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HANSARDMiddle EastFirst, I should like to associate myself with the remarks of the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Jayne Kirkham) with regard to the Cornish Merlin helicopters from RNAS…13 Apr 2026HANSARDSEND Provision and ReformThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker—in fact, I made a number of interventions in place of my speech. I wanted to respond to the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Ashley Dalton),…13 Apr 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsI will make a very brief intervention, as I want to make sure that the Minister has ample time to respond to the many points that have been raised. I must congratulate the hon.…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsIndeed, I was going to come to that point. Busy Members of Parliament, or other people engaged in busy lives, sat on that train do not want those five hours to be dead time in the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDRail Connections to London: Rural TownsI am enormously grateful to the hon. Member for making that point about vulnerability. At a number of points where the line is singled out—not just at Dawlish—a fire can have…23 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityI beg to move, That this House has considered the accessibility of banking services. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I am grateful to the Backbench…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityI do not wish to reopen the debate. I have no summed up a debate before so I was uncertain about the procedure; thank you, Mr Western, for your advice. I will not accept any…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityThe hon. Member makes a pertinent and relevant point. That is why these matters need to be taken into account; it cannot be purely about access to cash, which is all that Link…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityAt the end of the day, the issue is that the FCA and Link primarily undertake an assessment of access to cash, and not to the full range of banking services. The Minister says…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityI do not know whether that is permitted or not, but I will if the Chair allows it.19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityI strongly agree with my hon. and gallant Friend. I will come to questions to the Minister in a moment; I believe that the Government need to look at the robustness and…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityI want to make sure that the Minister understands that I was simply describing what the community banker working on behalf of Lloyds was providing. I was referring to the Lloyds…19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityI did.19 Mar 2026HANSARDBanking Services: AccessibilityWe have had a good debate and I am pleased that the Backbench Business Committee has permitted us to have it. It is clear that although we have aired so many of the issues today,…19 Mar 2026HANSARDIsles of Scilly: TransportI am pleased that the hon. Member and his family have strong connections with the islands, but I caution him against describing them as the Scilly Isles—he will not be well…17 Mar 2026HANSARDIsles of Scilly: TransportI am grateful for that clarification; I am sure that it will be music to the ears of the steamship company. Going back to the point about Artemis, which is exciting—I congratulate…17 Mar 2026HANSARDIsles of Scilly: TransportI am grateful to my hon. Friend, who leads me on to my next point. Although he says that we are all in the same boat—if you will pardon the pun, Madam Deputy Speaker—the fact is…17 Mar 2026HANSARDIsles of Scilly: TransportTo a certain extent, the Minister has implied the answer to this, but of course he is well aware that a bus cannot drive between the off-islands and St Mary’s—though there might…17 Mar 2026HANSARDIsles of Scilly: TransportI am pleased to have secured this debate, and I am sure the Minister is delighted that we have reached the Adjournment at a point when we have ample time to explore the important…17 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationOn Monday, it was my privilege to visit the Helston sorting office, where I discovered staff burdened with remote, counterproductive micromanagement of their work and inadequate…11 Mar 2026