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HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsWith respect to the hon. Gentleman, I am confused by his argument. He is talking about the crux of the issue: what is the scope of this tax? He voted in favour of it. He was…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportWill the Minister give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceWe saw one area of consensus when the Minister responded to the point made by my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) about internal…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportWill the Minister give way?05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant Reportrose—05 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportI am trying to make a constructive point about the Minister’s remarks on efficiencies. She said that there are huge opportunities for efficiencies to be made. Much of the debate…05 Feb 2025HANSARDLocal Government FinanceI commend the Minister for the constructive way in which he addressed my question, but I think it important to be clear. He seems to be saying that as a result of this settlement,…05 Feb 2025HANSARDPolice Funding: CambridgeshireMy hon. Friend highlights an important point about rural crime. He has powerfully set out how Cambridgeshire is underfunded per capita compared with other forces, and he has…06 Jan 2025HANSARDPolice Funding: CambridgeshireWill the Minister give way?06 Jan 2025HANSARDPolice Funding: CambridgeshireThe Minister is making a separate point; my hon. Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Ben Obese-Jecty) was talking about the share of the existing pie—the proportion that…06 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Grimsby to Walpole National Grid scheme will see pylons almost twice the height of the existing ones being placed across the flat landscape of the fens. Why does the Secretary…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Waste and RecyclingIn a classic example of joined-up government, many of these incinerators, including the Wisbech incinerator, are classed as nationally significant infrastructure, so decisions on…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Waste and RecyclingI do not want to intervene too much, but as a point of clarification, Madam Deputy Speaker, I was recused as the Minister, so I certainly did not make that decision. I am making…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Waste and RecyclingI am glad that the Minister has described this as a priority. She has a statutory target to halve residual waste, but what she has not mentioned is the impact that will have on…09 Dec 2024HANSARDSkills TrainingAt the general election, the Government said that they would specifically target technical training in areas such as construction, engineering and digital, in order to take…09 Dec 2024HANSARDPlanning Committees: ReformThere are a remarkable number of contradictions. The Minister says that he wants more democratic oversight while removing the democratic local voice of councillors. He said he is…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Waste and RecyclingMy hon. Friend raises the issue of plastic. With the growth of anaerobic digesters dealing with more food waste, energy-from-waste incinerators are now burning more plastic. BBC…09 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance Taxrose —04 Dec 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityI will, and then I will make some progress.08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityIt is, and a further concern in my constituency is that the consultants who do soil sampling for the developers are often felt to be interpreting and grading the quality of soil…08 Oct 2024