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HANSARDDigital IDTherein lies the explanation and the reason why so many Members of this House are opposed to the plans brought forward by the Prime Minister. Here is the question that the…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDThat is exactly what a constituent of mine emailed me about—a constituent who voted Labour in 2024. They said, “If they can’t even control the leakage from the Government, how on…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. This is not about stopping the boats at all; it is about more Government and state control.08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI absolutely agree that digital exclusion is a reality for all. I ask everyone in this place and those watching at home, no matter their political persuasion, to imagine their…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI could not agree more, but I suspect that the Minister will come out and reiterate the lines from the Prime Minister that he was given before the debate. Just look at the social…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI agree. The attitude of control strikes at the very heart of our political traditions. We are a representative democracy, not a command-and-control state. A Government exist by…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI completely agree. In the case of One Login, cyber-security specialists were able to infiltrate and potentially alter the underlying code without being noticed by the team…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI absolutely agree. Who else but the Prime Minister really wants to drive this through? If the Government expand the scope of digital ID after its initial implementation, I doubt…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI could not agree more. It shows the strength of feeling on this issue. Thousands of people are deeply offended by the intrusion on their civil liberties; thousands are sceptical…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDThere we have it. This is how the Government of the day is going to be engaging with people—stating from the Dispatch Box that they are willing to listen, yet not taking one…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThis Budget was dead on arrival. We were promised that the last autumn Budget was a once-in-a-generation event, but I suggest that the Chancellor may want to correct her record on…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI absolutely agree. The fact that the Met police cancelled today’s pre-organised Budget day protest and rally at the last minute is an absolute disgrace. I was proud to be out on…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Minister will know that our peatlands are a vital store of carbon, storing 26 times more carbon than UK forests. Would he therefore agree that green energy projects built…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityBefore the Budget?18 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityBut will it be published?18 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityOur position on the family farm tax is absolutely clear: the 100% relief on APR and business property relief needs to remain in place. That is why, as the Conservative party, we…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityCash flow challenges are hitting many of our farming businesses right now. Baroness Batters, of the other place, has produced a profitability review, which seems to be hidden in…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityI do hope that the Chancellor is listening to this debate and also that she engages with the farming community. It is incredibly disappointing that the Chancellor has not once met…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Land Use Change: Food SecurityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) for securing this important debate.…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseEarlier this week, there was a large accidental industrial fire on Pitt Street, in Keighley in my constituency. Nine fire crews attended, some coming from as far away as Mirfield…13 Nov 2025