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HANSARD Waste Collection: Birmingham and the West MidlandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) for securing this important debate. She…21 Jan 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillI thank the Minister for giving way; every time he comes to the House, he is most courteous. He mentioned the example of the former Prime Minister, but the former Prime Minister…20 Jan 2026HANSARDBusiness Rates: Retail, Hospitality and LeisureThe Minister is talking in numbers, but out there on the doorsteps and in the streets and high streets, I have met a café owner and a publican whose businesses are busier than…19 Jan 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI am sure that, like me, my hon. Friend has been to quite a few pubs in his constituency. Many of my publicans are saying that because of the decisions the Government are making,…13 Jan 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that these tax rises are damaging to our middle earners? The number of people who are being dragged into…12 Jan 2026HANSARDNew HomesWith a new year often come new year’s resolutions. Will the Secretary of State make a new year’s resolution to accept the truth that the Government will not meet their 1.5 million…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI thank the Minister for advance sight of her statement. The question many will be asking out there today is: what does this Labour Government have against democracy? Only two…18 Dec 2025HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsWell, I believe the hon. Gentleman will have watched the news. I would be the first to acknowledge that we had quite a few in the last Parliament, but there absolutely was…17 Dec 2025HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsI disagree with the hon. Gentleman slightly. I remember that in the last Parliament, under the Conservative Government, there absolutely was a commitment from Planning Ministers…17 Dec 2025HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. My right hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire and my hon. Friend the Member for Farnham and Bordon made that point, I was about to…17 Dec 2025HANSARDHousing Development: Cumulative ImpactsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) on raising this important issue for…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Electoral ResilienceI thank the Secretary of State for giving me advance sight of his statement. Let me begin by saying that protecting the integrity of our democratic system from foreign…16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyIt is actually worse than that, is it not? In my case, the quarry is 50 metres from a local school. Parents are already talking about taking their children out of two very…16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyOn a point of order, Dr Murrison. I am desperately sorry, and I am not usually this kind of politician, but a number of Members have raised specific issues and contributed lived…16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyWill the Minister give way on that point?16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa) on securing the debate, which is…16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyI thank the Minister for giving way. She will recall that in my speech I did not attack the Government at all, so I am not sure why her tone this morning is quite dismissive of…16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyWill the Minister give way briefly before she concludes?16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyWill the Minister give way on that point?16 Dec 2025HANSARDQuarries: Planning PolicyThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely correct. His situation sounds very similar to mine. I do not blame the Minister, as she has inherited a system that has been in place for decades,…16 Dec 2025