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HANSARDTopical QuestionsResidents in a housing development in my constituency are facing a number of issues after yet another developer has gone bust. Parts of the shared communal land have reverted back…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Fishing and Coastal Growth FundThe Liberal Democrats of course welcome any further investment in our fishing communities, but coastal towns must have a proper say in how the money will be spent. The allocation…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Alleged Spying Case: Role of Attorney General’s OfficeThroughout these revelations, Ministers and the Prime Minister’s spokesperson have repeatedly claimed that the Government had no sight of the witness statements and no input. The…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing Billrose—21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillI thank the hon. Member for giving way. Does he agree with his hon. Friend the Member for Fareham and Waterlooville (Suella Braverman) that the Conservative Government’s record on…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Mandatory Digital IDI have just come from a meeting with WASPI women here in Parliament who are asking for £3 billion in compensation, which they are rightly owed. The Government have said that they…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The town of Bodmin in my constituency is fast becoming the museum capital of Cornwall. It has the excellent Discovering42 science museum, Bodmin Town museum, and the Army…16 Oct 2025HANSARD Pride in PlaceI was really disappointed that Cornwall, despite having some of the most deprived towns in the country, will not receive a penny of pride in place funding. At a time when our…15 Oct 2025HANSARDNew Social Housing: Rural Towns and Villages7. What steps he is taking to support the building of social housing in rural towns and villages.13 Oct 2025HANSARDNew Social Housing: Rural Towns and VillagesI thank the Secretary of State for that response. Cornwall has been given an ambitious annual target of 4,400 homes, and I sincerely hope that a large proportion of those will be…13 Oct 2025HANSARDDigital IDMy constituents have been crystal clear with me: they do not want a mandatory digital ID forced upon them. It would mark a clear erosion of their civil liberties and—let us face…13 Oct 2025HANSARDBovine Tuberculosis Control and Badger CullingI hear Member after Member talking about badgers sneezing on cows and breathing on cows, but badgers can spread bovine TB to cattle through urine and droppings. Bovine TB costs…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Police: Professional StandardsI welcome the Minister to her place. I requested this debate following some shocking constituency cases that I have dealt with since my election to this place last summer. I am…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Police: Professional StandardsI completely agree that it is essential we have police officers with the experience, skills and knowledge, to ensure that people have proper trust and confidence in our police and…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Police: Professional StandardsI completely agree we must hold our police officer to the highest standards, particularly when it comes to complaints. If those standards do not meet the threshold that we all…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Police: Professional StandardsI hope that the Minister heard that suggestion of complaints about one police force potentially being reviewed by another. That seems like a sensible suggestion that, importantly,…16 Sept 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI welcome the new Leader of the House to his place. Grave breaches of international humanitarian law continue in Gaza, including the unlawful blockade of aid and illegal…11 Sept 2025HANSARDRegional Transport InequalityMy hon. Friend rightly draws attention to Teignmouth station. Despite its large size, my constituency does not have a single mainline train station, but our closest station,…11 Sept 2025HANSARD Omar al-Bayoumi: Arrest and ExtraditionI thank the Minister for his update, and I echo his tribute to the victims of the appalling 9/11 attack. However, after recent revelations about Omar al-Bayoumi, his alleged…08 Sept 2025HANSARDEconomic CrimeThe newly built Launceston primary school in my constituency was demolished and then rebuilt, costing millions of pounds because of serious defects in the building. The contractor…04 Sept 2025