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HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsAs I tried to make out in my speech, the worry of a two-tier system, where some communities can afford a neighbourhood plan and others simply cannot, will be important. The only…09 Jul 2025HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Financial RedressDoes the right hon. Member agree that this is an issue of not just policy, but dignity? These women’s voices must be heard, and the Government have a responsibility to honour…03 Jul 2025HANSARD West Bank: Forced DisplacementMy hon. Friend will remember that on our trip to the west bank late last year, some of us witnessed a girls’ school that had been tear-gassed just the day before; in fact, it…02 Jul 2025HANSARD BBC World Service FundingIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank the hon. Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) for securing this important debate. I…26 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) for securing this important and timely debate. I…25 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandI totally agree with my hon. Friend. On funding, although the general medical services baseline is around two thirds of our income, it has gone up by 7.2%, with 6% eaten up by the…25 Jun 2025HANSARDWater, Sanitation and HygieneRecent polling by WaterAid and YouGov shows that access to water, sanitation and hygiene is the No. 1 priority that the UK public want to see funded through UK aid. That makes…24 Jun 2025HANSARDWater, Sanitation and Hygiene8. What assessment he has made of the contribution of water, sanitation and hygiene projects to achieving the Government’s international development objectives.24 Jun 2025HANSARD Businesses in Rural AreasHigh streets in market towns such as Melksham, Devizes and Bradford-on-Avon in my constituency suffer from a lack of footfall, which is exacerbated by poor public transport…18 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseI thank everyone who has spoken today; I am minded of the words of Jo Cox, who said that there is more that unites us than divides us. If we look back to the formation of the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseI completely agree with the hon. Member. An ActionAid project in Zambia safeguarding women from sexual exploitation was forced to close almost overnight. Oxfam says that, thanks…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesNext week, I will be meeting the families of some of the remaining Israeli hostages. I am sure that the whole House wants to see their safe return, and wants peace at last for the…10 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseI thank the hon. Member for her comments, and I will continue with more figures that emphasise those points. During the 90-day freeze, an estimated 11.7 million women and girls…10 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseI beg to move, That this House has considered the USAID funding pause and its impact on UK international development. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse.…10 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseI completely agree with my hon. Friend, and I will cover many of those points. I find the cut totally indefensible and counterproductive. Apart from the soft power that our aid…10 Jun 2025HANSARDDementia CareI thank my hon. Friend the Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) for securing this important debate. In my constituency, an estimated 1,638 people are living with dementia,…03 Jun 2025HANSARDGavi and the Global FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I thank the hon. Member for Milton Keynes Central (Emily Darlington) for introducing this vital debate. The Global Fund…15 May 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I also thank the right hon. Member for Salisbury (John Glen) and the hon. Member for Battersea (Marsha De Cordova)…13 May 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I thank the hon. Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Andrew Lewin) for securing today’s debate. Recent times have shown how…24 Apr 2025HANSARD EU Trading RelationshipI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and I am heartily in agreement. I have visited many farms across Melksham and Devizes, and it is clear that British farmers work…24 Apr 2025