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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister for Local Government may be aware that Liberal Democrat-controlled Eastleigh borough council is subject to a best value notice, due to its unsustainable £700 million…02 Sept 2024HANSARDSupport for UkraineI welcome the Secretary of State and all Ministers to the Front Bench, and I look forward to working with them. Can the Secretary of State reassure the House that he is working…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Building HomesQuite frankly, this announcement will be a disaster for my Hamble Valley constituency. Over the last few years, Liberal Democrat-run Eastleigh borough council has built double the…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I raise a significant issue that I am concerned about, in relation to the Chancellor’s statement? [Interruption.] The Chancellor…29 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceThe Chancellor spent the election campaign saying that she was going for growth through investing in infrastructure. Instead, she is cutting it, while funding inflation-busting…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the Leader of the House to her position. On the day of the Dissolution of the last Parliament, the previous Government awarded millions of pounds of funding for…25 Jul 2024HANSARDBarnett FormulaI welcome the Secretary of State and the Minister of State to their positions, and thank them for their gracious phone call last week to welcome me and my hon. Friend the Member…24 Jul 2024HANSARDImmigration and Home AffairsThe shadow Secretary of State should also remember that the Labour party opposed our measures for bringing in 20,000 extra police, and during the general election campaign it…23 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressI am delighted to see that the leader of the Liberal Democrats seems to be openly advocating the work of Eastleigh borough council. May I just remind him that the council is…17 Jul 2024HANSARD Valedictory DebateSo did your majority. [ Laughter . ]24 May 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI agree. In Hampshire we are lucky that 30% of Mountbatten’s services are contracted by the NHS. The ICB—which is in special measures, as my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of…22 Apr 2024HANSARDHospice FundingI congratulate my hon. Friends the Members for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) and for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on their hard work to secure the debate, and on their work on…22 Apr 2024HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the best steps that the Government can take to support small businesses in Eastleigh, Hedge End and Botley is through a package of business…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSupport for Small Businesses16. What fiscal steps his Department is taking to support small businesses.19 Mar 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Following the point of order raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis), the hon. Member for Rhondda…26 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ3. The Lib Dem-run council in Eastleigh has just received a report from its external auditors warning of the possibility of fraud and ignoring whistleblowers who tried to warn…24 Jan 2024HANSARDVeterans20. What steps his Department is taking to support veterans.08 Jan 2024HANSARDVeteransCan the Minister give some more detail on how the Department intends to take forward the recommendation from the Veteran Welfare Service review, and can he outline any timescales…08 Jan 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Fiscal SupportMerry Christmas to you and yours, Mr Speaker. The autumn statement was a huge success for small businesses across the country, with the Federation of Small Businesses describing…19 Dec 2023HANSARDSmall Businesses: Fiscal Support4. What fiscal steps his Department is taking to support small businesses.19 Dec 2023