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HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetI beg to move, That this House has considered access to dentistry in Somerset. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. My grandfather might not have been a…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetI was not actually aware that we had those facilities there, and I am happy to know more about them. Yes, I would certainly join any call for more dentistry skills to be brought…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetI do agree. Golden hellos are all very well, but the challenge—as I hear from dentists in my constituency—is that once dentists leave NHS dentistry and go into the private sector,…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetYes. That is one of the things I have talked about extensively—or rather I have been talked at extensively by my dentist friend about the way in which we manage staff and who does…01 Apr 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Q I want to pick up on something Mr Sells said about Crown court backlogs. I have a constituent who is still waiting, two years after a serious sexual assault, and says that that…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Can I ask a quick follow-up question?27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q This question flows on nicely, because the Bill creates a lot of new offences and orders, but one of the themes of today has been resourcing. I wonder to what extent the…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q I think you are doing really well, Ms Yeung; thank you for coming in. Just a quick question, although I probably know the answer: can I assume that your concerns about face…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q I represent Frome and East Somerset, which has a large number of NFU members and farmers, who I meet a lot. They tell me frequently that they do not bother reporting rural…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q Ms Spurrell, you wondered whether we had talked about resources a lot, and it will not surprise you to learn that we have. I want to talk specifically about neighbourhood…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Thank you.27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q In the light of my hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and Cheam describing Croydon as rural, I point out that I am from a properly rural seat in Somerset. Fly-tipping gets…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (Second sitting)Q This question is probably best aimed at Action for Children. It is on a point that was raised in some of our written evidence about the proposed sentencing under the proposed…27 Mar 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing Bill (First sitting)Give it your best shot. Oliver Sells: I will give you the short answer. Yes, there are a whole load of things, but I do not have time to spell them out for you now. I do not think…27 Mar 2025HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentAfter such a huge election victory by a supposedly progressive party, it was disappointing to me and many of my constituents that, despite the financial situation that the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDIllegal Israeli Settler ViolenceMany people in my constituency are passionate about resolving the situation between Israel and Palestine, and there are concerns that violence in the west bank has increased and…25 Feb 2025HANSARDIllegal Israeli Settler Violence23. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of sanctioning violent illegal Israeli settlers.25 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ8. Dorothy House is an amazing hospice supporting terminally ill people in Frome and East Somerset and their families, including my good friend Lisa. Next year, Dorothy House…12 Feb 2025HANSARD Maternal Mental HealthI thank the hon. Member for calling this debate, which is clearly so important to her. In my constituency there is an excellent charity called HeartTalks that works with mothers…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Accessibility of RadiotherapyOn that specific point, I do not want to show off about who has the worst travel times for radiotherapy, but nobody in my constituency of Frome and East Somerset who does not own…04 Feb 2025