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HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I enjoyed the new clauses being called headline grabbing. They are certainly headline grabbing; the whole issue of sewage in our waters has been massively headline grabbing,…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I seek a quick clarification from the Minister. Was she saying that under the plans to implement the Equipment Theft (Prevention) Act, there may be scope within some secondary…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 14 Rural Crime Prevention Strategy “(1) A day after this Act receiving Royal Assent, the…08 May 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.08 May 2025HANSARDEducational Opportunities in Semi-rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. I thank the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Josh Dean) for securing this important debate. I represent Frome…07 May 2025HANSARDSewageIn my constituency, I am lucky to have Friends of the River Frome and Frome Families for the Future who do lots of citizen science in testing the river, but does my hon. Friend…23 Apr 2025HANSARDPensioners: Cost of LivingI have 250 pieces of outstanding casework relating to the winter fuel payment. An elderly constituent emailed me during the winter, enclosing a picture showing that her…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Tackling Child Sexual AbuseI thank the Minister for advance sight of the statement and for the progress update to Parliament, as promised. We welcome the progress that is being made by the Government on…08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Seventh sitting)Cuckooing is the offence of exercising control over the dwelling of another person to carry out illegal activities. As this legislation is drafted, the person whose dwelling it is…08 Apr 2025HANSARDPensioners: Cost of Living10. What fiscal steps she is taking to support pensioners with the cost of living.08 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fifth sitting)I will make a slightly shorter speech. [Hon. Members: “Hear, Hear!”] I welcome the Government’s measures to protect retail workers against assault. I have seen the evidence of…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetYes, there are certainly some horror stories about tooth removal. It does beg the question as to why NHS dental services in Somerset and the wider south-west have deteriorated in…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetThat sounds very frustrating, particularly when, as we are seeing, there are so many crises in our dental services. A constituent emailed me in February to say that four weeks…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetWe can absolutely carry out more research, and I urge Members to go and talk to their local school teachers. Yesterday, I found that teachers in Frome have a very clear…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetI totally agree. I was coming on to say something similar: the roll-out of the 700,000 extra urgent appointments is a positive start, but it covers less than a third of the need…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetI absolutely agree. Given the time limitations, I have not come on to discuss the challenges that places such as Somerset face due to their rurality, including the difficulties in…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)Does the hon. Member agree that this might be important for rural communities, and particularly for farmers? Farmers in my constituency tell me that they struggle with being…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetI just draw the Minister back to my specific point about whether he can confirm that he is having discussions with the British Dental Association. The association agrees that the…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Fourth sitting)Broadly speaking, we welcome any effort to reduce knife crime, which is obviously a terrible and growing problem. We note Chief Constable De Meyer’s comment, in the oral evidence…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetYes, I absolutely agree, and I will talk later about how poor access to dentistry impacts other parts of the health sector. Yesterday, I was lucky enough to visit a local primary…01 Apr 2025