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HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI am delighted that the Deputy Prime Minister has arrived in time to hear my speech. I do not question her sincerity and intention, or that of the Planning Minister, regarding the…24 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveWhat assurance can the Minister give farmers in my constituency? A site of special scientific interest has recently been designated in the Penwith area, which is supported by a…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceThe hon. Member makes a powerful point about the impact of the way in which the covid loans were provided to championship clubs. He will be aware that many of those clubs are…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceSurely the Minister understands that if a club such as the Cornish Pirates were to fold, that responsibility to the taxpayer would not be served, because that debt would be…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate the hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) on raising this issue. He also represents…11 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareThe hon. Member is making a powerful case for reform and review. This morning, the Health and Social Care Committee was looking at the very issue of delayed discharge of medically…05 Mar 2025HANSARDGazaOther than the Minister’s response to the excellent question from the right hon. Member for North West Hampshire (Kit Malthouse), I strongly welcome both the tone and content of…04 Mar 2025HANSARDLocal Government FundingI am grateful to the Minister for that response. He will be aware that since the Conservatives took control of Cornwall council four years ago, they have transformed that…03 Mar 2025HANSARDUkraineI warmly congratulate the Prime Minister on his actions and his leadership in recent days, and, indeed, on his stamina here this afternoon. Apart from Putin’s puppets who…03 Mar 2025HANSARDLocal Government Funding10. What steps she is taking to help ensure that levels of funding to local government are sufficient to fund public services.03 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Flood Reinsurance (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I thoroughly endorse the remarks of the hon. Member for Epping Forest and the questions he raised. I will make three…26 Feb 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) on an excellent and eloquent…25 Feb 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorWell, I suppose I should—no, I will not. One stands on the shoulders of giants, and Colin Breed did a tremendous amount of work from 1997 to 2001. He produced an excellent report…25 Feb 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorThe Minister is certainly right, providing the investigation was on sound grounds. The worry was always that the investigation may identify a supplier simply by doing it, and that…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineI very warmly welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement. Although he perhaps cannot use the language I am about to use, I hope that when the Prime Minister and he meet Putin’s…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe hon. Gentleman is making a very powerful point, which I strongly endorse. Of course, he can go further, because we are well aware that the new US Administration are now…12 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsThe hon. Gentleman is making a very thoughtful contribution. He is clearly looking at ways in which the policy can be amended to make it more palatable to the farming community.…10 Feb 2025HANSARDBiodiversity RecoveryI am grateful to the Minister for her reply. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted nations on this planet. The “State of Nature Report 2023” indicated that up to one in six UK…06 Feb 2025HANSARDBiodiversity Recovery1. What steps he is taking to promote biodiversity recovery.06 Feb 2025HANSARDChagos IslandsThe US has the most substantial interest in Diego Garcia, which is the fulcrum of what we are discussing today. Although I understand that the Minister cannot disclose the details…05 Feb 2025