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HANSARDSrebrenica Memorial WeekI thank the hon. Lady for securing this debate. It is less a debate and more a commemoration and recognition of the unity that we have in this Parliament never to forget what…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Levelling Up: South-westI apologise for having two bites of the cherry, but since my hon. Friend has raised South West Water, does he not agree with me that, if it is failing to clean up our waterways or…04 Jul 2023HANSARDSrebrenica Memorial WeekIt is worth putting on the record the fact that funding has been cut from £200,000 to £100,000, so we are not asking for a great deal to ensure we debate this issue. It should…04 Jul 2023HANSARDSrebrenica Memorial WeekI apologise for intervening, because my hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, using her expertise as the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee. We must be absolutely…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Levelling Up: South-westrose —04 Jul 2023HANSARD Levelling Up: South-westI thank my hon. Friend for his excellent speech and for raising this topic. He is talking about things within our rural constituencies, but may I make a point about coastal…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Levelling Up: South-westWhere bids fail, what consideration has been given to loaning the money to organisations and councils, on the basis that the Government will reclaim it in the future, to allow…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Levelling Up: South-westrose —04 Jul 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryIt is clear how colleagues feel, but we should also take into account that the Department may well say that none of the people who have applied for the medical certificate have…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryIt is a pleasure to be able to speak in the debate. May I start by saying how sorry I am not to see the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) in his place? He…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI thank my hon. Friend for allowing me to intervene; she is making an excellent point. Does she agree with the former DEFRA Secretary, my right hon. Friend the Member for Camborne…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and she was far more diplomatic than I was during the meeting, which probably means that her career in the Foreign Office is likely to be far…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryThis is perhaps now turning into a debate about Brixham, which of course I am always happy have. The model that is also being considered in Brixham is to have hubs outside of…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI apologise for interrupting my hon. Friend, because he is making an excellent speech, but in case he is not going to mention it—I am sure he is—may I point him to the specialised…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI am interested in the hon. Gentleman’s speech and in how he wrestles with his party’s position of rejoining the European Union and going back into the common fisheries policy.…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryYes. Where we have seen huge progress is that the Fisheries Minister has been extremely proactive on this. I hope I am not speaking for him when I say he has told me that he…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI strongly oppose my hon. Friend’s suggestion that Brixham is a cartel; that is the wrong language to use. In the interests of seeing how this model might be replicated by other…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI apologise for interrupting, but as that person is operating in my constituency, I ask the hon. Gentleman to tell them to get in touch. Secondly, we must also recognise what the…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI absolutely agree. As ever, my hon. Friend adds huge weight and knowledge to the debates on this topic. I hope that officials and Ministers across all Departments are listening…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryThe hon. Gentleman makes a fantastic point. Communication is key. We are not trying to overload the sector. We want to make sure that we take all the steps in the right way, but…29 Jun 2023