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HANSARDPollution of WaterwaysThank you, Mr Speaker. I take this opportunity to wish you and all in the House a very merry Christmas. Many customers are rightly concerned about Thames Water and the situation…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMany businesses will be severely negatively impacted by the Government’s announcement on changes to inheritance tax through business property relief. Those in the hospitality…19 Dec 2024HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentI often think of our role as place-makers, problem solvers and great representatives of our constituencies, and on that basis, I say a huge thank you to all of my constituents for…19 Dec 2024HANSARDNew Energy Infrastructure: Community Benefit SchemeThere is a proposal to build 65 wind turbines on protected peatland in the neighbouring Calderdale council area, which I am staunchly against. To make matters worse, if the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNew Energy Infrastructure: Community Benefit Scheme5. If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a community benefit scheme for households near new energy infrastructure.17 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseDalton Mills in Keighley, which has previously been the film set for “Peaky Blinders” and the like, has unfortunately experienced continual arson attacks. The most damaging fire…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersI beg to move, That this House has considered the responsibilities of housing developers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I am pleased to have…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersAs Members of Parliament, I often think that our role is to be both problem solvers and place makers. That is why today’s debate has been so important. I thank hon. Members for…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but he started off by saying, “I’m not going to make this political,” and then went on to make a very political point. I secured this…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersAbsolutely; my hon. Friend makes an excellent intervention. All too often, we see little pockets of development taking place on the outskirts of relatively small towns, without…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersI want to pick up on the point about the grey belt. I will use an example from my own constituency where we have challenges. The local authority is developing its local plan, but…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersThe hon. Member makes an excellent point. The reality is that section 106 money should be spent within a closely defined community area to mitigate any negative impacts resulting…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Responsibilities of Housing DevelopersMy hon. Friend’s excellent intervention gets to the nub of the point that I want to make. When multiple applications or developments are coming down the pipeline, they must all be…11 Dec 2024HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petitions 639319 and 700013 relating to the sale and use of fireworks. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI thank my constituency neighbour and friend for raising that issue. The challenge is that although previous Labour Administrations introduced regulations, the stark reality on…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI absolutely agree. Better education is critical for the wider public—for not only those behaving antisocially but those organising large events. As part of the evidence taken…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseOn behalf of the Petitions Committee, let me say how grateful we are to Chloe Brindley and Alan Smith for very kindly bringing forward the petitions, which gathered so much…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThis morning, ordinary farming families across all four corners of our United Kingdom will be waking up to another day of hard graft. If it is anything like my upbringing, the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDSupport for VeteransSince 1921, the Royal British Legion Scotland has supported veterans and their families through education, remembrance and direct support. This weekend, in my constituency in…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe hon. Member highlights the devastating consequences that Labour’s Budget will have on our family farms. Many questions remain unanswered, so with the opportunity of Treasury…04 Dec 2024