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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOne of my constituents told me of her mother’s pain in her last few months of suffering. It was so painful that she could not bear to be touched by my constituent or her brother.…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo, I will make some progress and expand on my point. Disqualifying retired and deputy judges would only shrink the pool of experienced candidates, and I do not believe that those…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo, I will make some progress. Requiring a judicial oath would be inappropriate because the panel is not performing a judicial function. It is a specialist, administrative panel…13 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for the entertainment he provided throughout the Bill Committee’s proceedings, and for his generosity in the Tea Room. Talking about reflection,…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure Billrose —10 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI thank the Minister for his statement, which will be warmly welcomed by constituents, particularly pensioners who were just above the threshold and who lost out last winter. Does…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Prosecutions for Violence against Women and Girls: West MidlandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton West (Warinder Juss) for securing this debate. I am aware of his…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Swimming FacilitiesThe swimming pool in Atherstone, in my constituency, opened in 1969, and is where I learned to swim. Today it closes regularly because of boiler problems, and despite the swimming…04 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I thank my right hon. Friend for introducing the Bill. Sarah, one of my constituents, is here today. Her work with the National Federation of the Blind of the UK and its street…02 Jun 2025HANSARDSports Facilities: Areas of Housing GrowthIn my hometown of Atherstone, the leisure centre and swimming pool is beyond its useful life. That is the case for more than 50% of swimming facilities up and down this country.…22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is a long-standing norm that building regulations deal not just with the construction of buildings but their thermal efficiency and performance. That is why energy performance…22 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)I think what comes across in some of the proposed new clauses, which is not the case in the Bill itself, is a punitive scheme for developers. What we need to do is work in…20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship again, Ms Jardine. I rise to speak first to new clause 1, which seems to me, as someone who has worked closely with developers, ill…20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eleventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship once again, Ms Jardine. I welcome the clause. In the area where I live in Warwickshire, public transport is woeful, which means that…20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for her lengthy and detailed explanation of zero carbon standards. Does she think it is appropriate to constrain the Minister to bringing forward building…20 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)This really is a semantic point about language. I fully appreciate that there is a massive difference between notification and consultation, but new section 12H(5) is very clear…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?14 May 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Thousands of British jobs have been safeguarded by this Government’s trade agreement with the US, including for those in my constituency who work for Jaguar Land Rover, like…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)The shadow Minister is making important points about how we consult the public, but we heard clearly from him this morning that that was the role of local councillors. I refer him…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)When the Committee met the witnesses a week or so ago, we touched on section 106 agreements and the role of planning authority lawyers in that process. I think that the fees for…13 May 2025