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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI think the hon. Lady should say the same to her leadership contenders. I think it is important to say that, because we have very big decisions being taken in this Budget. The…30 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillIt is an honour to welcome this Bill as it is moving forward, and I want to commend the leadership of the Secretary of State and the Energy Minister. To show such leadership so…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesBefore I became an MP, I led services for very vulnerable people and, unfortunately, came into close contact with gaslighting. As a new MP, I am afraid that my contact with…28 Oct 2024HANSARDRough SleepingIntegrated care boards are expected to have a dedicated focus on reducing inequalities in access to and outcomes from health care in the populations they serve. Clearly,…23 Oct 2024HANSARDRough SleepingI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing Southall (Deirdre Costigan) for calling this debate. People sleeping rough often have important things in common. They often have…23 Oct 2024HANSARDRough SleepingWill the hon. Member acknowledge that many of the Labour local authorities he was just referencing are in densely urban areas, which, according to research into homelessness, tend…23 Oct 2024HANSARDRough SleepingThe hon. Gentleman made valid points about using a street count to determine the number of people sleeping rough. Does he therefore agree that the numbers of those recorded as…23 Oct 2024HANSARDRough SleepingWill the Minister give way?23 Oct 2024HANSARDPub and Hospitality SectorI am thrilled that the Labour Government value the role of pubs, cafés, restaurants and more in serving Bournemouth and Britain. When I speak with publicans and people involved in…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Renewable Energy: CornwallMy hon. Friend is giving an excellent speech in which she is once again standing up for her communities and clean power. Does she agree that the cost of living crisis—the worst in…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillWe have just had a general election. The Labour party won a historic majority on the basis of a manifesto that was pro-business, pro-worker and pro-growth. Through the Bill, we…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI proudly refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Bournemouth is blighted by insecurity, and Britain is paralysed by low pay. As somebody who…21 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitOn that point about finance, I was pleased to see that JP Morgan, which has its headquarters in my constituency, joined other big banks in the world to back the push to invest in…17 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitI start by noting that we have on the Government Front Bench two Ministers who split their time between Departments. One is at the Treasury and the Department for Work and…17 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillOur majority is 174, but who’s counting? As far as I can tell, the Conservative party’s manifesto did not mention House of Lords reform—I may have missed it, so I apologise if it…15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillToday, Conservative colleagues have said that the reforms go too far but not far enough, and too fast but not fast enough. They have said that we should abolish the hereditary…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Nuclear Industry: CumbriaIt is a privilege to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Hartlepool (Mr Brash). I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Whitehaven and Workington (Josh MacAlister) for securing the…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Nuclear Industry: CumbriaThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Just to repeat, David Cameron sent Horizon in Wales and NewGen in Cumbria to the wall. George Osborne begged the Chinese to invest in nuclear…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityLater today, we will debate a Bill to protect entertainment events from terrorism. It comes in the aftermath of the terrible terrorist attack on an Ariana Grande concert in…14 Oct 2024