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HANSARD British Indian Ocean TerritoryWe have all seen what disregard for international law looks like when it plays out on the world stage, and that is why it is right and necessary to take a deliberate, considered…26 Feb 2025HANSARDInstitute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]I welcome the Bill’s commitment to broadening educational opportunities and skills training, which is so urgently needed. As one of those young people who undertook my…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesI am grateful to the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) for securing today’s debate. This is an important issue for constituencies across the UK, as has been…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Asylum Seeker Hotel Accommodation: ReopeningDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that women across the country face very difficult situations walking home at night, and that often the tone of debate is incredibly important to…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Asylum Seeker Hotel Accommodation: ReopeningConstituents in South East Cornwall have expressed concern about the use of a hotel in the Fowey valley. Does the hon. Member agree that it is essential for asylum seekers to be…21 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseEstablishing joined-up health hubs in towns such as Saltash and Liskeard could bring routine services from across the Tamar closer to home, easing pressure on Derriford hospital.…16 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr. Dowd, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Monmouthshire (Catherine Fookes) for securing this important debate. South East…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityThank you, Mr Dowd, and I thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I thank Feargal Sharkey, who visited my constituency last summer, and I thank the Minister for all her work on…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityI know my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Noah Law) is an important champion for Cornwall as well. South East Cornwall’s beautiful, natural environment is…15 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Submarine FleetIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Dunfermline and Dollar (Graeme Downie) on securing this important debate.…15 Jan 2025HANSARDImpact of Conflict on Women and GirlsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this vital debate. As she knows, the ongoing climate crisis is making more regions of the world uninhabitable, fuelling conflicts that…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts, and I thank the hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) for securing the debate. After decades of…17 Dec 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewIt is a privilege to participate in this important debate and to hear many moving accounts from both sides of the House. My constituency plays a crucial role in our nation’s…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Home-to-School Transport: Children with SENDIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) for securing this crucial debate. Home-to-school transport…03 Dec 2024HANSARDFishing IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for securing this important debate. As the MP…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseAs we have heard, post office closures threaten to cut off essential services, particularly in rural areas such as mine, and could have a significant impact on South East…21 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence Programmes DevelopmentsWith close social and economic ties between communities on both sides of the Tamar, a Devonport deal is very important to people in South East Cornwall and in Plymouth. Will the…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015 (Extension) Bill [Lords]Meur ras—thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I begin by wishing His Majesty the King a very happy birthday—a sentiment that I am sure is shared on both sides of the House?…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingThis debate focuses on the future of fishing, but we also need fisheries that are fit for the future. Does the hon. Member agree that collaboration with our fishing communities,…05 Nov 2024HANSARDLarge-scale Energy Projects and Food SecurityI thank the hon. Member for giving way, and the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Llinos Medi) for securing the debate. Cornwall, and South East Cornwall in particular, has the potential…22 Oct 2024