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HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourIn line with the comments made by my hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mr Reynolds) about how we best tackle antisocial behaviour among young people, does the Minister agree…15 Sept 2025HANSARD National TrailsMy hon. Friend makes a point about the urban settlements that the trails go through. I have three trails in my constituency—the Pennine Way, the Pennine Bridleway and the Coast to…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Reform: Economic GrowthThere is planning permission in this country for 900,000 properties that are as yet unbuilt, so maybe the issue is not that the planning laws are too restrictive but that they are…09 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainMy hon. Friend rightly said that the lack of clarity is harmful. It is cruel to people who thought they were on one path and now are not, but it is also counterproductive, because…08 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesWill the Minister give way?03 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesMy hon. Friend makes an extremely good point. In my constituency, we have seen a collapse in the long-term private rented sector, which has pushed hundreds of people out of our…03 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesWill the Minister give way?03 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesIn return for the right hon. Member’s generosity in giving way, I will say something pleasant about the last Conservative Government. [ Interruption. ] I know—wait for it! It will…03 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesI do not want the Minister to speculate, but I want him to consider something. We talked about people not paying taxes. A significant minority of owners of second homes in my…03 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumProviding safer routes for refugees is not going to eradicate the entire problem—none of us is saying that it will—but it is surely part of the solution to stopping trafficking…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastThis should not really be difficult. We can, as I do, passionately support Israel’s right to exist securely and in peace, call for the immediate release of the hostages without…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPoverty ReductionDoes the Minister accept that the Government’s increase in national insurance contributions has had a negative impact on employment in communities such as ours? Cumbria Tourism…01 Sept 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLancashire and South Cumbria integrated care board is having to make savings of £142 million this year, and the backdrop to that is a loss of wards at Barrow, Lancaster and…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI thank the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement, and Sir Jon Cunliffe for his report and for his work in producing it. The Liberal Democrats have long argued for…21 Jul 2025HANSARDFurther Education EstateThe sixth form of the Lakes school near Windermere provides further education for young people within the central lakes. The building is beyond being fit for purpose and needs a…21 Jul 2025HANSARD West Coast Main Linerose —15 Jul 2025HANSARD West Coast Main LineThe hon. Gentleman is making an important speech and I thank him for his leadership on this issue. On reliability, I understand that there are 2,639 railway stations in the United…15 Jul 2025HANSARDHousing Associations: RepairsOn the importance of enforcing Awaab’s law, there are homes in my constituency that are damp, mouldy and publicly owned, but not by housing associations; they are owned by the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureNobody knows better than farmers the reality of climate change and the importance of tackling it immediately, so it is bizarre that their expertise is being ignored. We should…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Football Governance Bill [Lords]The Minister might be just about to say the thing I was going to ask her about, as she has addressed a number of the amendments that my colleagues have tabled, which is the issue…08 Jul 2025