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HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillWill my hon. Friend give way?09 Jun 2025HANSARD Free School MealsI am absolutely delighted that this announcement will see more than 2,000 extra children qualify for free school meals in my Banbury constituency. Can the Minister explain how…05 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is making a passionate speech in defence of buses and the importance of the Bill. Does he share my disappointment that just like they missed the statement earlier…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe war in Ukraine has shown the importance of drones on the modern battlefield. The previous Government published a drone strategy that was only 12 pages long, and half of that…19 May 2025HANSARD Youth ServicesMy hon. Friend is making a passionate speech about the importance of youth centre provision. Does he agree that the Conservatives’ dismantling of Oxfordshire county council youth…15 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvery week on my journey to and from this place I join constituents on overcrowded Chiltern Railways trains that are often advertised as standing room only. The oldest class of…15 May 2025HANSARD Child Rape GangsI thank my hon. Friend for her continued hard work on this issue. I welcome the commitment to introduce mandatory reporting for suspected sexual abuse, which was recommended 11…28 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillIs what my hon. Friend just mentioned not another example of the incompetence and failings of the SNP? Frankly, motions and Bills like this are simply a disguise and designed to…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillIf this Bill passed, does my hon. Friend imagine that the talk of making it harder for people to get between England and Scotland would have a beneficial or negative impact on…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillWe all benefit from my hon. Friend’s long experience in the House. She was around during the discussions after the referendum in 2016. Does she recall that a Division on remaining…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillIt seems to me, to be fair, that this Bill is about creating jobs in Scotland—but jobs for form checkers and passport checkers at the border between England and Scotland, rather…25 Apr 2025HANSARDDevolution (Immigration) (Scotland) BillThe hon. Member has spoken at great length about the benefits of immigration. I am married to an eastern European immigrant, so I am well aware of the massive benefits of…25 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageLike me, my hon. Friend will receive hundreds of emails and bits of correspondence on the performance of Thames Water. Does he agree that that company in particular should take…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsI suggest that our decade of national renewal will ensure that the hospitals that we have promised will be delivered. I am confident about that because things are changing. The…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsFor years, my constituents in Banbury have lived with the consequences of a health system that has been allowed to fall apart bit by bit, service by service. Our mental health…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsI know the John Radcliffe hospital, which serves some of my constituents. The hon. Lady has made a powerful case about the amount of money that has potentially been lost through…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageMy constituency is served by Thames Water, which is the largest provider in the country. Every week in my surgery, it is fair to say that I have people who have frankly given up…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageWe heard the shadow Secretary of State bemoaning the laughter from Labour Members. I think the laughter was at the idea that people in this country should be grateful to the…23 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsNext month marks 80 years since victory in Europe, and I look forward to attending many VE Day events in my constituency to thank our service personnel of yesteryear. Homelessness…07 Apr 2025HANSARD School-based Nursery Capital GrantsIn response to my hon. Friend the Member for Bootle (Peter Dowd), I actually think there are fewer Conservative Members present than there are pages in the book “The Very Hungry…02 Apr 2025