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HANSARDNHS DentistryIt is a pleasure to co-sponsor the debate. In my constituency, registering with an NHS dentist as a new patient has become extremely difficult, if not impossible. East of England…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDSocial Media Ban for Under-16sI very much agree with the Secretary of State about the gravity of the risks and the need for urgent action to protect young people’s wellbeing online. It is often the most…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDNHS DentistryI absolutely agree with the hon. Member, who made an excellent speech in introducing this debate. Rural communities lose out so often when it comes to health services, and the…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDNHS DentistryI thank my fellow hon. Member from Suffolk for giving way. He will be aware that the University of Suffolk is running training for dental therapists and hygienists, who are an…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARD National ResilienceOn the point about transparency, the Joint Intelligence Committee’s national security assessment was partially released in January—it was a redacted version—only after a freedom…10 Jun 2026HANSARD National ResilienceI thank the hon. Member for bringing this debate and in particular for his focus on the need for cross-Government action and to address the range of threats we face. Does he agree…10 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ12. A suppressed Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs report has concluded that without transformational change, our food and water systems are at risk of…10 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenAt a recent roundtable that I held at a high school in Waveney Valley, one young person said: “Social media is dangerous for young people and the government needs to take more…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesThe suppressed report from DEFRA civil servants on critical systems beyond 2030 concludes with high confidence that without “transformational change” Britain’s water and food…08 Jun 2026HANSARDGlobal Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Collapse: National Security Assessment9. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of her Department’s report entitled Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss,…04 Jun 2026HANSARDGlobal Biodiversity Loss and Ecosystem Collapse: National Security AssessmentTurning to a second report that sets out grave risks to our national security, DEFRA civil servants have said that there is a realistic possibility that by 2030, our food, water…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Preparedness for National EmergenciesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. One of the greatest threats to public safety is climate breakdown, with the increasing frequency and severity of…02 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Joint Intelligence Committee report described ecological collapse and climate breakdown as posing catastrophic and irreversible risks to UK security, including conflict, food…01 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillThe Government present this legislation as technical, restructuring NHS England and reconfiguring integrated care boards. They also say that they want to devolve power from…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South East Cornwall (Anna Gelderd). The first duty of any Government is to keep the public safe. This duty must shape everything we…20 May 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) and the petitioners for securing the debate. Nearly…27 Apr 2026HANSARDAnimal TestingI thank the Minister for setting out the progress that the Government are making but, from what I have seen of the “Replacing animals in science” strategy, its targets focus on…27 Apr 2026HANSARDCost of Heating OilI thank my fellow Member from East Anglia for securing this crucial debate. He is right to highlight the vulnerability in our energy system that this war has exposed and the…15 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The British Dental Association has highlighted that current budgets allow just 39% of adults to access NHS treatment within a two-year period. Is that really the height of the…14 Apr 2026HANSARDAccess to NHS Dental ServicesThe Daily Mirror reports that of the nearly 1 million urgent dental appointments that have been commissioned by integrated care boards since April, 900,000 have not been taken up…24 Feb 2026