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HANSARDHigh Street Regeneration and Unlawful StorefrontsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) for securing this important debate. South Shropshire…30 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsA high-profile child sex offender was released into a village near a school in my constituency. I was told about this by local residents. Over three months ago, I wrote to the…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming Road Map and Profitability ReviewSouth Shropshire farmers wanted to see an action plan that prioritised food production. The road map does not do that, and it will not happen unless the Government decide to do…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming: Financial SustainabilityI thank the hon. Member for securing a very good debate. On food security, in south Shropshire, just outside Onibury, there is a campaign to stop over 130 acres of solar panels…24 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessI thank the Minister for taking my intervention. I, too, served with 20th Armoured Brigade and was deployed in operations from Germany over to the Balkans. She talks about…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and Readinessrose —23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessIt is an honour to follow the hon. Member for North Durham (Luke Akehurst). He speaks with passion on defence, and he clearly wants to increase our defence presence. I have…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessNo. Let us look at how technology and innovation are moving forward. In some ways, we need to think differently. We need an understanding of how we prepare for different warfares.…23 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?22 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI am struggling to see where the JEF, NATO and another alliance, even with our own sovereign capability, come into play. Those frameworks are already in place to enable us to…22 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillThe hon. Member is right to mention defence being underfunded—I called it out under the last Government and I call it out under this Government. The previous Defence Secretary…22 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillI am very conscious of the words that we are saying to veterans. In the Minister’s response to a written parliamentary question on 28 May, she said that UK veterans faced a…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI do not support this Bill, and I believe that the reasoned amendment is the right way forward. I will set out clearly the devastating impact that the Bill is about to have, in…21 May 2026HANSARD Steel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI thank the Secretary of State for saying that. I will follow up personally with him and with Amodil to see if we can talk about a way forward. I said to Amodil, “I believe that…21 May 2026HANSARD Middle East: Economic ResponseOn tariffs, I want to explore what the Chancellor said about “significant quantities”, because a significant quantity for a supermarket can be of a completely different scale from…21 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessIf the defence investment plan is the Secretary of State’s priority and the Prime Minister’s priority, is it completed and just waiting for the financial sign-off, or is there a…20 May 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessIt is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Leeds South West and Morley (Mark Sewards), who clearly understands the topic. He spoke passionately and gave a great speech. I…20 May 2026HANSARDPark Home OwnersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for securing such an important debate. My right hon. Friend the…28 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingI have served on operations under both Conservative and Labour Governments, and I can tell horror stories of how I was treated, which led to 15-plus years of complex PTSD. When I…15 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Heating OilIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing this important debate. South Shropshire…15 Apr 2026