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HANSARDCost 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 2026HANSARD DefenceThe hon. Member is right on that. How we work with our partners is important, but we have to invest and have a clear plan to hold our head high on the world stage. I will finish…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Loughborough (Dr Sandher). I do not think that I have heard anyone call for 20% of spending on defence, but I like it. I am not sure…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI definitely do. I have had the reserves deployed with me when I have been on operations, and they were a great asset. Scaling up the reserves is vital. We have the article 3 NATO…24 Mar 2026HANSARD DefenceI thank my hon. Friend for that important point. How warfare is fought is catching people by surprise—we are seeing that played out in the middle east at the moment—and we have to…24 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Over half of South Shropshire residents rely on heating oil or other solutions, such as liquified petroleum gas, to heat their homes. The recent Government support does very…24 Mar 2026HANSARDPuberty Blockers Clinical TrialI have five children, and have watched half of them go through puberty. They continually change their minds about things. Ethically, I can see no justification for allowing…23 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsI would, but I do not have the time, so I will talk to the Minister afterwards. I invite her to South Shropshire to see the roads, many of which are not suitable for driving many…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsI thank the Minister for winding up, and I want to respond to two of the points she made. We talked about the funding, but we were calling for funding up to 2032, not 2030; and…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural Roadsrose—17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsI thank the hon. Member for raising an important point. Between us, we are starting to see that we can deal with this issue in multiple ways, and I really hope the Minister will…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsI do. The hon. Member raises a really good point. This is not just about a pothole in the road; it is about the impact on people’s lives and businesses. That leads me on very…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsI beg to move, That this House has considered the condition of roads in rural areas. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer, especially on a topic as…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsI thank my hon. Friend for raising that excellent point. We have to look at rural counties, which are not being given the fair consideration that they need. The Government are…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsThe hon. Member raises a very good point. I will come on to the preventive measures and what can actually be returned to the economy to help the Department fix this major issue.…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsYes—I thought the hon. Lady might want me to.17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsThank you, Mr Stringer; you raise a brilliant point. Before I conclude, I would like the Minister to address the support or approval that local councils need for community action…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. There is not one specific issue here; there are multiple issues, as I will come to. Constituents have talked about the road just…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsWe see that across South Shropshire. My hon. Friend’s mother-in-law is a lovely lady and I was delighted to meet her the other week—I get a few points for that. We are finding…17 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsThe hon. Member raises an important point—which I thought she might raise when I mentioned the local Lib Dem-run council in South Shropshire. For years, and under successive…17 Mar 2026