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HANSARD Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThis is a vital issue, and Labour voters feel as strongly about it as Conservative voters. Our inability as a country to control the people smugglers is utterly debilitating to…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsThat is a matter for debate, but I am sure that plenty of Members present will give the argument for the petitioners, so I would not worry much about it.10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI remind Members to bob if they wish to speak.10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsOrder. Before I call the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) to move the motion, I should inform Members that during today’s debate the parliamentary digital…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsOrder. The hon. Member has spoken for 15 minutes, so could he bring his remarks to a close to allow others to speak?10 Feb 2025HANSARDRail Services: Open Access OperatorsI thank my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin Vickers), for securing this important debate and for emphasising the national…06 Feb 2025HANSARDRail Services: Open Access OperatorsI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. This is a serious issue. There is absolutely no reason why the great conurbation of Grimsby and Cleethorpes should not…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Southport AttackMay I press the Minister further on the issue of transparency? He says that Ministers did not wish to prejudice the trial, but the murderer’s possession of the ricin and the…05 Feb 2025HANSARD School Accountability and InterventionIn my experience, parents have a pretty good instinct for what is a good school, and the great generator of progress has been the academy programme, with headteachers responding…03 Feb 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesI refer the Minister to the last words in her statement, which were that the Government will “ensure that families have lower bills.” There will always be a problem with…23 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship SchemeI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) on his speech. As the Government are making a written statement today, this might be one of the shortest…22 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen I visited St Barnabas hospice in Lincoln recently, the chief executive told me that it was having to pay £350,000 extra every year to cover the national insurance increase. I…21 Jan 2025HANSARD New Hospital Programme ReviewWill the Secretary of State forgive me if I give the House a few seconds’ respite from the blame game by trying to make a positive suggestion? Everyone accepts that the real…20 Jan 2025HANSARDMiddle EastI think the Foreign Secretary has spoken for the whole House today with his tone. I am sure he would agree that it is possible to be four-square behind the Israeli Government in…16 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Leaving aside whether it is wise to spend £9 billion on giving away what is already yours, given that the Trump Administration is now less than a week away, would it not be…14 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareOn Friday, I went to St Barnabas hospice in Lincoln, our local hospice, which does wonderful work, and talked to its chief executive officer, who is tearing his hair out. Because…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Finances: Borrowing CostsOn 6 November, the Chancellor said: “We have now set the envelope for spending for this Parliament, and we are not going to be coming back with more tax increases or, indeed, with…09 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillOne of the most impressive aspects of the previous Government was the work instituted by Michael Gove to build on the reforms of Tony Blair, and carried on by successive…08 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionWell, actually, the Liberal party seems to have done very well from this system by focusing its attacks on Conservative constituencies. It seems to have many more seats than the…06 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionWe all know that we live in a parliamentary democracy and that there does not need to be an election until summer 2029. There probably will not be an election before then, however…06 Jan 2025