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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Local Government Finance

"Stockport council, along with two other boroughs, missed out on the recovery grant. The grant was not mentioned in the fair funding review or consultation. Why was it not mentioned, and is the Minister concerned that that opens up the whole process to legal challenge?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Petitions

"I would like to thank Save Hall Moss Fields Action Group for this much-needed petition. In my Cheadle constituency, we are facing unrealistic and unsustainable developments that are already impinging on residents’ quality of life.

The petition states:

The petition of residents of the constituency of Cheadle,

Declares that the …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Planning Reform

"Bramhall and Heald Green are facing huge numbers of development proposals in their area, and the Government are today proudly announcing their policy to presume approval of developments around rail stations to improve sustainable transport. Gatley and Heald Green stations have the highest rates of cancellations in the north-west, and …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)

"Yes, sorry. In the last evidence session, we discussed a very similar situation when we heard from both Pete Weatherby and Daniel De Simone, one of whom is a KC trying to get to the truth through his work in the courts, and another of whom is a journalist trying …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)

"We spoke this morning about the issues dealt with by amendment 43, but to clarify, WhatsApp messages formed a big part of the evidence in the recent covid inquiry—it seemed to be government by WhatsApp at the time—and yet many of them seem to have disappeared. The amendment would provide …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)

"I beg to move amendment 43, in clause 9, page 8, line 2, after “work” insert—

“including the retention and disclosure of digital records including messages relevant to their public functions”.

This amendment ensures that digital messages and records are added to the duty of candour in relation to inquiries …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Fourth sitting)

"I thank the Minister for her comments. In the spirit of cross-party working, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn...."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)

"I beg to move amendment 35, in schedule 1, page 25, line 23, leave out from “direction” to the end of the sub-paragraph and insert

“should be given to a public official working for an intelligence service or the head of such a service pursuant to section 2(4) and section …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)

"On a point of order, Sir Roger. I am not sure whether this is the right time to ask, but on the amendment paper, amendment 34 is down as a Liberal Democrat amendment, but on the groupings that were sent across to us, it was down as an SNP amendment. …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Tue 02 Dec 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Third sitting)

"It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. These amendments do nothing more than fix something in the current draft of the Bill, which seems inadvertently to have carved out the security services—an area that could be strengthened, as we heard during the evidence session last week. …..."
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