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HANSARD National Cancer PlanThis weekend, I got the devastating call about my brave and wonderful sister Dawn, loving mother and carer to Ella, who, after a dash to A&E, was diagnosed with late-stage…05 Feb 2026HANSARDRoad SafetyI thank the hon. Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon) for securing this important debate. Since 2018, there have been 1,506 casualties on our roads in South Cambridgeshire and 34…05 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Energy-Intensive Industry Electricity Support Payments and Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. As we have heard, British manufacturers face some of the highest industrial electricity prices in the world, so it is right…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI am grateful for the opportunity to raise the issue of the distribution of education funding, because it goes to the heart of what kind of education system we want. As Liberal…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI am sorry to hear what has happened with that school, but I think we need to look, in the round, at what is happening to all schools and all school funding. I appreciate the hon.…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionMy hon. Friend makes a hugely important point, and we have just heard agreement from across the Chamber about the importance of both the geographic distribution of funding and to…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Everyone now needs to know what will happen to the debt in 2028 when the Government centralise the funding, as they have announced that they will.…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionThat goes to the heart of it. All children, no matter where they live, deserve the right to, and the opportunity of, the best education they can have. Let me return to the issue…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI have some key questions for the Minister about exactly that point. A stark reality keeps county councillors and their finance officers awake at night. Cambridgeshire’s overall…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI could not have put it better myself. That issue is symptomatic of and a causal factor in the problems. We are seeing the gap between funding and spend widening year after year.…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI agree with the hon. Member. It is exactly why we need this debate at the national level. I recognise the work undertaken by the f40 fairer funding campaign, which has provided…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Education Funding: DistributionI completely agree. What does this mean for our schools? It is no surprise that 37 primary schools across Cambridgeshire are operating in deficit. Schools do not have any headroom…28 Jan 2026HANSARDPublic Order Act 2023I am pleased to present this petition on behalf of Elisabeth Spain and the South Cambridgeshire Climate and Nature Group in my constituency. The petition states that peaceful…27 Jan 2026HANSARDWarm Homes PlanWe have been asking for the warm homes plan for Christmas for the past two years. It is better late than never, but we have mixed feelings in unwrapping it. The Liberal Democrats…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseThis past week, we have all been speaking about the need to respect the rule of international law, yet transnational repression in which authoritarian regimes extend their…08 Jan 2026HANSARDFuel PovertyThank you, Mr Speaker, and happy new year. It is freezing outside and, tragically, more than 4,000 households in my constituency are living in fuel poverty. The Government’s…06 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsBrexit excluded us from the EU’s internal energy market, costing the UK a huge £350 million annually. Will the Secretary of State confirm how he will accelerate progress towards…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillIt is not only the VAT; the proposed hike in alcohol duty is yet another blow to pubs and breweries in my constituency. They include the Three Hills in Bartlow, which is reeling…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Water ScarcityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. Along with many others, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (John Milne) on securing this important…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorNo, I will continue, if that is all right. Across Cambridgeshire almost 50,000 additional homes are forecast by 2041. The reason for this growth is that greater Cambridge, which…03 Dec 2025