LabourMP for Reading Central
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I welcome the Minister's statement and thank her for her work in this very important area? Could she say a little more about rewilding in lowland Britain, tree planting and also changes to agricultural p…”
“I'd like to thank my honourable Friend for giving way, and it is important to recognise this wider legacy in my own area. In reading we are waiting for a new hospital to be built. One was promised by the last government but no funding was p…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. And could I thank my honourable Friend the chair of the Select Committee for her work and indeed, the whole committee and the experts who testified as well. I'd like to speak in favour of the government's pr…”
“Madam Deputy Speaker. I thank the Minister for her statement and welcome the work to make this scheme fairer and more sustainable. Could she say a little bit more about the measures under way to try to encourage rewilding, planting trees, o…”
“My honourable Friend makes an excellent point. He is absolutely right to point out the benefits of devolution and encouraging local authorities to do more. There are many local authorities, not just at mayoral level but among the smaller lo…”
“Will the Secretary of State provide more detail on the innovation fund, particularly on how it will support increased profitability while, at the same time, driving reductions in the emission of carbon dioxide, methane and other dangerous, …”
“I thank the Secretary of State for her statement and for robust way in which she is standing up for residents and the environment on this very important issue. My constituents are appalled by the sewage pollution in the River Thames and by …”
“I urge the honourable Gentleman to reconsider his point about the importance of building near railway stations. My experience, and that of many other Members along the length of the Elizabeth line, is that it is generating a huge amount of …”
“I welcome today’s decisive action. There have been the most appalling tragedies across the country, including in my constituency, where parents have lost children due to online harms. I know the Minister and the Prime Minister are working c…”
“I thank the right honourable Member for Herne Bay and Sandwich (Sir Roger Gale) for securing this urgent question, and I thank the Minister for her approach to this difficult and appalling issue in Kent. Can she update the House a little bi…”
“My honourable Friend is making an excellent speech. Would he agree that the European partnership Bill is particularly important to many small businesses in vital supply chains in the automotive sector and other key areas of our economy, whi…”
“Can I thank my honourable Friend for the Government’s work on this important matter, which is much appreciated by many parents—in particular the work of looking ahead at what further measures might be taken to tackle online harms?…”
“It is a privilege to be able to speak in the debate. I thank the honourable Member for Tewkesbury (Cameron Thomas) for his excellent work in securing it. Many of my remarks will echo comments made by colleagues across the House. I will pay …”
“May I, too, welcome the Minister to her post, and say how wonderful it is to see her leading on this important work? On a point of clarification, I am sure the measure she mentions will be welcomed by local authorities. Certainly the experi…”
“My honourable Friend is making an excellent speech, and I congratulate him on securing today’s debate. Has he noticed in his work on this issue that in some cases, some international companies are paying inflationary increases in other juri…”
“It is a pleasure to follow my honourable Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward). I have been very impressed and moved by the quality of the speeches from across the House. I really do appreciate the honourable Member…”
“The honourable Lady is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that in many cases this is about removing vegetation, but it might also be about removing debris, such as old shopping trollies and other things that could block a much-loved…”
“It is a pleasure to follow the honourable Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare). Like him I am a father—I have two children who have graduated recently. I also worked in higher education for a time. I speak in support of the amendment in th…”
“I welcome the Chancellor’s statement and thank her for her work to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Will she say a little more about her long-term work to increase grid capacity and change the planning system to help invest in new nuclear…”
“My honourable Friend is giving an excellent speech, and some powerful points are being made. Does he agree that many development charities have made these points for some time, including Oxfam, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development a…”
“I commend my honourable Friend for her speech. She has spoken so eloquently about the importance of history and the role of the Normans in Sussex history—our own local history—but also in our country’s history. It has been a poignant speech…”
“I appreciate the tone of the Secretary of State’s speech and offer him my wholehearted support. Will he say a little more about the valuable work under way in our tech industry on defence technology and how he is modernising procurement to …”
“My honourable Friend the Chair of the Select Committee is making an excellent speech. Her background in this area is really showing in the detail with which she is exploring these issues. Part of the challenge here is that we as parents are…”
“The Secretary of State is being very generous with his time. Like him, as a councillor I saw appalling pressures put on our local council in Reading while funding went up in neighbouring Wokingham, which is a much better-off area and was th…”
“Will the Minister give way?…”
“My honourable Friend is making an excellent point. The issues he describes in his Southampton constituency apply in a similar way to my residents in Reading. Does he agree that an important aspect of the Government’s work is not only what w…”
“My honourable Friend is making an excellent speech, which I commend to the wider public beyond this House. In my own area, the local council and many voluntary sector organisations have done a very impressive job of adhering to the armed fo…”
“2. What steps he is taking to help increase the number of education and training opportunities for young people through the Erasmus+ programme.…”
“I wholeheartedly welcome this announcement from the Secretary of State, and his work over many years in this important policy area. This is an enormous issue in my constituency, where there are many older houses, and many people struggling …”
“I thank the Minister for his update, particularly the in-depth overview that he is giving us. Further to the point made by my honourable Friend the Member for Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley (Tahir Ali), I would appreciate an update on th…”
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