Commons
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister
8 July 2026
Engagements
Yesterday, I was proud to host members of Basingstoke’s Nepalese community here in Parliament, including a number of Gurkha veterans. One of the issues we discussed was Gurkha pensions, and I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Aldershot (Alex Baker) for all her work on that—I have been pro…
Commons
Oral Questions
Energy Security and Net Zero
7 July 2026
Topical Questions
Third-party brokers will rightly be regulated through the energy independence Bill, but the market is complex, and time-poor business owners still find it hard to find the right deal. Is the Secretary of State willing to explore measures to standardise business energy bills, and will he look at new …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
30 June 2026
Defence Investment Plan
I welcome the defence investment plan and the additional investment announced today. Too many defence SMEs locally tell me how difficult it is to navigate the defence procurement system and to win contracts. Will the Secretary of State set out how they will be able to benefit from this investment an…
Commons
Oral Questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
16 June 2026
2 contributions
West Bank: Settler Activity
9. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking in response to settler activity in the west bank.
May I echo what hon. Members have said about Jo Cox?
One Palestinian child has been killed every week in the west bank since January 2025. Hundreds remain in detention, and many more face significant disruption to their education. What steps are the Government taking with international partners to …
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
1 June 2026
Topical Questions
T6. Basingstoke is home to a number of vibrant and successful cadet forces—air, Army and sea cadets, as a well as a number of combined cadet forces at the Costello and Vyne schools. Will the Minister join me in paying tribute to those fantastic cadet forces, set out what she and the Government are d…
Commons
Debate
21 April 2026
Middle East: Economic Update
I welcome the Chancellor’s statement and the announcements made by her and the Energy Secretary. We have seen two fossil fuel shocks in just the past five years, which have done untold damage to our economy. Half the recessions since the 1970s have been caused by similar fossil fuel shocks. It is cl…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
24 March 2026
Middle East: Economic Update
I am grateful to the Chancellor for her statement, and in particular for setting out the long list of interventions this Government have made on the cost of living, which stands in stark contrast to the record of the Conservatives, who left behind the worst legacy on living standards in a generation…
Commons
Proceedings
19 March 2026
8 contributions
Climate Change
I beg to move,
That this House has considered the UK’s progress towards achieving the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting time for this important debate. I am also grateful to the members of the all-party parliamentary group…
I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I do not know the circumstances of that particular issue, but I agree that renewable energy companies, like all companies, should act in the public interest.
Those who actively oppose the transition to clean energy, such as Reform, prefer instead to exp…
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Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
16 March 2026
2 contributions
Military Personnel: Pay
5. What steps he is taking to increase pay for military personnel.
I am grateful to the Secretary of State for his answer. As part of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, I was recently privileged to spend time in the High North, in Norway, with our Royal Marines and other armed forces personnel. It was a stark reminder of their service, and the sacrifice that th…
Commons
Debate
9 March 2026
Middle East: Economic Update
I welcome the Chancellor’s statement, particularly the focus on energy security and our plan for home-grown clean energy. It has been astonishing since the election to hear that the Conservatives’ lesson from the Ukraine crisis was that we needed to be more dependent on international fossil fuels, a…
Commons
Debate
5 March 2026
Commonwealth Troops: First World War
I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing such an important debate. I join him in paying tribute to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which does such important work conserving sites across the country. I was lucky enough to have a tour of the Holy Ghost cemetery in Basingstoke. Will he also jo…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 March 2026
Energy Markets
I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, although I will gently disagree with one point. He said that he believes the Conservatives have failed to learn, or somehow forgotten, the lessons from Ukraine. I think that it is worse than that, and nothing more than short-term opportunism. They hoped …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 March 2026
Consular Assistance
As someone with family who have been living in the UAE for a number of years, I know how worrying it is for many families both here and there, so I thank the Minister for his work and that of his officials in providing consular assistance. I want to raise the case of a constituent who has been in to…
Commons
Oral Questions
5 March 2026
2 contributions
Civil Service Reform
17. What steps he is taking through civil service reform to support the economy.
I thank the Minister for her answer; it is fantastic to see her on the Front Bench for what I think are her first parliamentary questions. Two of the things my constituents care most about are increasing their living standards and improving their public services, and both depend on economic growth. …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
3 March 2026
Spring Forecast
I thank the Chancellor for her statement. The thing that animates my constituents most is the cost of living and the crisis in their living standards—a crisis that came about as a result of the failed economic policies of the Conservative party, whose record on living standards in the last Parliamen…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
Chalk streams are rare and irreplaceable. In Hampshire, we have some of the most iconic ones in the Test, the Itchen and the Loddon. Does my hon. Friend, like me, welcome the inclusion of chalk streams for the first time in the national planning policy framework, and will he join me in urging the Go…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 February 2026
Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young Men
Will my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to Chris Edwards and Peter Beeching at Brighton Hill community school in my constituency? They have set up the GOAT Boys scheme—the greatest of all the boys’ schemes—standing for growth, ownership, attitude and tenacity. It is a mentoring scheme designed…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 February 2026
Transport in the South-East
Does my hon. Friend share my concern about Hampshire county council’s amber rating? My constituents are extremely concerned about the money that repairs and accidents are costing them, and the traffic caused by this huge pothole problem. Like Kent county council, Hampshire also has an amber rating; …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
22 January 2026
Local Government Reorganisation
I take issue with the absolute brass neck of the shadow Secretary of State, who talked about the Government putting pressure on local government finances and then devolving the blame. Nothing could better describe the destructive austerity policies of the last Government, who devastated local counci…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
21 January 2026
Warm Homes Plan
The cost of living is the No. 1 issue for my constituents, so I welcome this record investment in warmer homes and lower bills. Measures such as zero-interest and low-interest loans for solar batteries and heat pumps, greater protections for renters, and solar on new homes will all make a huge amoun…
Commons
Oral Questions
15 January 2026
2 contributions
Town of Culture and City of Culture Competitions
11. What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the new town of culture and UK city of culture 2029 competitions support communities.
Basingstoke has a rich cultural heritage, from world-class venues such as the Anvil and the Haymarket, to creative spaces such as Proteus Creation Space, heritage sites such as Basing House and wonderful museums such as Milestones and the Willis Museum. It has also been the home and shaped the lives…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
14 January 2026
Offshore Wind
I congratulate the Secretary of State and his team on today’s announcement, not least because it draws such a stark contrast. He has announced the largest ever offshore wind auction in history, whereas one of his predecessors came to this House to announce the largest ever Government energy subsidy …
Commons
Westminster Hall
12 January 2026
Call for General Election
On people not being told about things at a general election, I wonder how many people were told in the 2019 election that the Prime Minister—then Boris Johnson—would be replaced by Liz Truss and then the right hon. Member for Richmond and Northallerton (Rishi Sunak)? Is it not the point that things …
Commons
Oral Questions
Energy Security and Net Zero
6 January 2026
Topical Questions
T3. Since 2021, energy network firms have pocketed £4 billion in excess profits under the previous price control regime, known as RIIO-2, set under the previous Government. Those costs are borne by all our households through inflated energy bills. With Ofgem’s new price control regime, RIIO-3, now p…
Commons
Oral Questions
Home Department
5 January 2026
2 contributions
Community Policing
21. What recent steps her Department has taken to help increase levels of community policing.
Happy new year to you and your team, Mr Speaker.
I welcome the Government’s neighbourhood policing guarantee, which puts named, contactable officers in every community, and indeed the increased presence of patrols in the Top of the Town in Basingstoke. However, as the Minister knows—we have corresp…