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HANSARDSocial and Affordable Homes: BanburyNearly 11,000 homes in Cherwell district have been granted planning permission but remain unbuilt. This causes understandable frustration for local residents and the thousands of…12 Jan 2026HANSARDSocial and Affordable Homes: Banbury5. What steps he is taking to build more social and affordable homes in Banbury.12 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesI am very proud to be the Member of Parliament for Banbury, where I was born and grew up. I am keenly aware that I am the MP not just for that town. I am proud to represent the…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesI echo the sentiments of my hon. Friend’s predecessor. The farmers in my constituency know that the Conservative party allowed food inflation to reach 19.1%, while they continued…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI thank farmers in my constituency of Banbury and Chipping Norton for engaging constructively with me on the issue—well, the vast majority of them, anyway. I know that they will…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Electoral ResilienceMy right hon. Friend will be aware that the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice) recently failed to declare on time hospitality in a French villa from the wife of…16 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Minister has rightly congratulated Lando Norris and McLaren on their victory in the Formula 1 championship at the weekend. Motorsport brings in an estimated £9 billion to the…11 Dec 2025HANSARD National Plan to End HomelessnessI welcome this strategy and pay tribute to the Minister and her predecessors for the work that has gone into it. I also pay tribute to the Banbury Youth Homeless Project in my…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerThe Conservatives have spent a lot of this debate saying that apologies are due from the Government, yet under them £11 billion of taxpayers’ money was lost in covid fraud. Does…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerWill the hon. Lady give way?10 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryI am grateful to the Minister for his statement and pleased to hear of further sanctions. He stated that Dawn Sturgess was the victim of an utterly reckless and dangerous act. I…04 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. What steps is the Minister taking to support small and medium-sized businesses in Banbury with public procurement?04 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI am delighted by the Chancellor’s announcement in last week’s Budget, having had decades of Tory Governments dithering and delaying while pensioners lost out. It is a great sign…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Illegal Waste: Organised CrimeI thank my constituency neighbour, the hon. Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller), for securing this urgent question. The River Cherwell runs right through the heart of…17 Nov 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. The hon. Lady makes a point about the importance of neighbourhood plans, and I have had parish councils contact me…28 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)Will the hon. Member give way?23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)Like the hon. Lady and councillors in my area, I too get casework, and one of the frustrations that people have in areas where there are two levels of local government—district…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)They were going bankrupt.23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Ninth sitting)It is great to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I refer the hon. Member to a point I made to his colleague in Committee a couple of weeks ago. Ten years ago, the…23 Oct 2025HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill (Tenth sitting)Having been a district council opposition leader for 10 years, I can say with some real clarity that the agenda was not always dominated by the controlling group; in fact, a lot…23 Oct 2025