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HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThe hon. Gentleman is right to say that Manchester, in a way, stimulated or catalysed this legislation. It is bigger than that, but it is no more tragic, for it could not possibly…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMindful of what the Minister said about consulting and acting in accordance with the consultation, and of what I said earlier about the changing character of the threat, I ask him…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentI welcome the Minister’s commitment to revitalising faith in democratic politics, and I agree that Government can be a force for good, but he will know that perhaps the biggest…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseProblem gambling first breaks people and then costs lives. It is a far cry from the weekly pools coupon of my father’s day, and it is devastating people in Lincolnshire and…05 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe hon. Gentleman will want to explain this, Mr Speaker. The Government have argued that only 27% of farms will be affected by this measure, while the National Farmers Union says…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe hon. Gentleman is making a profoundly important point. Not for the first time he is speaking as a Liberal Democrat, but also in a way that belies the fact that he is a Liberal…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxThe hon. Lady is making an interesting speech, and I am grateful for it. She is right that we should import less food and use Government procurement to help with that, and she is…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI entirely endorse what the hon. Gentleman, my constituency neighbour, said about recognising and celebrating the work of farmers, and indeed farm workers, but does he…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI welcome the contribution of my former ministerial colleague. Had the tax been levied on exactly the people he describes—the super-rich, and non-working farmers—few would have…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance Taxrose—04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance Taxrose —04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxMr Speaker, I know that you, as a man of integrity and honour, will be as disappointed as I am that the Government should promise one thing and then do the exact opposite.04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxAs my right hon. Friend has said, the word “betrayal” is fitting because, long before the election, pledges were given, by both the Secretary of State and the Prime Minister, that…04 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have known well only one person who committed suicide: my former professor. I learnt after his death that he had been haunted by imagined demons for most of his life and, in the…29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend is making a superb speech, as I expected him to do. On the issue of process, I say this to the hon. Member for Boston and Skegness (Richard Tice), my constituency…29 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMadam Deputy Speaker, you may know that I have long campaigned for the interests of the British nuclear test veterans, young men who, long before our lives, devoted part of their…28 Nov 2024HANSARDTobacco and Vapes BillI very rarely disagree with my hon. Friend. She is of course right about vaping, the effect that it has on children and the difficulty that schools have in managing it, as…26 Nov 2024HANSARDElectricity Grid UpgradesWe can and do. Contrary to what was said earlier, the existing planning policy does take into account the effect on the environment. That is why, for example, we do not build…26 Nov 2024HANSARDElectricity Grid UpgradesWe already have horror; let us have more.26 Nov 2024HANSARDElectricity Grid UpgradesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher, and to speak in this debate. I am going to speak about five things: the environment, efficiency, energy,…26 Nov 2024