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HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationI congratulate the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) on securing this vital debate. I declare an interest, which I have raised with the Speaker’s Office and…21 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI was struck that the Prime Minister’s statement contained not a single reference in to our most important security and trading partner, the United States, particularly at this…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Asylum Seekers: Hotel AccommodationIn Boston and Skegness, we want the use of hotels by asylum seekers to stop, as is the case across the country. Under the previous Labour Government 20 years ago, processes and…20 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence Programmes DevelopmentsThe Secretary of State rightly says that the MOD needs reform. One of the major failures has been the procurement of equipment, which has led to the wasting of hundreds of…20 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformMy residents in Boston and Skegness want the police on the streets, preventing antisocial behaviour and crime. They do not want our valuable police resources wasted on monitoring…20 Nov 2024HANSARDChagos IslandsIf the incoming President Trump Administration confirm that they are against this dreadful deal, will the Government stop negotiations and apologise to this House, or will they…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsWe all want growth, but growth requires investment. Investment requires confidence, but confidence among rural communities is collapsing, including in Boston and Skegness. Since…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsThe right hon. Lady has obviously had lots of letters and emails. Has she had a single one from any farmer who thinks this is a good idea? I have not had any from my constituency…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Flight CancellationsGiven the dissatisfaction we are hearing about connectivity in Northern Ireland, which is a critical part of the UK, it seems to me that in the next review of the public service…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingThat is the key point; this is the moment for the great reset. We are in agreement: the hon. Lady rightly highlighted that many of the problems arose not from leaving the European…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingIt is a pleasure, Mr Efford, to serve under your chairmanship, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Great Yarmouth (Rupert Lowe) on securing this debate. Boston has a…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingI thank the hon. Gentleman for that interesting intervention. The key to securing any distribution is having the quotas; then we can talk about distribution—and, yes, that can…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesAre the Minister, the Secretary of State and the Chancellor aware that so serious are the consequences of this policy that the heads of farming families in their 80s and 90s are…04 Nov 2024HANSARDSEND System: EffectivenessThe Minister has just agreed that there is a crisis of capacity for SEND provision in the state sector, yet the Government’s deeply misguided VAT policy on school fees is…04 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The Government’s own independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Jonathan Hall KC, has said repeatedly recently that it is important in incidents of terrorism that the…30 Oct 2024HANSARD Ministerial Code: Policy AnnouncementsWe hear a lot about “14 years of failure”, but it seems to me that this Government have had 14 years to learn how the ministerial code works. In reality, the announcement made by…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillDoes the hon. Member seriously think that people in my constituency and across Lincolnshire and the east of England will be happy with thousands and thousands of huge pylons going…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPolice AccountabilityFirst, I put on the record my support and gratitude to all our frontline police officers in the firearms departments for the difficult, challenging and high-pressure work that…23 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Home Secretary share my deep concerns about two-tier justice, given that some people who say some bad, stupid things on social media can be arrested, charged and jailed…21 Oct 2024HANSARDSteel IndustryI beg to move, That this House has considered the steel industry. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I want you to imagine that you are standing at a…16 Oct 2024