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HANSARD Future of Thames WaterThames Water is not able to meet its financial obligations. The debt is trading at 5p in the pound. It says it is going to invest £20 billion in the next five years; it does not…06 Jan 2026HANSARD Future of Thames WaterIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. We have heard about Thames Water’s incompetent management of the physical pipes and networks. I want to touch on the…06 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy TransitionCould the Minister explain why the Government have rejected a higher bid for the Lindsey oil refinery that would have kept jobs, kept the refinery open and attracted more…06 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefThis partial U-turn on the dreadful family farm tax is partially welcomed by farmers in Boston and Skegness, but where is the Chancellor to come and admit the error of her ways?…05 Jan 2026HANSARD VenezuelaMaduro was an enemy of the west, and while there is disagreement in this House about the means, I think there is much agreement that the Venezuelan people are better off without…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationThe Minister is doing a noble job of defending the absolutely indefensible cancellation of further elections, but where is the Secretary of State who just two days ago told this…18 Dec 2025HANSARD UkraineI welcome the Minister’s statement and reiterate Reform’s strong support, with all parties in this House, for Ukraine, its sovereignty and its independence against the dictator…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationMerry Christmas!18 Dec 2025HANSARD Electoral ResilienceThe irony of hearing the Secretary of State talk about protecting democracy a week after cancelling mayoral elections will not be lost on millions of British voters. Nevertheless,…16 Dec 2025HANSARDChagossians: Trust Fund and ResettlementThe Minister talks warmly of the relationship with the Chagossians. They have, of course, just formed a Government in exile. Do the British Government recognise the Chagossian…16 Dec 2025HANSARDNHS: Winter PreparednessThis afternoon, I am hearing of resident doctors who are not BMA members, and who plan to go to work, as we would urge them to, being pressured and bullied by the BMA not to go to…15 Dec 2025HANSARDOfficial Secrets Act and EspionageThis report by the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy is not only damning; it refers to “systemic failures”, “shambolic” aspects and “inadequate” communications. I…03 Dec 2025HANSARDSudan: CeasefireI thank the Foreign Secretary. This is an appalling civil war, with all its atrocities. How concerned is the Foreign Secretary that the growing influence of Iran and the Muslim…02 Dec 2025HANSARDSudan: Ceasefire6. What steps her Department is taking to help secure a ceasefire in Sudan.02 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsIt concerns me that the Minister has today, in this House, misled the House—inadvertently—on three separate occasions, as the Prime Minister inadvertently misled the British…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Right to Trial by JuryTrial by jury is a fundamental principle of our justice system, engendering confidence among the British people. We all want to bring the backlogs down, but may I urge the…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThis Budget has been a car crash—the third car crash over which this Chancellor has presided. The first was last year’s Budget, which was so damaging to business confidence, to…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI have been very generous with my time, but many others wish to speak. It is time for change, because this Budget disincentives work and it disincentivises risk-taking, and some…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe good news is that when Reform wins more and more elections next May, we will be able to get better value for council tax across the whole country. I will keep going. Over the…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe truth is that if we carry on going this way, nothing will be affordable, because this Chancellor is heading us towards bankruptcy as a nation. The reality is that nothing…26 Nov 2025