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HANSARDEconomic Growth8. What recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on increasing economic growth in Wales.04 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff) for his passionate speech. Chatham…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityI could not agree more. I am proud that chalk streams are part of the portfolio that we are looking at to safeguard our natural world. However, as chair of the all-party…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Police Reform White PaperThe recent National Audit Office report into police productivity highlights inconsistency in the operational and financial resilience of police forces, which suffered after the…26 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Authorities: Business Investment10. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to enable local authorities to invest in local businesses.22 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Authorities: Business InvestmentI thank the Minister for that answer. Under the last Government, social enterprises were decimated by cuts to their budgets during austerity. We have many good social enterprises…22 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Wine IndustryIndeed, different ways of distributing wine have been established in this country by Tetra Pak and others. There are innovations that we need to consider and there are lessons to…21 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Wine IndustryI beg to move, That this House has considered the UK wine industry. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I thank all the Members who are here. As we are…21 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Wine IndustryI went to the Oxfordshire event today and tried some of the wine, which is of outstanding quality from an established producer of 50 years; long may that success continue. The…21 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Wine IndustryAbsolutely, there are challenges in the industry and I will raise a number of them in a moment, but first I want to offer an overview of the success of the sector. There are a lot…21 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Wine IndustryI agree 100% that we do need to support more agricultural colleges. Clearly, individual courses will need to have throughput with apprenticeships into wine producers. There are…21 Jan 2026HANSARD Gambling Harms: Children and Young PeopleIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I thank those who have led the debate in our communities, including my hon. Friends the Members for Sittingbourne and…15 Jan 2026HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis Budget is about aspiration and investing in the future potential of the British people, from the health service to our small businesses to our high streets. It is about…02 Dec 2025HANSARD Angiolini InquiryMay I join colleagues across the House in saying that our thoughts are with the family of Sarah Everard? I also thank Lady Elish for her inquiry and the part 2 report published…02 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The Public Accounts Committee has recently scrutinised the state of clinical negligence in the UK. At £60 billion, the Government liability for clinical negligence…25 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls10. What steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates in cases of violence against women and girls.13 Nov 2025HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsProsecutions and convictions for domestic abuse dramatically fell under the last Government, which impacted constituents across all of our areas, including in Chatham and…13 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ4. The leader of my local council, Kent county council, has said that they are a “shop window” for Reform UK. With councillors facing criminal charges, inappropriate conduct and…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Houses in Multiple Occupation: Planning ConsentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. As my hon. Friend the Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) has said, we should be looking to create streets in which our…04 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Environmental Protection (Wet Wipes Containing Plastic) (England) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I thank the Minister for stepping in and for reviewing the outstanding contributions of previous Environment…03 Nov 2025