Speeches by Taylor.

“I want to make a brief point about the noise nuisance of vehicles. We are rightly focusing a lot of remarks on how dangerous these vehicles are for ordinary citizens trying to go about their day, but to reinforce a point made by the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Stockton West, about modified exhausts, I will sha…”

“I am not convinced. I am primarily talking about big vehicles such as SUVs and other cars, which are not often inside garages—not many people have garages these days. I really hope the Bill enables, and gives confidence to, the police to take more action against modified exhausts because, unfortunately, they do not alw…”

“I have listened intently to the remarks, and I must say it is astounding to hear the shadow Minister suddenly become a champion for social housing. The problems due to antisocial behaviour in my constituency are, first, that families are stuck next to a problem family and cannot move because the Conservative party sold…”

“Q I will direct my question to Paul—thanks for coming in. I want to pick up on what Christopher said about the impact that shoplifting has had and why removing this £200 is so important. To put it into context, I am grateful for the visit that the Co-operative enabled for me in my constituency. I was able to go to see …”

“Q I want to associate myself with what my hon. Friend the Member for Forest of Dean said and to thank you all for your service. Tiff, I have a question for you. When we met in January—I was very grateful for that briefing—part of what we discussed was neighbourhood policing, which is a key theme of the Bill. Have you d…”

“Q Councillor Conway, my ears pricked up when you talked about Clear, Hold, Build and the successes that you had had. That is a project that the police in my area, Hemel Hempstead, have been implementing in a particular neighbourhood called Grovehill. We are currently in the clear and hold phase. Given that you are ahea…”

“Liam Byrne, among others, thinks that we should try to match what Spain is doing on special drawing rights—I think they could get another £4 billion on the table. What do you think, and why do you think the Treasury has been so resistant to doing it in the past?”

“Liam Byrne, among others, thinks that we should try to match what Spain is doing on special drawing rights—I think they could get another £4 billion on the table. What do you think, and why do you think the Treasury has been so resistant to doing it in the past?”

“Following on from that, you managed to convince the then Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, to get round some of the issues around refugee spending with that additional money. I appreciate you were not a Home Office or Treasury Minister, but do you have views on some of those contracts? We feel there is a lot of waste in the con…”

“Following on from that, you managed to convince the then Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, to get round some of the issues around refugee spending with that additional money. I appreciate you were not a Home Office or Treasury Minister, but do you have views on some of those contracts? We feel there is a lot of waste in the con…”

“There are many things about the Crime and Policing Bill that I welcome, but I particularly welcome the action that we are going to take on dirt bikes. I hope in the future that we also look at other types of vehicles, particularly those with modified exhausts. One of the problems that I often hear about from residents,…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich North (Alice Macdonald) for securing this important debate. I will start with a quick stocktake of my constituency and the region. I am immensely proud of my community, as I know everyone in this room is of their …”

“I thank the Minister for his statement and thank the Government for the support they have given to the people of Syria. The terrible events of this weekend bring home the vital importance of an inclusive process for all people in Syria. I am aware of the Minister’s response to a previous question about our diplomatic p…”

“Much within the Bill will bring significant positive changes to communities like mine in Hemel Hempstead, where crime and, in particular, antisocial behaviour continue to be a major issue. Under consecutive Conservative Governments, criminals got an easy ride. The Conservatives left a great mess, and this Bill helps to…”

“I will start, as many Members have, by recognising the urgent need to increase defence spending. Over recess, I went to Ukraine for a week—it is an existential crisis. If Ukraine falls, I am convinced that the Baltic states will be in Putin’s line of sight too. Like others in this House, I am obviously extremely pained…”

“My hon. Friend makes an interesting point, which I hope he will get to make in more detail in due course. In the time available to me, I will carry on with a few other suggestions. Another suggestion relates to British International Investment. I am not here to criticise the work that it is doing, but the point of ODA …”

“I will not, if the right hon. Gentleman does not mind. The justification for that could be that the BII makes capital investments, which are ultimately an asset on the Government’s balance sheet, and that finance does not count towards the Government’s budget deficit. That could be one way of justifying such a measure …”

“T6. Acknowledging that official development assistance will go down to 0.3% of GNI in 2027, can the Minister confirm whether it will remain at 0.5% for the calendar year of 2026, which will help ensure that UK aid keeps the maximum number of people alive for the longest possible time?”

“I want to ask about funding. It would be helpful to know how you are currently getting funding. Then I have a follow-up question about the bigger picture of what has happened in the US and the UK on aid spending.”

“I want to ask about funding. It would be helpful to know how you are currently getting funding. Then I have a follow-up question about the bigger picture of what has happened in the US and the UK on aid spending.”