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HANSARDUK-EU SummitMorrisons has said that the deal will “ease…pressure on food prices”, Asda has said it “has the potential to significantly reduce costs and bureaucracy”, and the British Retail…20 May 2025HANSARDNational Security Act 2023: ChargesI thank the Home Secretary for her statement and the Security Minister for his written statement last week on the work of the defending democracy taskforce. As the Home Secretary…19 May 2025HANSARD Mental Health Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend is touching on ways to strengthen this Bill even further. He will know that the Joint Committee on Human Rights has just this morning published our report on…19 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillBefore Second Reading, I held a public meeting where I heard a range of views from my constituents. One thing that kept coming up was the need to protect medical professionals…16 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my hon. Friend confirm that this Government are totally opposed to the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza and are four-square behind restoring the ceasefire?13 May 2025HANSARDUnited States Film TariffWhether it is because of the fantastic, state-of-the-art Shinfield Studios just up the road, access to fantastic filming locations such as Swinley forest on the Crown Estate, or…07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. This month I met Berkshire Growth Hub, which works with businesses in Bracknell and beyond on everything from starting up to opportunities in AI. How can we ensure that growth…01 May 2025HANSARDThe Future of Acoustic Couch, BracknellThe Acoustic Couch is a fantastic, inclusive community-run grassroots music venue in the heart of Bracknell. Grassroots music venues play a huge role in communities across the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I absolutely agree with the hon. Gentleman that not all football club owners are maniacs determined to ruin their club, but I gently point out that this regulator will ensure that…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]Will the right hon. Gentleman give way?28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]The shadow Secretary of State says that he cares deeply about football and the communities that it unites. My patch is just down the road from Reading, where we have seen truly…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]rose —28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]Fans of Reading football club, including the many in my constituency, will be anxious as they wait for the final game of the season. We are neck and neck with Leyton Orient, and a…28 Apr 2025HANSARDFootball Governance Bill [Lords]I am genuinely astonished. The hon. Gentleman seems to be suggesting that a football team can be stripped to its very bones, and can limp along, barely alive but still being…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsWe are a nation of dog lovers and animal lovers. Does my hon. Friend agree that there is widespread public support for setting out a road map for ending the use of animal testing,…28 Apr 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingI want to thank the Minister for these remarks in her statement: “Dignity and respect for all—those are the values that lift us up and set us free. Those are the values that…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateI do not know which businesses the shadow Secretary of State or indeed the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice) have been listening to, but I have spoken to…07 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. I alluded earlier to Bracknell being 76 years old. One of the challenges we face, especially in our older estates, is insufficient parking. Will the Minister meet me to…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Road MaintenanceDoes the Minister know whether any Reform MPs have constituents with pothole issues? Of course, we would not know because they are not here.07 Apr 2025HANSARD Israel: Refusal of Entry for UK ParliamentariansThe detainment of two hon. Members of this House is shocking, and the killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics in Gaza by the IDF is deeply distressing. At a time like this, it feels…07 Apr 2025