Speeches by Bool.

“I want to put on record again the importance of the rule of law. This new clause would essentially allow someone rights when they have entered the country illegally. The rule of law and compliance with the law are fundamental within our system, so I cannot accept the premise that acting illegally should be waived or pe…”

“Good to see you, Mark. Anglian Water is the largest water company in England and Wales by geographical area. As Andrew mentioned before, in that context, you have had to return £38.1 million to customers this year through lower bills, due to falling behind on targets. Anglian Water is the third worst performer with 40.…”

“That sounds very positive about the future, but the Environment Agency has expressed concerns that Anglian Water cannot and will not ever change in terms of its pollution. With the greatest respect, in my constituency of South Northamptonshire, HS2 has had a huge impact and it has scarred the constituency. Perhaps your…”

“What will you actually do in that regard? As I said, with HS2, there is a particular village in my constituency, Greatworth, that has been having road closures from HS2, but then Anglian Water is also coming in and closing roads at the same time, and they are not consulting. My village in particular is being locked in.…”

“My right hon. Friend makes a powerful point, and I think all Labour Members must reflect on this because we need the public to understand truly why this legislation is going through. That the Government have seen fit to table 87 of their own amendments at this stage alone is indicative of how uneasy they must feel abou…”

“Thank you. We have been given various bits of information on this at certain points. For example, it has been reported that Anglian saw the highest rise in the hours of raw sewage pumped into rivers than any water company. It was a 205% increase, and that was of 273,163 hours. Often, it is common that people blame wet …”

“Good to see you, Mark. Anglian Water is the largest water company in England and Wales by geographical area. As Andrew mentioned before, in that context, you have had to return £38.1 million to customers this year through lower bills, due to falling behind on targets. Anglian Water is the third worst performer with 40.…”

“It has been reported that thousands of pollution tests were passed at sewerage points that were actually never carried out. Do you have a transparency problem? It seems you have quite an opaque structure but, equally, we see some of these results. What is going on there?”

“There are 5,310 businesses registered in my constituency of South Northamptonshire. Of those, 99.6%—or specifically 5,245—are small businesses. This Bill, among many of the Government’s policies, is a calamity for those small businesses. Not only are many of them rural, meaning that they will be affected by the family …”

“That sounds very positive about the future, but the Environment Agency has expressed concerns that Anglian Water cannot and will not ever change in terms of its pollution. With the greatest respect, in my constituency of South Northamptonshire, HS2 has had a huge impact and it has scarred the constituency. Perhaps your…”

“What will you actually do in that regard? As I said, with HS2, there is a particular village in my constituency, Greatworth, that has been having road closures from HS2, but then Anglian Water is also coming in and closing roads at the same time, and they are not consulting. My village in particular is being locked in.…”

“It has been reported that thousands of pollution tests were passed at sewerage points that were actually never carried out. Do you have a transparency problem? It seems you have quite an opaque structure but, equally, we see some of these results. What is going on there?”

“Thank you. We have been given various bits of information on this at certain points. For example, it has been reported that Anglian saw the highest rise in the hours of raw sewage pumped into rivers than any water company. It was a 205% increase, and that was of 273,163 hours. Often, it is common that people blame wet …”

“T9. We all agree that the court backlogs must be cleared, as justice for victims is essential. However, are the Government heeding the Law Society’s advice to not waste precious time and resources on an intermediate court, and what engagement have they had with the Law Society on that?”

“Primary schools have been forced to pull out of the pilot or take a financial hit to participate in it. Does the Secretary of State really believe that the basic funding rate for breakfast is 60p?”

“2. How many schools left the breakfast club early adopters scheme prior to 24 February 2025.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. If, as I imagine, the wording of clause 18 will not be changed further, I just wanted to draw attention to the concerns that we will be criminalising those making the crossings and not those who organise the passage. I point to written evidence from the Law …”

“I did not hear from the Minister a response on the Law Society’s concern about parents and guardians being criminalised, and I wonder whether I could hear some thoughts on that.”

“The Government came into office making all the right noises about tackling waiting lists and delivering a better healthcare service, which all our constituents want to see. However, since their election, I am concerned that Ministers are giving out more money—about £22.6 billion —for the day-to-day running of the NHS, …”

“I want to encourage all our GPs to remain in the UK, giving back, so I am always fully supportive of anything we can do about that.”