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HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersDoes the right hon. Member share my view that when the community infrastructure levy was introduced, it was not designed to penalise people who were adding extensions to their…29 Apr 2026HANSARDCommunity Infrastructure Levy: HomeownersDoes my hon. Friend recall that our hon. Friend the Member for Newbury (Mr Dillon) tabled a new clause on CIL guidance for the debate on the English Devolution and Community…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Agriculture: Government SupportI am grateful to my hon. Friend for drawing attention to that issue. Last year, farmers were devastated by the overnight closure of the sustainable farming incentive, which came…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Agriculture: Government SupportAbsolutely. Farming can be a very lonely business, and that does not need to be compounded with the stress of farm profitability, or the lack thereof. Looming over all this are…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Agriculture: Government SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Farming is not just another sector; it is critical national infrastructure, just like power stations and data centres. Too often, it is an…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Agriculture: Government SupportMy hon. Friend is right. From what I understand, there is a national shortage of planning officers, and many of them are stretched across a number of things; they might be looking…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Agriculture: Government SupportIf I were an uplands farmer represented by my hon. Friend, I would know that I had a fervent advocate in him. He is right to raise the issue of commoners; I spoke with one last…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Agriculture: Government SupportThe hon. Member is right to talk of inflation-proof, because we have seen costs skyrocket in recent months. Fuel and fertiliser costs have shot up, while the price of feed for…29 Apr 2026HANSARD Agriculture: Government SupportMy hon. Friend rightly mentioned farming profitability. Minette Batters, the former president of the NFU, conducted a review of farming profitability in December and came up with…29 Apr 2026HANSARDLord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response UpdateI am grateful to the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister for his statement. He said that, “in line with the process agreed by the Intelligence and Security Committee, the…27 Apr 2026HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyMy hon. Friend mentions the business of medical decisions. In most cases, MPs and our caseworkers do not have the medical knowledge to be able to determine somebody’s fitness to…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Car Insurance Industry: FraudYes, I can. The car was damaged, but thankfully the third-party driver did exactly the right thing: they came forward immediately with no dispute, no exaggeration and no injury.…22 Apr 2026HANSARD Car Insurance Industry: FraudIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Lewell. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for securing the debate. The cases she…22 Apr 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Leaders can delegate responsibility but cannot delegate accountability. Lord Carrington learned that in the Army, and he lived it as Foreign Secretary when Argentina invaded…22 Apr 2026HANSARDSecurity VettingHow did views from the United States Administration affect the decision in the Foreign Office to persist with Mandelson as UK ambassador to Washington DC after the vetting advice…20 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingI entered this House months after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and I was struck at the time that the debates on Ukraine were solemn, dutiful and not party…15 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThere was a discussion earlier about the register of non-consensual intimate images, which is set out in Lords amendment 259. I want to share with the House the experience of one…14 Apr 2026HANSARDDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory BillThe US navy began a blockade of Iran at 2 pm this afternoon. Has the US been granted permission by the British Government for the use of the deepwater port at Diego Garcia as a…13 Apr 2026HANSARD North Atlantic Submarine ActivityThe Minister talked about Government investment to deter adversaries in the north Atlantic, the Atlantic Bastion programme, extra money for P-8 aircraft and the additional service…13 Apr 2026HANSARD Coastal ErosionThe hon. Member has given an impressive exposition of the report. I am curious about the mental health benefits of exposure to the coast, and in particular whether she and her…26 Mar 2026