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Will Stone MP: speeches
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- 25 Jun 2026 · Civil Service Jobs: Relocation · Hansard source
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Following the fantastic opening of the indoor drone testing facility in Swindon, what backing is the Minister giving to the relocation of civil service and Government roles in order to support this centre?
- 25 Jun 2026 · Civil Service Jobs: Relocation · Hansard source
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10. What steps he has taken to support the relocation of civil service roles.
- 25 Jun 2026 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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Can the Minister update us on what recent actions he has taken to co-ordinate the Government’s domestic policy on the war in the middle east?
- 9 Jun 2026 · Health Inequalities · Hansard source
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10. What steps his Department is taking to help reduce inequalities in health outcomes.
- 9 Jun 2026 · Health Inequalities · Hansard source
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I represent some of the most deprived parts of Swindon, yet residents are having to travel across town to get access to healthcare. What is the Secretary of State doing to address that?
- 3 Jun 2026 · Youth Mental Health Support · Hansard source
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On youth provision, does my hon. Friend agree that it is incredibly important that we have sport provision and mentorship, which can play a key role in tackling the youth mental health crisis? Will she join me in thanking my local charity, BEST, for the work that it does?
- 22 Apr 2026 · Mountain Rescue · Hansard source
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On that point about working in remote environments, does the hon. Member agree that we should be looking to integrate more drone technology to support mountain rescue, and will she join me in praising the work that Flyby Technology has been doing in this space?
- 23 Mar 2026 · Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation · Hansard source
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4. What her timetable is for publishing the independent review of public order and hate crime legislation.
- 23 Mar 2026 · Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation · Hansard source
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I thank the Minister for her response. This review is incredibly important in protecting people’s rights to protest and ensuring that our communities are kept safe. Will she give me her word that she will do everything within her power to ensure that the review comes out by the end of May?
- 19 Mar 2026 · Good Food Cycle Strategy · Hansard source
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I thank the Minister for her response. The cultivated meat sector could bring in billions of pounds to the UK economy and help to increase food chain security. Companies such as Hoxton Farms are leading the way in this—they are genuinely world-leading. Will she support growth in this industry and meet me and Hoxton Farms to see how we can do it better?
- 19 Mar 2026 · Good Food Cycle Strategy · Hansard source
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10. Whether the implementation of the good food cycle strategy includes supporting the growth of the alternative protein sector.
- 10 Mar 2026 · Technology Sovereignty · Hansard source
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My hon. Friend has advanced a very powerful vision of the global events affecting the country right now. When I talk to defence tech companies, I see that they reach the point of scaling up, but they are unable to access finance. Does my hon. Friend agree that this Government should support defence tech companies to scale up, so that we can have true sovereign capability, as opposed to letting them fly off to America?
- 10 Feb 2026 · Young Children’s Screen Time · Hansard source
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I thank my hon. Friend for his fantastic speech so far. He has talked about banning social media, and I completely agree with him. Does he agree with me that we are seeing a correlation between excessive screen time and poor mental health, and that social media companies need to be more accountable for what they are allowing the next generation to see, because there are some horrific things out there on social media?
- 2 Feb 2026 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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Taskforce Kindred has been a fantastic success of this Government. Can the Secretary of State outline if there are plans to extend the programme and how defence SMEs can get on board with it?
- 21 Jan 2026 · Animal Welfare Strategy for England · Hansard source
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Speaking about farming, my friend Kyle is opening up a company called Hoxton Farms, which is developing lab-grown meat. I invite everyone in the Chamber to come along in March to our open day and give it a try.
- 21 Jan 2026 · Animal Welfare Strategy for England · Hansard source
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We have seen a dramatic increase in the price of vet bills over the past couple of years. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need better regulation, more transparency and to bring bills down for our constituents?
- 15 Jan 2026 · Youth Activities · Hansard source
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14. What steps her Department is taking to improve access to youth activities for young people.
- 15 Jan 2026 · Youth Activities · Hansard source
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This week I met Paul Skivington from the UK Para jiu-jitsu team. Paul, who lost his leg in a motorbike accident, has been very active in inspiring the country by competing on the world stage of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Paul wants to get more disabled children involved in sports. What are the Government doing to incentivise more young disabled people to take part in sports, especially Brazilian jiu-jitsu?
- 11 Dec 2025 · Small and Medium-sized Businesses · Hansard source
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Will the Minister outline what work he is doing with the Ministry of Defence to support our defence SMEs, given the situation in Ukraine at the moment?
- 11 Dec 2025 · Small and Medium-sized Businesses · Hansard source
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17. What steps his Department is taking to support SMEs.
- 1 Dec 2025 · Defence Technical College: Swindon · Hansard source
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I thank the Minister for his response. Recently I have been engaging with fantastic defence companies such as Rowden Technologies. Its owner, Rob, is keen to support me setting up a technical college in Swindon to support our emerging drone cluster, so will the Minister meet me to see whether we can push that further?
- 1 Dec 2025 · Defence Technical College: Swindon · Hansard source
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1. If she will hold discussions with the hon. Member for Swindon North on the potential merits of setting up a defence technical college in Swindon.
- 24 Nov 2025 · Social Housing: Local Authority Funding · Hansard source
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9. If he will provide additional support to local councils to help them increase levels of funding for social housing stock.
- 24 Nov 2025 · Social Housing: Local Authority Funding · Hansard source
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Will the Secretary of State tell us a bit more about the additional support that the Government can offer local councils, like Swindon, to invest in existing council housing stock, especially in areas like Penhill, with flats that desperately need investment?
- 12 Nov 2025 · Typhoon Fighter Sovereign Capability · Hansard source
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Does the hon. Member understand that there is a difference in capacity between an F-35 and a Typhoon? They have fundamentally different roles, and to have an armed forces that works, we need them both.
- 22 Oct 2025 · Financial Inclusion · Hansard source
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My partner, who is a financial adviser, often tells me that people come to her far too late in life, when they are in trouble. Does my hon. Friend agree that we need to be more inclusive with education on finances, to gear up the next generation to support themselves, set up pensions and so on?
- 15 Oct 2025 · Knife Crime · Hansard source
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It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. I thank the hon. Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) for securing the debate. Although we may not agree on how to fix knife crime, I believe everybody here cares and wants to sort out the issue. Knife crime is huge and devastating, with a massive impact—not just on friends and families, but on communities. When we talk about this subject it is important to remember that these are not just statistics, numbers on a piece of paper, but people who have lost their lives. This is a little personal for me because I witnessed a slashing. When I left the Army, I took a job as a bouncer and there was an incident between two gangs outside the club after closing hours. I will never forget seeing a human flashing a blade at another human. Bear in mind that I was in the Army and have seen a few things, but that was a crazy situation that will always stick with me. As the hon. Member for Ashfield said, we have a duty as legislators to get a grip of the situation. I am going to talk about two stabbings that happened in Swindon. Owen Dunn was murdered on 4 December 2022. He was only 18 years old, basically a child, and was stabbed in his armpit with a machete. He had his whole life ahead of him; that was completely unacceptable and tragic. Through their grief, his family have set up a charity, Owen’s World. They have honoured his death by going into schools, educating students about knife crime and raising funding for bleed kits. I do not believe we should have to have such kits but, when there is an incident, they are needed. The second person I want to talk about is Lee Turner. I knew Lee because we grew up in the same area. The place where he was stabbed, the Venney, is around the corner from my house. His was another life taken too soon. Lee might not have been a model citizen, as even his sister would admit, but he did not deserve to die. His sister has done a fantastic job, putting her energy into setting up Change Lives No to Knives, which focuses on education and amnesty bins. The hon. Member for Ashfield might not agree that we need amnesty bins but there are people in our community who do not feel comfortable going to the police. We need to rebuild that relationship with community policing. Amnesty bins serve a purpose by offering the opportunity to hand blades in without fear of repercussion. I am so proud and grateful to both those charities and all the charities across this country. Their focus on education and prevention will play a massive part in addressing knife crime.
- 15 Oct 2025 · Knife Crime · Hansard source
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I want to point out one thing. I agree that stable families are incredibly important. I am from a single-parent family: my mum died when I was young and my dad worked. Youth clubs established by the then Labour council kept me on the right track and stopped me going into certain circles. One of my friends stabbed someone in the behind with a screwdriver and went to jail. Those youth clubs were essential for me to find leadership through sport, so I think there is a role for the state to play. Does the hon. Gentleman agree?
- 15 Oct 2025 · Knife Crime · Hansard source
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Will the hon. Gentleman give way?
- 15 Oct 2025 · Knife Crime · Hansard source
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I absolutely agree. I know that my hon. Friend is an active supporter of trying to reduce knife crime and has done fantastic work in her constituency. I am incredibly proud of what the Government are doing, but we need to do more. I want to give one more shout-out to Owen’s World for the fantastic work that it does and to Change Lives No to Knives. I look forward to hearing the Minister’s response and hearing from everyone else in the Chamber.
- 15 Oct 2025 · Knife Crime · Hansard source
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I thank my hon. Friend for sharing a personal part of his life. I absolutely agree that that measure will help. It is the first step, but we need to go further. As I have said, knife crime is devastating. Although I agree that the Government can always do more, I will praise their Crime and Policing Bill for providing new powers to seize and destroy weapons; introducing tougher sentences for online sales; getting zombie knives off our streets; and introducing new offences of possessing weapons with intent to use. Once again, I thank the hon. Member for Ashfield for bringing forward this debate.