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HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsI will briefly, but I must make some progress.09 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Online Safety Super-Complaints (Eligibility and Procedural Matters) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir John. I thank the Minister for that thorough explanation of the draft regulations. As she outlined, they establish the eligibility…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillThe hon. Gentleman never lets me down. I hope he does not say that within earshot of the Leader of the Opposition, but I can promise her on the Floor of the House that she has…04 Jul 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillMy hon. Friend the Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) just said that he could not think of anything worse, but I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I saw…04 Jul 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillThou doth protest too much—I think we will just keep it to the fact that the hon. Gentleman is the most sartorially elegant member of the Labour parliamentary party, and I would…04 Jul 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillWell, I thank the hon. Gentleman—my friend—for what I know are warm and genuine congratulations. I was about to say that I even congratulate the hon. Member for…04 Jul 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillAs if I could not.04 Jul 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI was just about to refer to the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee), but I will let him go first.04 Jul 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillFirst, I congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Tracy Gilbert) on her tenacity in getting this Bill through its parliamentary stages. It is timely that the…04 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe Prime Minister’s inability to control his Back Benchers means that the Chancellor now has to find an extra £2.5 billion to fill the savings that she is claiming to have made.…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe Secretary of State is absolutely right that any Government that take office should aim to reduce poverty in this country. Why then do her own Government’s figures show that…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe Minister is doing an admirable job defending the farcical. Last week, there were £5 billion of savings. Today, there were £2.5 billion of savings. Then he came to the Dispatch…01 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare ReformI am sure that the Chancellor will be delighted that the flip-flopping of the Prime Minister means she has to find another £2.5 billion in taxation on people in this country. Does…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationI thank my constituency neighbour for giving way. I want to make a similar point to the hon. Member for Hastings and Rye (Helena Dollimore). A number of schools in my constituency…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationIt is good to see you in the Chair, Sir Roger. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton Itchen (Darren Paffey) on securing the debate—he genuinely is an hon.…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Water Safety EducationThe Minister is right and I agree with everything that she has outlined on ensuring that those lessons are delivered at school and particularly as early on as possible. May I have…19 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ14. A small family business in my constituency was recently burgled by a prolific offender serving an eight-month suspended sentence. The man was caught, arrested, charged and…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have given the Speaker’s Office advance sight of this point of order on process, following proceedings last night in relation to new…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Northampton South (Mike Reader). He was very generous in congratulating many Members on their amendments and very constructive when…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy right hon. Friend, not uncharacterist-ically, has made an excellent point and I entirely agree with her. As I said yesterday, the Minister has had a unique opportunity with…10 Jun 2025