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HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandDoes the Minister recognise that many landlords are not in a sound financial position themselves, and that the challenge of getting the energy performance rating of their rental…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Support for PensionersOn the subject of broken promises, before the general election, the now Prime Minister said that there would be no increases in council tax. However, many of the 64,000 pensioners…12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Normanton and Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) for securing this important debate. As one of the…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsInsomnia affects many patients, including my constituents, who are being advised by their GPs to try cognitive behavioural therapy as an alternative to medication. However,…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergySome 17.6% of those who live in Keighley are in fuel poverty. Right now, Labour-run Bradford council wants to raise council tax by 10% and, with the removal of the winter fuel…11 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI will answer this point before giving way. I could not agree more with my right hon. Friend the Member for Beverley and Holderness (Graham Stuart): the electorate were sold false…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsFurther to that point of order, Dr Murrison. In my contribution, I was making very clear the live and real conversations, concerns, queries and frustrations that have been brought…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. Here we are again! As we speak, thousands of farmers are once again rallying outside the gates of this building.…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsThat is absolutely the point. Others outside the sector, including all our supermarkets, have come together in agreement to say how catastrophic the damage caused to the farming…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsThe hon. Member makes a very powerful point: this is about the choices that the Labour Government are imposing on many of our family farming businesses. Those families are now…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsMy hon. Friend makes the point powerfully: collectively, all industry bodies and professionals in the sector are united. The NFU, the CLA, the CAAV—of which I put it on record…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI could not agree more. It is telling that we have had strong representation in this debate not only from Northern Ireland, but from Scotland and every part of this United…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI could not agree more.10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI say to the hon. Member that the Conservatives have been absolutely clear: we would axe the family farm tax, and we would reverse the changes to business property relief and…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMany constituents, including Maggie Gardiner, have kindly contacted me about their deep concern for the wellbeing of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, who has been detained by the IDF. I have…06 Feb 2025HANSARDRail Services: Open Access OperatorsWe all agree that better choice and more services—in particular, direct services—are an objective that we all want. Unfortunately, in Keighley, we do not have any open access…06 Feb 2025HANSARDBiodiversity RecoveryWhen we thought it could not get any worse, the Government roll out their latest attack on our farming community and UK food production, setting the direction that they want to…06 Feb 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: Prosecution RatesMy constituency is blighted by the shocking crime of child sexual exploitation, and rebuilding trust among victims in our criminal justice system is vital if victims are to come…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI put on record my sheer admiration for my constituent and local community champion, Julie Meares. I first met her four years ago, when she wanted to make sure we had a proper…06 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI will give way to my neighbour, the hon. Member for Shipley (Anna Dixon). I hope that she will join me in opposing the council tax rise.05 Feb 2025