people from abuse…24 Feb 2026HANSARDAndrew Mountbatten-WindsorMy hon. Friend makes a practical proposal for how an inquiry could be conducted efficiently with appropriate prioritisation, so that the most urgent matters get looked at, rather…24 Feb 2026