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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"I will not take any more interventions.

Many thousands of couples think every year about whether to have children. They make that choice based on several factors, but one of the most important is whether they can afford to bring up that child as they would like to. Under the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for making that point. I know that he, like all Conservatives, believes in personal responsibility, living within our means and fairness to the taxpayer...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"The UK’s benefits system is designed to act as a financial safety net. It exists so that people in hardship through no fault of their own can be supported. Supporting families and helping parents into work requires a balanced and fair system. It must provide meaningful support for those who …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 15 Jul 2025
Welfare Spending

"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for making that point. It is essential that we put Britain’s finances on a sustainable path. All benefits are funded by taxpayers or borrowing, so every time the cost of benefits rises, so does the burden on taxpayers, or the debt we …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox (Con) was Teller for the Ayes and against the House
Vote Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 440
Division Vote (Commons)
15 Jul 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context
Ashley Fox (Con) was Teller for the Ayes and against the House
Vote Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 342
Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Neighbourhood Plans: Planning Decisions

"Is my hon. Friend aware that in the south-west the house building target for Somerset has risen by 41%, but in nearby Bristol, recently controlled by the Labour party, it has gone down by 11%?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Neighbourhood Plans: Planning Decisions

"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Hinckley and Bosworth (Dr Evans) for securing this debate.

The Localism Act 2011 gave parish and town councils the ability to produce neighbourhood plans, which formed policies to make …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Neighbourhood Plans: Planning Decisions

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that probably half of Labour Members are pleased with the enormous reductions in housing totals in their urban constituencies and those who represent rural constituencies are just too embarrassed to show their faces?..."
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 09 Jul 2025
Neighbourhood Plans: Planning Decisions

"If neighbourhood plans are as important as the Minister says, why are the Government withdrawing funding?..."
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