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HANSARDUK-EU SummitI agree with the right hon. Member. With the UK a sovereign, independent trading nation, we in this place are able to shape the debate and conditions of trade. We have the…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI do not agree. I am talking about a very different proposal that is meeting the needs of our constituents. In the interests of allowing more Members to speak in the debate, I…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak, and I commend the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on staying on his feet for nearly…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI thank the hon. Member for listening to some of what I said. I said that we in this place have the right to speak in debates such as this, to shape the conditions of trade.…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitAfter 30 minutes of speaking, the hon. Member has probably said everything he needed to say, and if he did not, we have a serious problem in this House. On the question of…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitI will come to you. That deal will put money in people’s pockets, grow our economy and create jobs. Now, we have the prospect of a third trade deal, with the European Union, on…13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU SummitWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?13 May 2025HANSARDProtection of Prison StaffI have met constituents who are prison officers. They agree with the former Justice Secretary who said that prison officer cuts were “too much” and led to overcrowding and unsafe…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillNo. For me, border security sits alongside fixing potholes, tackling graffiti and fly-tipping, and stopping e-scooter and e-bike speeding. It is obviously more complicated—for one…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillSo late in the day, with so much said, I am going to take a direction that differs from that taken by some of my colleagues. I want to talk about what border security means for us…12 May 2025HANSARDBorder Security, Asylum and Immigration BillThe right hon. Member is clearly concerned about child protection. Did he read the testimony of the Children’s Commissioner about the children who made their way to our country…12 May 2025HANSARDReducing Industrial Electricity PricesGreen jobs are great jobs, and I welcome the £43 billion of private investment in clean energy since the election of this Labour Government. In order to bring down our industrial…29 Apr 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsI agree; the voices of scientific experts in this area are critical, and I welcome his intervention. I thank everyone from my constituency who has contacted me about this…28 Apr 2025HANSARDScientific and Regulatory Procedures: Use of DogsIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Ms Jardine, and to follow the excellent speech of my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell). I am…28 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipThis is an important and timely debate, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin) for securing it. Some will query why we need to have this debate…24 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageOn Friday, I will be testing the water quality in Christchurch harbour because we need a conservation policy there, as suggested by the Christchurch Harbour and Marine Society. I…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageWill my hon. Friend give way?23 Apr 2025HANSARD Ukraine UpdateI recently led a roundtable of large defence manufacturers at BAE Systems’ base in Christchurch. They had one clear message, which is that they want to support Ukraine.…22 Apr 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingThe Supreme Court asked that politicians not weaponise their interpretation of law set down by Parliament—it is almost like it had anticipated the Leader of the Opposition. The…22 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management CompaniesIn their interactions with management companies, my constituents feel done to, shut out, left behind and ignored. It feels like my constituents are hearing one message—“You don’t…22 Apr 2025