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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. More than half the homes in my constituency have an energy performance rating of D or worse, and a quarter are off-grid, relying on more expensive fuels, so I welcome this…17 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome this Government’s commitment to getting more disposable income in the pockets of working people. At Christmas time a lot of people will want to buy concert tickets; what…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseParties with Members elected to this place should uphold the British values of tolerance and respect, but many constituents have contacted me to express alarm about the way that…12 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaLike many in this House, I have campaigned and worked with Syrian friends in their struggle over much of the last decade, and I welcome the demise of Assad. The Secretary of State…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxA moment ago, we heard talk from the Liberal Democrat Benches of a family farm tax and land taxes. It now seems that the right hon. Lady is suggesting we take up Dan Neidle’s…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI will not take any interventions, but only because other colleagues want to get in. There are concerns, but I must say that when I met farmers in my constituency recently, they…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThank you. Let us work together. I am pleased that the Government are defending against floods and disease. I am pleased that we are committed to protecting standards in trade…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI have huge respect for the hon. Gentleman, my constituency neighbour, but I have a question. I think the hon. Member for North Cornwall (Ben Maguire) suggested a working farm…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI came here today to speak up for upland farmers in my constituency. Although I am not a farmer myself, I grew up within smelling distance of a dairy farm, and coming from a…04 Dec 2024HANSARDCritical Minerals: Domestic ProductionI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for mentioning Weardale Lithium, which is in my constituency, as is Northern Lithium. The regulatory framework for companies trying to invest…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that we had a choice today? We have come here to debate assisted dying, but we could have come here to build cross-party consensus on how…29 Nov 2024HANSARD International Men’s DayI thank everybody who has participated in the debate. I wish that every day in the Chamber was more like this Thursday afternoon, where we have practised a kinder, more respectful…21 Nov 2024HANSARD International Men’s DayI beg to move, That this House has considered International Men’s Day, issues affecting boys’ and men’s health and wellbeing and gender equality. I thank members of the Backbench…21 Nov 2024HANSARD International Men’s DayMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Before coming to this place, I used to tutor for the Brilliant Club in several schools in the north-east and would often have…21 Nov 2024HANSARD International Men’s DayI welcome the hon. Member’s intervention. I will come on to talk about men’s sheds—I met representatives of the Men’s Sheds Association on Tuesday in Speaker’s House. Men are,…21 Nov 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [Lords]After receiving advice from my Whip, I should declare an interest: I am a former employee of the Red Cross and, while there is no financial connection between us today, I retain a…13 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsThe Daily Telegraph , which I know is the paper of choice for more respectable Conservative Members, reported last year that wealthy investors are “hoovering up” agricultural land…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?11 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is clear that the hon. Gentleman disagrees with the way in which the Budget raises revenue. Does he oppose the £22 billion investment in the NHS, the investment in special…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe Conservative party was keen for us all to declare our membership of trade unions in the debate on the Employment Rights Bill, so we should probably all declare that most of us…06 Nov 2024