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HANSARDFairtrade CertificationThe hon. Member is making an important point about young children in schools. Last month, Joshua, Leyla and Elizabeth from St George’s primary school in my constituency wrote to…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Foreign InterferenceI congratulate the hon. Member for Lewes (James MacCleary) on securing this important debate. At a time when our country faces profound geopolitical uncertainty, when hostile…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for his warm remarks about my campaign to exempt search and rescue services vehicles from vehicle excise duty. Will the Leader of the House join me…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget Resolutionsrose—27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI warmly welcome the Chancellor’s Budget. It will improve the lives of my constituents by putting £150 back into the pockets of working people through removing levies on energy…27 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for securing this important debate. Let me…25 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI commend the Minister for saying clearly, and quite rightly, that we should not be taking lessons from the Conservative party. What more can he say about the reforms that will…24 Nov 2025HANSARD Flood Risk and Flood Defence Infrastructure: North-west EnglandThe hon. Member is making a very good point. Does he agree that, notwithstanding the large drainage basins of rivers such as the Mersey, the Dee, the Kent and the Lune, which have…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Flood Risk and Flood Defence Infrastructure: North-west EnglandAs my constituency neighbour, does my hon. Friend share the frustration that I and my Bolton West constituents sometimes have about identifying who is responsible for the existing…18 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. The Home Secretary will be aware of the existing asset recovery incentivisation scheme, which uses seized criminal assets to fund enforcement agencies in their work to tackle…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI was recently contacted by a constituent about Greater Manchester integrated care partnership funding an autism assessment for his son. After waiting eight months, my constituent…13 Nov 2025HANSARDFinancial Transparency: Overseas TerritoriesI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of financial secrecy in the Overseas Territories on UK communities. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…05 Nov 2025HANSARDFinancial Transparency: Overseas TerritoriesI thank all Members who contributed to this well spirited, genuinely cross-party debate, including my colleagues on the all-party parliamentary group on anti-corruption and…05 Nov 2025HANSARDFinancial Transparency: Overseas TerritoriesI thank my hon. Friend for his passionate campaigning on this issue. He is absolutely right that we need more transparency to support our law enforcement agencies to tackle this…05 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThe hon. Member is speaking about the tax rate. Is it not also important to talk about the tax gap? That gap is £46.8 billion, of which £6.4 billion is linked to tax evasion. We…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I congratulate the Secretary of State on the Turkey deal last week? A year on from his signing of the Trinity House agreement with his German counterpart, can he outline what…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillI welcome the Bill and commend Ministers for the work that has been done on it. In particular, I pay tribute to Merseyside colleagues, who have done so much to get us to where we…03 Nov 2025HANSARD Public Office (Accountability) BillMy hon. Friend speaks to the two new offences—clauses 5 and 11. It is vital not only that the Bill is passed, but that the authorities have the powers they need to ensure that the…03 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Horwich trailer manufacturer Indespension tells me that the post-Brexit regulatory system has significantly increased the approval cost for new trailer designs because of…30 Oct 2025