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HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe Minister has said that she wishes to take swift action. Surely the swiftest action she could take is to use this Bill to ban smartphones from schools, and to ban children…15 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingLord Robertson, the former Labour Defence Secretary, said that we cannot defend Britain with an ever-expanding welfare budget, so will the Minister explain to my constituents why…15 Apr 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillThe hon. Lady is making an important speech on the right to protest, but does she accept that many members of the Jewish community feel intimidated by regular marches by the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDDraft Buckinghamshire Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026
Draft Surrey County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026
Draft Warwickshire County Council (Adult Education Functions) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. These three sets of draft regulations transfer responsibility for adult education and skills funding from the…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Disclosure and Safeguarding: At-risk ChildrenIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson) for introducing this debate, and other Members for…13 Apr 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillIf there was no intention to delete the data, why did the Chair of the Justice Committee write to the Lord Chancellor asking him to stop the deletion of that data?25 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillThe Minister will forgive me if I describe what she has announced as a whole load of waffle. The problem is that the 28-day period is too short, and she should consider some…25 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillI was slightly concerned when I heard the Minister say that she was “working at pace”—that is the phrase that Ministers in the Ministry of Defence have used about the defence…25 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceGovernments of all colours reduced defence spending after the cold war to spend more on health, education and welfare, but the world of today is not the world of 1991. This…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI do agree, and I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for the additional time. The legacy legislation introduced by the previous Conservative Government intended to halt that…24 Mar 2026HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillThe two-child benefit cap. [Hon. Members: “Hear, hear.”]23 Mar 2026HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillRather than raising taxes, could the Minister perhaps not send £36 billion to the Government of Mauritius to rent back an airbase that we already own?23 Mar 2026HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillThe Lords amendments might not be perfect, but do they not set out the principled objection to the Government taxing some basic rate taxpayers more for choosing to save for their…23 Mar 2026HANSARDFlooding: Rural CommunitiesConstituents of mine in Moorland and Fordgate live under the constant threat of flooding. This winter they have been very grateful to the frontline workers from the internal…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyDoes my hon. Friend agree that small businesses, not only in Bridgwater but across the country, were hit last year by the Chancellor’s jobs tax and have been hit this year by the…18 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Further Education (Initial Teacher Training) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. These regulations introduce four key obligations for institutions delivering specified initial teacher training for…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFlooding: Rural CommunitiesI was grateful for the Minister’s visit to Somerset, but does she accept that when the Environment Agency announces that it is withdrawing from main river maintenance and will…18 Mar 2026HANSARD CarnivalsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I thank my Somerset neighbour, the hon. Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke), for opening this debate…12 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Small businesses in Bridgwater were hit last year with the Chancellor’s jobs tax. This year, they face the additional burdens of the Secretary of State’s unemployment Act and…12 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillHas my hon. Friend noticed a common thread through the Budget, which is that everyone who works hard, saves hard, invests and creates jobs is being penalised, and all that money…11 Mar 2026