Speeches by Bool.

“How will you use the new powers that you will have under the Water (Special Measures) Bill to tackle poor performance? Do you have enough resources to be able to do it?”

“How will you use the new powers that you will have under the Water (Special Measures) Bill to tackle poor performance? Do you have enough resources to be able to do it?”

“Do you think that is enough? Some of these companies are going to need even more external investment coming in. Do you think it is actually an attractive prospect at the moment for them? Because in this sort of environment, it does not feel like that. How do you counter that? I appreciate it is all very well having the…”

“The Carrdus school in my constituency is a small private school—it is not an Eton and it is not a Harrow—but it has already announced that it may be forced to close mid-academic year because of the Budget and this Bill. I met the headteacher the other day. She is a passionate leader who is absolutely devastated by this…”

“These are soundbites. Secretary of State, please address the question.”

“Secretary of State, I will keep it fairly brief, but you were talking about farmers needing to forward plan, which is obviously very important. But farmers have to base that forward planning on the continuation of basic payments, and they had already planned based on expecting to receive them at various points. So why …”

“Based on a typical 200-acre farm, though, with an annual profit of about £27,300, the IHT bill would come out at £435,000 over 10 years. That would require them to reallocate 159% of their capital employed each year, so it is not realistic to pay this. Also, what the farmers are telling us, on the ground and practicall…”

“Secretary of State, this is not actually answering the question.”

“Yes, but please, you keep using these soundbites, Secretary of State.”

“Which we are.”

“But you are not listening to—”

“Secretary of State, I think the best help would actually be to reconsider. You say you are listening, but it is very much listening with closed ears at this point. One of my main concerns is that you have set the threshold very low at £1 million. One of my questions is why, if you actually want to tax very, very wealth…”

“Over 52,000 hectares of the land in South Northamptonshire is agricultural—equivalent to more than 35,000 football pitches—so rural issues are at the heart of my constituency. I will focus on three matters: the death of the family farm, flooding and solar farms. The Chancellor’s agricultural property relief reforms hav…”

“This is a Budget of broken promises. Some 88% of my constituency is agricultural land. The reforms to agricultural property relief and business property relief will effectively be the end of the family farm. On Back British Farming Day two months ago, Labour Members proudly stood by the Massey Ferguson outside the Pala…”

“Absolutely. I totally agree, and the hon. Gentleman makes a very powerful point. It does not have to be a death sentence; it can even lead someone to No. 10 Downing Street, if they are Baroness May, so it should not prevent anyone from achieving anything. Going back to my asks for type 1, we must also commit to greater…”

“I absolutely concur with the hon. Gentleman; people can live a fulfilling and fulfilled life, but they do need a little more help along the way. If we get that at the right time, it can literally transform a life so that they can live like everyone else. One of the promising new treatments coming forward is teplizumab,…”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered diabetes treatments. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. On 21 May 2021, my world changed forever when I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 33. While my diagnosis was a shock, given its late onset, the feelings of fear, disbelief and…”

“For me, remembrance is a deeply humbling time of the year and an opportunity to reflect upon the freedoms and privileges that we often take for granted in this country. Freedom of speech, the rule of law and democracy are values for which our forefathers fought bravely. Each generation must make sacrifices to ensure th…”

“Tomorrow is Northamptonshire Day, and I am very proud to represent the constituency of South Northamptonshire. I am delighted to hear the announcement of a new bus route from Ratley to Northampton via Syresham. Does the Leader of the House agree that we need to protect and enhance our bus services, alongside the £2 bus…”

“I start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Leicestershire (Mr Bedford) for securing this debate on pubs and the hospitality industry. In my rural constituency of South Northamptonshire, we have 95 pubs and four breweries; they support 1,950 jobs, generate £26 million in tax and contribute £48 million to the …”