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HANSARDFishing 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 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 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsI cannot speak in this debate—sorry.27 Jun 2023HANSARD Local Radio: BBC ProposalsI thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning) for securing this timely and necessary debate. As others have said, I hope that the BBC is…22 Jun 2023HANSARD Volunteer Groups in Rural SettingsI beg to move, That this House has considered the role of volunteer groups in rural settings. This is not so much a debate, but a statement of appreciation and a tipping of the…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Volunteer Groups in Rural SettingsI thank the hon. Gentleman for continuing his record of intervening in nearly every one of my Westminster Hall debates. He does so with absolute accuracy and a commitment to raise…20 Jun 2023HANSARD Volunteer Groups in Rural SettingsI am always concerned about any platform that might help the hon. Gentleman to get his message out to his constituents. In this instance, however, he is absolutely right. When…20 Jun 2023HANSARDProcurement Bill [Lords]The Minister is making an excellent speech and I agree with the broad thrust of everything he is saying, but in terms of the practical application—how we debar businesses and…13 Jun 2023HANSARDDental Recovery PlanI welcome the Minister’s response and his comments in a recent Westminster Hall debate. It is clear that there is still a problem, and many of us are still asking for the recovery…06 Jun 2023HANSARDDental Recovery Plan12. When he plans to publish a dental recovery plan.06 Jun 2023HANSARDShort and Long-term RentalsI appreciate the Minister’s response, but where we have non-unitary councils it turns out that the Government’s measure of 200% council tax will see 92% go to counties and only 8%…05 Jun 2023HANSARDShort and Long-term Rentals7. Whether his Department is taking steps to change the balance between short and long-term rentals.05 Jun 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasI apologise to the hon. Member for Strangford for jumping in on the back of his question. The funds are welcome, but I urge the Minister to do all he can to encourage DEFRA to see…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasOf course, the debate is about the arrangements, but there is also the broader point about where we can reduce bureaucracy. We have skirted around the point about the Maritime and…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasThat is quite possible but, again, what is the purpose of this debate? What are we trying to do here? We are trying to shore up support for the fishing community; we are trying to…25 May 2023HANSARDInshore Industry Fishing Crews: VisasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). In his —if I may say so politely—lengthy speech, he has…25 May 2023HANSARD NHS Dentists: South-West EnglandI apologise for interrupting my hon. Friend’s concluding remarks. Does he agree that it is also worth considering whether we can improve the role of dental therapists so they can…24 May 2023HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: PlanningIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, and to support my neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster). Across south Devon, we have been dealing with this…23 May 2023HANSARDLeasehold ReformI hope that my hon. Friend will forgive me for asking this question in this debate, but I wonder whether he might include in the legislation reforms relating to park homes. Many…23 May 2023HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: PlanningI am sorry to interrupt the hon. and learned Member’s speech. I congratulate her enormously on the proposals that have been put forward in Edinburgh; there is a great deal that we…23 May 2023