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HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyThank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question on the Australia free trade agreement. The UQ is supported by the whole International Trade Committee and the Chair, the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe two voluntary outflow reasons for personnel from the armed forces tend to be that there are greater opportunities outside the military and the impact on family life. The…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am delighted that the Government have such an ambitious outlook in seeking to sign as many free trade agreements as possible. Unfortunately, however, they have set in motion the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDPhotonics Industry1. What recent steps his Department has taken to help support the photonics industry. [R]12 Jul 2022HANSARDPhotonics IndustryI thank the Secretary of State for his response, but he will know that photonics is completely undervalued across the United Kingdom and that south Devon is home to a large…12 Jul 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsJoin us.29 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI never thought that being a free trader would be such a unique and rare position in the Conservative party. I am fully supportive of supporting the steel industry, but not…29 Jun 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry in EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I will be very brief because many points have already been made, but I want to try and give a further south-west…22 Jun 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry in EnglandHow does the hon. Lady explain the Labour performance in Wales, where dental practices are going down and the system is not being addressed? It is clear that the Labour party has…22 Jun 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry in EnglandI am grateful to the Minister for giving way, and I thank her for those words. Far from burying her head in the sand, she is putting her head above the parapet. That is most…22 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The nature of policing has changed and we have to be clear about how we tackle crime. I do not expect to see as many officers on foot patrol,…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersI absolutely accept the hon. Gentleman’s point. I am not for a second saying that everything is rosy, but when we look at the crime statistics there are some positives to be taken…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersYou will wish you had not said that, Sir Gary, but thank you for chairing this debate. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. It is welcome that the Government have…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Sentencing: Repeat OffendersGoing back to the point about the resources put into rehabilitation, the hon. Gentleman is right up to a point, but the private sector also plays a significant role in preventing…21 Jun 2022HANSARDInshore Fishing FleetI beg to move, That this House has considered the Inshore Fishing Fleet. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. I should declare my interest as treasurer…14 Jun 2022HANSARDInshore Fishing FleetI will be brief, Sir Charles, but thank you, and I thank the Minister for her response. I will rattle through some of the comments that were made. The hon. Member for Plymouth,…14 Jun 2022HANSARDGovernment Food StrategyMay I confirm that, under the strategy, public money for public good in environmental land management schemes will be about food production? Will the Secretary of State push for a…13 Jun 2022HANSARDSolar Farms and Battery StorageMy hon. Friend has mentioned the NPPF, which I understand is meant to be updated in July this year. Does he agree that there should be rigorous rules around planning permission…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jun 2022HANSARDSolar Farms and Battery StorageThank you, Mr Paisley; I shall be brief. You were very kind to describe the speech of my hon. Friend the Member for North Wiltshire (James Gray) as a sermon on the mount, and I am…08 Jun 2022