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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Jul 2025
Sir David Amess Summer Adjournment

"Although some people will be hoping for a summer that is hot, hot, hot, many workers will not be doing so, because, although we rightly have legal protections against the cold in the workplace, there is still no legal maximum for heat. I am pleased that Ministers began a process …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

"I am pleased to hear that my hon. Friend gets to visit lots of primary schools. During the debate I have heard about so many schools all over the country. However, the people of Bidwell West, in my constituency, are still waiting for a primary school. It was promised in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 07 Jul 2025
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life

"I welcome that, through Best Start, Central Bedfordshire is getting funding for a family hub for the first time. Will the Secretary of State explain how this will be linked to areas of deprivation and urge the independent council to look closely at the statistics that show that places such …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Department for Transport

"I thank the Backbench Business Committee for allowing this debate to take place. I very much welcome the investment in transport—especially public transport—in the spending review. The commitment is really clear; for example, there is £2.3 billion for the local transport grant, which will support local transport improvements such as …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Department for Transport

"I absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. I know she is normally a champion for trains in her constituency, so I welcome her branching out into buses. The Campaign for Better Transport says that £1 of investment in buses brings £4.55 in benefits, and I am absolutely up for that. …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 24 Jun 2025
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I want to challenge the suggestion that franchising is an obligation. It is not; it is a power that is given to authorities to use if they wish. However, in those communities that were so poorly served for the …..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Mon 16 Jun 2025
Farmed Animals: Cages and Crates

"It does not seem very long since we were last here talking about eggs and chickens, although I imagine it would feel much longer if we were stuck in a cage only the size of an A4 piece of paper. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to learn …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Jun 2025
Bank Closures and Banking Hubs

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Tue 03 Jun 2025
Animal Welfare in Farming

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay) on securing this debate.

I last spoke about eggs in a debate just before Easter, but eggs are not just for Easter; they are for all year round. …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 02 Jun 2025
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]

"Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I think buses are brilliant, so I am delighted that this Bill is coming forward on 2 June, because, as you said, it is my birthday. I thought it was the Minister’s way of wishing me many happy returns—and singles also!

For too …..."

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