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HANSARD Ground-mounted Solar Panels: AlternativesMy hon. Friend is making a characteristically brilliant speech—the jokes get better each time we hear them. Does he agree that there are other types of provision? My area of…14 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The Government’s connectivity tool classifies land proposed for development at Biggin Hill and Hayes Farm as equally well connected as the Greenwich peninsula. This is utterly…13 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ15. As we move towards the Easter recess, I am sure the Prime Minister’s thoughts are turning to the miracle of resurrection. My constituents have asked me to resurrect…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Proposed Visitor LevyAs ever, my right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. One of the concerns that businesses have is that this policy was not in the Government’s manifesto, so they are now…25 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI will not repeat the excellent points that have been made by hon. and right hon. Members, but I will focus on one specific point: the country’s technological capacity, which is…24 Mar 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsThe Secretary of State promised that Great British Energy would lead to a “mind-blowing” reduction in bills. Can he confirm how much the average family has saved as a result…24 Mar 2026HANSARDHousehold Energy Bills24. What steps his Department is taking to help reduce household energy bills.24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. During the recent London elections, Sadiq Khan made a manifesto pledge not to close Bromley’s 24-hour police counter, so Bromley’s 24-hour police counter is obviously now…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsThe hon. Member is making an excellent speech, and I empathise with her, because communities in Biggin Hill in my constituency are also completely without a railway station.…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFinancial Assistance to IndustryGiven that the individual grants can exceed £30 million and are monitored for only 10 years, if a company, say, relocates to another country or fails to deliver over that period,…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: PerformanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Exmouth and Exeter East (David Reed) on securing this important debate. Like…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Student LoansA particularly pressing issue of concern is youth unemployment, which has skyrocketed to record levels on Labour’s watch, with the unemployment rate for 16 to 24-year-olds at…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the Secretary of State for that response. She should know that, on 22 April, vigils will be held across Westminster for the 22 women diagnosed with this insidious disease…18 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am asking this question on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Hornchurch and Upminster (Julia Lopez), the shadow Secretary of State, who cannot be here today, but wants the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyMy constituents have borne the brunt of Labour’s slew of anti-motorist policies. The impending rise in fuel duty is yet another attack on Bromley motorists. Some 80% of households…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceI congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate. We are all here because we have been inundated with issues and complaints about the CMS. One of the things I hear about over…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsAs my hon. Friend knows, he is also the Member of Parliament for my mother-in-law, so I congratulate him on all his hard work. [ Interruption. ] Check the words: I said nothing…17 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention and Levy and Safety Net: Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026The Minister raises the cost factor, and Bromley’s cost factor has been set at 1.038, which is above the average. What work has been done to ensure that authorities such as mine…16 Mar 2026HANSARD UK-based Tech CompaniesI thank everybody for their contributions. Let me start with the party spokesmen. I pay tribute to the shadow Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Hornchurch and…11 Mar 2026HANSARD UK-based Tech CompaniesI have a list of Government follies here, if the hon. Member would like me to pass them on. In all seriousness, I completely agree with him on the importance of the industry and…11 Mar 2026