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HANSARD Rural Pubs: Fiscal SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank the hon. Member for Meriden and Solihull East (Saqib Bhatti) for securing this valuable debate. Rural pubs…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARDEbola OutbreaksThis morning, we held an informal International Development Committee meeting with Professor Wim de Villiers and Richard Gordon of the University of Stellenbosch on the Ebola…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Russian Shadow FleetI welcome the Secretary of State to his position and thank him for his statement. I also thank our brave Royal Marines for undertaking this action. It has been reported in the…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDNHS DentistryIn my constituency of Melksham and Devizes in Wiltshire, in two years only 29% of adults were seen by dentists. Only 56% of Wiltshire’s children are seen by an NHS dentist each…15 Jun 2026 · 5d agoHANSARDRailways BillWe in this place all recognise the transformative role that railways can play in creating better-connected places and driving the economic growth that our communities and country…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Lebanon: Israel Defence Forces OperationsWith the world on fire, with war and climate change and with diseases such as Ebola stalking Africa again, will the Government reconfirm their commitment to returning aid spending…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Health BillAll of us want to see a better NHS, but there is a profound contradiction at the heart of the Bill: the Government are handing ICBs more responsibility and authority with one hand…01 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence ReadinessToday, we have been talking about defence readiness, and I commend the members of the armed forces and, indeed, the veterans who live or are based in my constituency. However, our…20 May 2026HANSARDFire and Rescue Services: FundingPeople in our area of Dorset and Wiltshire have been told that we face the potential closure of eight fire stations. At a time when, quite apart from anything else, we do not know…28 Apr 2026HANSARD Driver and Vehicle Licensing AgencyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Dorset and North Poole (Vikki Slade) for securing such an important debate. I was recently contacted by a young person in my constituency…23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Foreign Secretary has made it clear that a ceasefire in Sudan is a key priority. In the light of the Berlin conference’s shortcomings, can she detail the diplomatic, economic…21 Apr 2026HANSARDStrategic Defence Review: FundingHave the Government considered issuing defence bonds, as proposed by the Liberal Democrats, to ringfence capital for defence spending? If not, why not?15 Apr 2026HANSARDMiddle EastI thank the Prime Minister for his comments on Lebanon. We are seeing an Israeli military playbook from Gaza—collective punishment, forced displacement and attacks on health—being…13 Apr 2026HANSARDDriving Test Waiting Times3. What steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for driving tests.26 Mar 2026HANSARDDriving Test Waiting TimesYoung constituents in Melksham and Devizes who are waiting months for driving tests are resorting to paying premium prices for cancellation apps, often getting slots halfway…26 Mar 2026HANSARDSnare Traps2. What progress she has made on banning snare traps.19 Mar 2026HANSARDSnare TrapsI and many others in my constituency of Melksham and Devizes, and no doubt across England, welcome the new animal welfare strategy for England, particularly the banning of snares,…19 Mar 2026HANSARD International DevelopmentYesterday, I and my colleagues on the International Development Committee met staff from Action Against Hunger, who had just returned from Lebanon, to hear about the horrors they…19 Mar 2026HANSARD Rural RoadsI thank the hon. Member for South Shropshire (Stuart Anderson) for this debate. One particularly frustrating problem is the way in which roadworks are planned and co-ordinated,…17 Mar 2026HANSARDFire Station ClosuresI am grateful for the opportunity to open this debate on fire station closures. I would like to begin by paying tribute to the bravery of firefighters across the country.12 Mar 2026