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HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryMy hon. Friend makes an extremely good point—as though he had read the next part of my speech. The Secretary of State has described our area as the Sahara of dental deserts. I…22 May 2025HANSARD Independent Sentencing ReviewIn the last four years of the previous Conservative Government, the number of foreign national offenders increased. Now, call me old-fashioned, but I believe that non-UK citizens…22 May 2025HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryA crisis has unfolded in Norfolk, quietly but painfully; a crisis that we can afford to ignore no longer. It is the urgent and worsening state of NHS dentistry. Just 33.6% of…22 May 2025HANSARDAllotments in WymondhamI rise to present a petition concerning the future of allotments in Wymondham, signed by 391 residents of South Norfolk. These signatures reflect the strength of feeling in the…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseFantastic local businesses, such as SugarBeat on the A140 in south Norfolk, are being hammered by drawn-out roadworks that have been signed off by Norfolk county council and…24 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I, too, thank my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin) for securing this debate, in which he has…24 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management CompaniesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for securing this important debate. This issue comes up time…22 Apr 2025HANSARDWater Quality on the River YareI rise to present a petition about the water quality on the River Yare, and I hope the Government will take note of the 254 residents who have signed it. The signatures were…22 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateSouth Norfolk is proudly home to Lotus Cars. This morning, I had a conversation with the management team, who welcomed the announcement. In our long-term plan for the car…07 Apr 2025HANSARDNew Towns6. What recent progress she has made on the new towns programme.07 Apr 2025HANSARDNew TownsThe housing crisis is an issue in not just our city centres but our rural communities. A new town would be excellent for our area of South Norfolk. It would help tackle our local…07 Apr 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesThe juridification of law should worry us all, and we should make sure that primacy remains with this House; the Lord Chancellor has taken an important step towards that today.…01 Apr 2025HANSARDTransport Infrastructure: Rural CommunitiesNorfolk’s economy, to fire on all cylinders, needs a decent rural road network. The Thickthorn junction in my constituency is outdated and urgently needs upgrading to support…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTransport Infrastructure: Rural Communities10. What steps her Department is taking to improve transport infrastructure in rural communities.13 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 700138 relating to Inheritance Tax relief for working farms. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward.…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsThis debate has created a space in which we can talk about other issues that affect farms. The hon. Member for Epping Forest (Dr Hudson) and I had an amazing debate on biosecurity…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI will continue for a little while. There is a deep uncertainty among farmers about what the changes will mean for them. Uncertainty is bad for business and it is bad for farmers’…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention; I will cover that later in my speech. Since being elected as the MP for South Norfolk, I have made a conscious choice to sit…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI am sorry but I have taken a lot of interventions and want to move on to the next part of my speech. I will now touch on solutions. The petition is clear that it seeks the…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: Farmsrose—10 Feb 2025