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HANSARD Employment Rights BillListening to the debate, it is clear that there are Conservative Members who understand business, and who come to this place with years of experience— [ Interruption. ] If Labour…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThere is much in this Bill that I welcome, because of course it was announced by the last Government. However, this Government need to go further, and we will push them to do so.…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI will not, because of time. That headquarters has benefited from a staggering £33 million-worth of upgraded decoration as a result of local communities losing their local police…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThe right hon. Lady makes an important point about neighbourhood policing. Does she agree that local police stations should be integral to this plan?10 Mar 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ12. I pay tribute to the Prime Minister for his efforts to bring Europe together to ensure that we work to restore peace in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine has also demonstrated the…05 Mar 2025HANSARDJammu and Kashmir: Human RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Hyndburn (Sarah Smith) on securing this important debate on human rights in…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Palestinian Rights: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I start by congratulating the Father of the House, my right hon. Friend the Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward…04 Mar 2025HANSARD North Staffordshire Ceramics Industry: Energy CostsThere is another sector alongside pots and roof tiles: bricks. I wanted to come in on that point as the Member for Aldridge-Brownhills. We have Ibstock—looking to the future, a…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week, farmers from across the UK, including from my constituency, were in London for the National Farmers Union conference. I am sure that many of us saw the…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryI want to start by paying tribute to my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for providing us with this platform to show the House…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryAlways present, isn’t he? The UK’s Homes for Ukraine scheme has provided sanctuary to thousands of Ukrainians fleeing war. I pay tribute to the British families who have opened…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryHe would be, actually.27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryThe hon. Lady makes a very powerful point. There are times in this place when it is very difficult to keep one’s composure when speaking—she is doing a fantastic job. All our…27 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesThe point that we are trying to make is that the Minister is looking only at one dataset, not the big picture. We have spoken a lot about farmers, but the business property relief…26 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ14. In my constituency, the planning inspector chose to use the term grey belt to pass a battery energy storage system application before the order was laid in the House to…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesOn that specific point, a local businessman wrote to me: “I have spent over 50 years building my engineering business from the ground up, only to now face the possibility that my…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing forward this debate. The point he makes is a really important one. He has mentioned New Look and Tesco. I think we have already heard…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesIt is a pleasure to have the opportunity to contribute to this debate on high street businesses, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers) again for…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesMy hon. Friend reminds me of a visit to Scotland, many years ago, when I tried a deep-fried Mars bar; I think it was in Blairgowrie. I must admit that I have never had deep-fried…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street BusinessesWill the Minister give way?26 Feb 2025