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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 20 Oct 2026
Sporting Events Bill [HL] (Second sitting)

"Will the Minister outline the type and scale of events that are likely to meet the threshold for implementing a transport plan, or for organisation or local authority applications to apply?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 16 Oct 2026
Heritage Public Houses Bill

"It is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Penrith and Solway (Markus Campbell-Savours) in this important debate. Watford and the surrounding area have a fine history of pubs and brewing. Indeed, the town has been associated with the production of beer, sold widely in the town’s …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 16 Oct 2026
Heritage Public Houses Bill

"Yes, the legacy of pub names should be celebrated. It is sometimes disappointing to see the generic nature of venues in high streets. We can but hope that the interiors of those pubs continue to be sites of convivial and lively memory that can live on beyond the names.

I …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 16 Oct 2026
Heritage Public Houses Bill

"Of course, I would be happy to give an answer: the right one.

Figures I have seen show that in 2015 there were over 55,000 pubs, but by 2024 there were a staggering 10,000 fewer, which is sobering thought and a reminder to us all that pub closures did not …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 16 Oct 2026
Heritage Public Houses Bill

"My hon. Friend mentions the new town status of his constituency. I wonder if he shares my thought that it presents a model for how new towns may be able to be rolled out elsewhere in the country...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 16 Oct 2026
Heritage Public Houses Bill

"Having been an attendee at that concert in 1996, I wish to ask my hon. Friend whether he is aware that Liam Gallagher also frequented pubs in the neighbourhood where I grew up, and his favourite pint was a Guinness...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 16 Oct 2026
Heritage Public Houses Bill

"My hon. Friend mentions that his father, too, was a physician. I wonder whether their opinions differ on whether more healthy benefits are to be derived from lager or bitter, based on their experience?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 16 Oct 2026
Heritage Public Houses Bill

"Has my hon. Friend succeeded in that task?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Oct 2026
Baby Loss Awareness Week

"It is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Truro and Falmouth (Jayne Kirkham). I pay tribute to all Members who have made such emotional, moving and powerful contributions this evening.

A number of hon. Members have mentioned continuity of care. I must confess to experiencing something …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 11 Sep 2026
25th Anniversary of 9/11

"We must also remember the families of those killed on this tragic day 25 years ago. I was working in the BBC press office at the time and remember everybody standing around watching the shocking scenes unfolding on television—horrific scenes, unseen until perhaps the covid pandemic. Does he agree that …..."
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