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HANSARDLawfare and Investigative JournalismI absolutely want to hear what the Minister has to say. Just on the oven-ready point, and I know it is a slightly over-used term in this House, we had a Bill written. There is a…17 Oct 2022HANSARDLawfare and Investigative JournalismWill the Minister give way?17 Oct 2022HANSARDLawfare and Investigative JournalismThe Leus case, as eloquently highlighted by the right hon. Member for Barking, is just the latest example of the threatening abuse of lawfare, this time against Chatham House. It…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Rural HealthcareWhen the Minister talks about local flexibility, I interpret that through the guise of funding. Does he accept that there is a funding issue for the 12 unavoidably small hospitals…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Rural HealthcareI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate and this important conversation. I also thank the Minister for the community diagnostic centre announced for the Isle of Wight this…12 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineMy right hon. Friend speaks of sabre-rattling. Clearly, there is a great deal of bluff and threat and Putin is trying to break the alliance between Kyiv and the west. Are the…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateI welcome the Minister’s priorities on GP appointments, pharmacies and dentistry, which are important for Islanders. May I make her aware of the specific needs of what her…22 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineIn the Syrian war, the Russians and their Syrian allies targeted hospitals as primary targets. Does the hon. Member agree it is regrettable that at the time we did not say and do…22 Sept 2022HANSARD SanctionsI will make a few brief points to the Minister and raise some specifics, as my hon. Friend the Member for Dewsbury (Mark Eastwood) did. It is quite clear that Russia is now…22 Sept 2022HANSARD SanctionsWill the Minister give way?22 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineIt was a pleasure to lead the delegation last week. For anyone who is interested, I am organising another to take place later in the year, and it will be lovely to see colleagues…22 Sept 2022HANSARD SanctionsMy right hon. Friend is talking about services. Will His Majesty’s Government take further action to prevent Russian state entities such as Gazprom and VTB Bank, and the legal…22 Sept 2022HANSARDUnavoidably Small HospitalsI beg to move, That this House has considered unavoidably small hospitals. Thank you very much, Mr Hollobone; as ever, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I thank…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionOn the island, we have persuaded Southern Water to undertake its most ambitious pathfinder project, which should, in time, see dramatic improvements. We need them, because in the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDUnavoidably Small HospitalsI thank my hon. Friend for that valuable intervention. We have exactly the same problem. I will come on to how we are trying to solve it, but we have the same issue getting…06 Sept 2022HANSARDUnavoidably Small HospitalsThe problem is clearly significant in my hon. Friend’s patch, but does he understand that when people are separated by sea from the mainland it becomes an even greater problem?…06 Sept 2022HANSARDUnavoidably Small HospitalsI thank all those who spoke in the debate. I will absolutely follow up with the Minister, both in the request for greater transparency and with regard to the integrated care…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMy constituent has already had a dialogue and was told that the matter was closed, but the matter was then reopened even though he had already had that original dialogue. Does he…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) BillMay I just check something? I am hoping that the Minister will be able to provide a positive confirmation. I have a constituent, a former serviceman, who was involved in an…29 Jun 2022HANSARDBottom Trawling: Marine Protected AreasI am grateful that my right hon. Friend is championing this matter, because it is so important, and I think there would be strong support on the Isle of Wight for a ban on bottom…28 Jun 2022