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HANSARDAvanti West CoastMy constituents, too, want to make trips for work or to visit family and friends, and they still cannot book a seat on virtually any weekend service for the next two months. News…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak in this important debate about these very significant issues of structural reform in our financial services, the…07 Sept 2022HANSARDCounty Lines Drug GangsLocal police have told me that they have seen a worrying rise in teenagers going missing, and there is inevitably an increase in county lines activity. Given the huge issues with…05 Sept 2022HANSARDBusiness InvestmentThe Centre for Policy Studies is not alone in having just published damning research from business leaders. It states that Britain is becoming a less attractive place to invest;…07 Jun 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanMy constituents and I continue to be in utter despair at the devastating lack of leadership last summer, which has been laid bare by the Select Committee’s report. We are also…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateRecent research by 38 Degrees has shown that in Feltham and Heston, 68% of the population are experiencing more expensive energy bills, 78% are experiencing more expensive…26 May 2022HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI am conscious of time, but let me make this brief point, for clarity. There is an important distinction between companies or businesses with which the Government may be working…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Subsidy Control BillI am grateful to the Minister for his consideration of this point, but will he clarify whether a company that breaks the law and does not meet minimum standards on employment law,…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Subsidy Control BillIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate. I start by acknowledging all the efforts in the other place, and thank the peers, staff and civil servants who have helped to move the…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyOnshore wind is the cheapest power available to us, and the cleanest. Does the Secretary of State accept that bills for families and business will be much higher as a result of…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Covid-19 Pandemic: Royal Mail ServicesIt is a pleasure to service under your chairship today, Ms Ali. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes) on securing this important…19 Apr 2022HANSARDLong Covid: Impact on the WorkforceI thank the hon. Member for giving way and for her excellent speech. I also thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting the debate. She has raised a couple of cases that…31 Mar 2022HANSARDSmall Businesses’ Rising CostsBusinesses face a barrage of rising costs: inflation at a 30-year high, taxation at an 80-year high, and rocketing prices for materials, energy, food and fuel that are hitting…29 Mar 2022HANSARDCommercial Rent (Coronavirus) BillI thank the Minister for the chance to raise issues with him earlier. I also thank colleagues in this House and the other place, as well as staff and all those who gave evidence…23 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementConsumer spending is vital to the growth of our economy in the aftermath of the pandemic, but with inflation at its highest level for 30 years—the Chancellor has seen the…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillAs my constituency neighbour, my right hon. Friend will be aware of the number of asylum seekers in Feltham and Heston who face the challenges that he has outlined. As well as…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Penrose Review: UK Competition and Consumer PolicyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare (John Penrose) for initiating this debate, and for his work on this issue.…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Penrose Review: UK Competition and Consumer PolicyI will come on to that, but I think we need legislation. We hope that will be announced in the next Queen’s Speech, but I will come back to that. There seems to be broad consensus…08 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillOn my own behalf and on behalf of my hon. Friend the Member for Halifax (Holly Lynch), it is a pleasure to speak in support of the amendments tabled in our names and the name of…07 Mar 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeI thank the Secretary of State for early sight of his statement and for our call with the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the hon. Member…28 Feb 2022