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HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorI applaud the Government for confirming and recommitting to those new reservoirs. Will the Minister confirm that the Government understand that the new fens reservoir is enough…03 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 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesI have three questions on those mandatory requirements and minimum thresholds, which are in a way being applied retrospectively. First, will the minimum salary threshold for three…25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesI thank the hon. Gentleman for that. I want to turn to the punitive regimes that many of my constituents have fled in coming to this country through a fair system, and to speak…25 Nov 2025HANSARDImmigration Reforms: Humanitarian Visa RoutesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for securing this important debate on the potential impact of…25 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Two weeks ago, when I asked the Government whether they had had discussions with the Cambridgeshire integrated care board on the 16,000-strong petition to save beds at the…25 Nov 2025HANSARD COP30COP30 was the first climate summit since the world experienced a full year of global warming above 1.5°C. That is a stark reminder of the urgency we collectively face. At home,…25 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The UN Secretary General has warned that it is now inevitable that we will fail to keep global warming under 1.5°C, with the threat of devastating consequences, like the loss…28 Oct 2025HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas IndustryThis is worrying news. Petrofac is one of the North sea’s largest offshore contractors, but it is entering administration today after years of financial difficulty. While I cannot…27 Oct 2025HANSARDLife Sciences Innovative Manufacturing FundIt is my huge privilege to be the MP for South Cambridgeshire, which is home to Europe’s largest biomedical campus and the UK’s world-leading tech and life sciences sectors, and…22 Oct 2025HANSARDLife Sciences Innovative Manufacturing FundAbsolutely. Investment in the life science sector in the rural economy is critical, and that is why we are concerned that this motion comes at a time when our life science sector…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesIt was the leader of the Conservative party who made the pledge at COP26 to phase out coal extraction. Is the hon. Gentleman saying that the Conservatives would do a complete…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesI definitely welcome that, and I hope that the Minister will ensure that we have the same powers in planning and all other legislation to follow that here in England. Reform UK,…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Coal Tip Safety and New Extraction LicencesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies) on securing this important debate, which brings together two…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPublic-private PartnershipsI meet regularly with GPs in my constituency, and they have highlighted that they do not yet have clarity or certainty about the role and resources that they will have in the…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillIt is a privilege to speak in support of this Bill. This is a hugely important step that, as the Minister laid out, will finally allow the United Kingdom to ratify the high seas…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillWith the leave of the House, it only remains to say that we have heard, across the Chamber, impassioned and professional expertise. We have also heard about the importance of…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillWill the Minister give way?16 Oct 2025HANSARD Children’s Hospices: South-east EnglandMy hon. Friend has brought forward a critical debate on children’s hospices. While we are looking at children’s hospices, let me say that this issue is also critical for adult…16 Oct 2025HANSARDReducing Energy BillsI welcome the new Ministers to their place—I look forward to working with them—and I congratulate the Secretary of State and the Minister for Energy on holding on to their posts,…14 Oct 2025