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HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was disappointed, as were my constituents, by the botched and premature release of the Budget on the OBR website,…03 Dec 2025HANSARDLocal MediaI look forward to collecting the prize. Does the hon. Member agree that local media is critical? In Bournemouth we have the Daily Echo , which dates back to 1900. With his grace,…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is making a powerful case for investment into her town and the wider region. Does she agree that this investment is only possible because the economy has been…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI grew up in poverty. One in four children in Bournemouth, the town that I represent, is growing up in poverty. I can tell the right hon. Gentleman that growing up in poverty is…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Critical Minerals StrategyI welcome the strategy for all that it will do to tackle China’s stranglehold on critical minerals. It will sit alongside the Government’s efforts to build home-grown clean energy…24 Nov 2025HANSARDRenewable Energy Sources: FundingI am thrilled that University Hospitals Dorset NHS foundation trust, one of the region’s biggest emitters, has secured two grants totalling £3 million from Great British Energy…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Parkinson’s DiseaseI want to commend the Poole and District Branch of Parkinson’s UK but also, on that particular point, tell the story of Carla, whose husband was affected by a lack of access to…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction BillI welcome the Bill’s enhancement of biodiversity and the protection of our oceans and natural world. How will the Bill help to unlock innovation in marine science?17 Nov 2025HANSARDSmall Modular Nuclear Reactor Power Station: WylfaIn the first nine years of the 14 years of Conservative Government, David Cameron sent Wylfa to the wall, George Osborne begged the Chinese to invest—we are still unpicking that…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformHaving sat on a police and crime panel, let me say that I am thrilled to see the abolition of the police and crime commissioner model. This will save £20 million a year, which is…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Rogue BuildersI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. There are lots of excellent and reliable builders in Bournemouth East, but I am thinking of my constituents Andrew and…13 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyI thank the hon. Member for giving way. On that same website, he talks about the deep emissions cuts that result from the Climate Change Act’s emissions targets. Does he agree…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Carbon Budget Delivery PlanI apologise. The capital is waiting, public support is strong and technology is ready. What is needed is yet more policy certainty, clarity and courage. We have seen so much…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI would like to quote the chief executive of the CBI, who says: “Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be a backwards step in achieving our shared objectives of reaching economic…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyWill the hon. Lady give way?12 Nov 2025HANSARD Carbon Budget Delivery PlanIt is a pleasure to see another Hayes serving in the Chair, Sir John. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing this debate. When we…12 Nov 2025HANSARD EnergyWill he give way?12 Nov 2025HANSARDFinancial Transparency: Overseas TerritoriesI could not agree more. In Dorset, we have constituents who want to play by the rules but are routinely let down by the lack of tax transparency. For the 25 properties that have…05 Nov 2025HANSARDFinancial Transparency: Overseas TerritoriesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bolton West (Phil Brickell) for securing this debate. I recognise that there are many British overseas territories that are trying to do the…05 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI was delighted to bring the Chancellor of the Exchequer to my constituency to visit JPMorganChase; soon after, it announced £350 million of investment. One of the questions of…05 Nov 2025