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HANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexI commend my hon. Friend on an excellent speech. Some of my residents still travel to their NHS dentist clinic in Nottinghamshire, which is a more than 500-mile round trip from…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDRailways BillThe hon. Member is giving an impassioned speech about areas that are underserved by rail connections. My constituency is one such areas—it does not have a single mainline station,…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesSouth West Water has pleaded guilty to illegal sewage dumping across my constituency, including at Bodmin and Harlyn. It will likely get yet another fine and a slap on the wrist—a…08 Jun 2026HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsRecent CPS data shows a welcome reduction in victim attrition in domestic abuse cases where the defendant was charged. However, the same CPS dataset shows little evidence of…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Rail FreightI have been supporting a project called Kernow Connect alongside Cornwall council, and it looks to advance freight capacity to Cornwall significantly. We have Falmouth, one of the…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Seasonal Hospitality Businesses in Coastal AreasI have heard from countless hospitality business in my constituency, be it the Bullers Arms in Bude, which has seen astronomical business rates, or Stir café in Wadebridge, where…03 Jun 2026HANSARDSMEs: European TradeI always welcome the cutting of red tape and I await the details excitedly. My North Cornwall constituent, Hannah Willow, runs two art businesses. Prior to Brexit, around 30% of…21 May 2026HANSARD Family Justice System: Domestic Abuse and SafeguardingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship today, Ms Furniss. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) for securing this really important debate. I…21 May 2026HANSARDSMEs: European Trade9. What steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized businesses trade with European nations.21 May 2026HANSARD Middle EastI am grateful to the Minister for his statement, having applied for an urgent question alongside the leader of Plaid Cymru in Westminster, the right hon. Member for Dwyfor…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI warmly welcome the Chief Secretary to her new role. My rural constituency does not have a regular or reliable bus service. It does not even have a single mainline train station,…21 May 2026HANSARDProcessed Russian Oil Products: SanctionsRocketing fuel prices are hitting rural families in constituencies like mine, but the answer can never be to play directly into Putin’s hands by weakening sanctions, just as…20 May 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsCornwall continues to face some of the UK’s worst legal aid deserts, with rurality and lack of transport adding to the postcode lottery. According to the Law Society, a third of…19 May 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.19 May 2026HANSARDEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI will keep my contribution brief and speak once again on Lords amendments 98 and 98A, to allow other hon. Members to speak. Along with many of my constituents, I was very…27 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Successive Governments have handed public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds to the US tech firm Palantir, including the Ministry of Defence and NHS England, for a…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseSome of the most shocking stories that I heard during the general election campaign on doorsteps throughout North Cornwall were of people pulling out their own teeth because they…23 Apr 2026HANSARD Mountain RescueI fully endorse and support what my hon. Friend is saying. My brilliant Cornish search and rescue team have asked me to attend this debate to make exactly the same point, that if…22 Apr 2026HANSARD English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI will briefly speak to Lords amendment 98. When it comes to regions such as Cornwall and my constituency of North Cornwall, this Bill neither respects nor gives due consideration…21 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Last week marked three years since the start of Sudan’s ongoing civil war, which has sparked a disastrous famine affecting an estimated 34 million people, while about 14…21 Apr 2026