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HANSARDFlooding: MonmouthshireFlood Re’s report earlier this year highlighted that, in the face of more extreme weather and more frequent flooding, many insurers are increasing excesses and premiums often to…19 Nov 2025HANSARDFarrowing Crates and Cages3. What her planned timeline is for moving away from the use of farrowing crates and cages in farming.13 Nov 2025HANSARDFarrowing Crates and CagesI thank the Minister for her answer. Animal Equality estimates that around 200,000 sows in the UK spend nearly a quarter of their adult life confined in farrowing crates, which…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMore than 50 countries have endorsed the tropical forests scheme launched at COP30 in Brazil. It is one of the most significant global initiatives to protect tropical forests. The…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis morning the Chancellor spoke of difficult decisions for everybody but the ultra-rich. With billionaire wealth soaring while living standards for most people fall, does she…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituent Nicola is from one of 29 families who lost loved ones in the Chinook helicopter crash. Many documents have not been released, and the families have been denied…30 Oct 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasIt is horrifying that Netanyahu has bombed Gaza in a clear violation of the ceasefire. The suffering in Gaza is unimaginable. To move forward, we must demand justice and…29 Oct 2025HANSARDFinancial InclusionI thank the hon. Member for securing the debate and for highlighting the importance of addressing branch closures. In the market town of Halesworth in my constituency, the post…22 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the approval of plans for a new dental school at the University of East Anglia. What arrangements and incentives will the Minister put in place to keep dental graduates…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsData published last week shows that despite the Government’s initial action, the proportion of dentists working in the NHS in Norfolk and Waveney continues to drop. I am pleased…22 Jul 2025HANSARD Independent Water CommissionThis Government-commissioned review looked at how to tinker with the Conservatives’ failed privatised monopoly system, but the truth is that it is a moribund model that has…21 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityMy constituency has a proud history of being a welcoming community. We have had an asylum hotel for two years with no problems; the families are well integrated in the local…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Further Education Institutionsrose —16 Jul 2025HANSARD Further Education InstitutionsThe hon. Lady has now pre-empted my intervention. I wanted to highlight that further education leaders I have spoken to, such as those from Suffolk New college, who run the…16 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingThe hon. Gentleman has rightly highlighted the terrible record of the previous Government and the number of children who went into poverty during that period, which includes an…15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Jul 2025HANSARDState of Climate and NatureI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, including what he said about the importance of Britain showing leadership and rebuilding cross-party consensus. Even if we have not…14 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Growing numbers of people are joining the call for a wealth tax on the super-rich, including former Labour leader Lord Kinnock. Today, a former First Minister of Wales has…09 Jul 2025HANSARDEngagementsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. At Prime Minister’s questions, the Prime Minister claimed in response to my question that the Green party had made unfunded spending commitments…09 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Resilience Action PlanWill the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster confirm that climate-related emergencies are a core part of this resilience strategy? Climate breakdown has the potential to threaten…08 Jul 2025