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HANSARD Flooding: BedfordshireI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. That story is felt and heard all across Mid Bedfordshire, and I agree with the points he made. As a starting point, I would like the…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Flooding: BedfordshireI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I agree that that is something the Government should be looking at. During the recent flooding, I was appalled to learn that drains…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Flooding: BedfordshireMy hon. Friend is exactly right: it is very frustrating. I know that constituents who farm in my constituency are incredibly frustrated that funding will not be made available.…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Flooding: BedfordshirePerhaps I will say it again. England has suffered its second worst harvest on record, with persistent wet weather, and waterlogged fields risk putting our farmers out of business…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Flooding: BedfordshireI thank my right hon. Friend for making that point. He has stolen my thunder, because I was going to make that exact point later in my speech, so I will skip over it when I get to…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Flooding: BedfordshireI rise in Flood Action Week to raise an issue that is front-of-mind for so many of my constituents. The flooding in September devastated homes, farms and businesses right across…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Flooding: BedfordshireSo many people across so many organisations, including fire and rescue, worked tirelessly to protect our communities. I associate myself with the hon. Lady’s comments about the…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Flooding: BedfordshireI absolutely agree. I would love to join any of those meetings with Mayor Tom to support those efforts in my wards of Wixams and Wootton.16 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. I welcome all efforts to increase the number of GPs throughout England. Residents in new and growing towns such as Wixams in Mid Bedfordshire need a GP surgery. My local…15 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) for securing this debate. I should declare that…08 Oct 2024HANSARDPension CreditAround 93% of pensioners in Mid Bedfordshire face losing the winter fuel payment this year; some of them earn less than £1,000 a month. What further support will the Minister give…07 Oct 2024HANSARDPension Credit6. What steps she is taking to ensure pensioners who are eligible for but have not previously claimed pension credit receive a winter fuel payment in winter 2024-25.07 Oct 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ10. If the Prime Minister were a pensioner earning £11,350 this year and receiving no winter fuel payment, what would he prioritise this Christmas—heating or eating?11 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND Provision: Hertfordshire and Central BedfordshireI declare an interest as a Central Bedfordshire councillor, which puts me in a somewhat awkward position. I thank the hon. Member for securing the debate. As my predecessor in Mid…04 Sept 2024HANSARDHealthcare Provision: East of EnglandI thank the hon. Member for Norwich South (Clive Lewis) for securing this debate. We seem to be on a journey from east to west; we have covered Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, and now…03 Sept 2024HANSARDRequirement for New Housing to be BeautifulIn Mid Bedfordshire we have a mix of historic towns and villages, as well as newer developments such as Wixams. We take more than our fair share of development, and my…02 Sept 2024HANSARDRequirement for New Housing to be Beautiful13. For what reason the proposed revised national planning policy framework removes the requirement for new housing to be beautiful.02 Sept 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeI congratulate you, Madam Deputy Speaker, on your election and for taking your place. I thank the House for the warm welcome to the Chamber. I am grateful to be called to make my…25 Jul 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The Government have announced ambitious house building targets but, as far as I could tell, the Labour party manifesto was silent on the GP estate upgrades. Does the Secretary…23 Jul 2024