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HANSARDSewageAs I have just said, in Bradford-on-Avon, similar investments have been made—credit where credit is due. I will come back to the important issues about farming. We should also…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsI fully support reversing the delays to the new hospital programme and want to emphasise the importance of investment in community health provision, which offers multiple benefits…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageThe pollution of rivers is an issue that strikes close to home for many of us. Just last November, Wessex Water was fined half a million pounds for pumping raw sewage into…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Road Safety and Active Travel to SchoolIt is an honour to speak under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Didcot and Wantage (Olly Glover) for securing the debate. Giving children the…22 Apr 2025HANSARDGaza: Israeli Military OperationsRecent polling suggests that over 60% of Israelis will support any deal that brings the remaining hostages home. If that can be achieved, the likelihood is that peace and…02 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the light of the Prime Minister’s announcement of the impending official development assistance cuts, how will the UK Government be a global leader on water security and…01 Apr 2025HANSARDEuropean Union: UK MembershipIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for introducing this valuable and vital debate. I also thank…24 Mar 2025HANSARD Israeli-Palestinian Peace: International FundIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I also thank the hon. Member for Mansfield (Steve Yemm) for bringing this issue to the Chamber. The Liberal Democrats…11 Mar 2025HANSARDSyriaI have a Syrian family living in my constituency. The wife is from a small village in Tartus and her husband is from Salamiyah, a town in Hama. Both of their families are still…10 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI believe the UK’s international development spending must be used effectively, with a primary focus on poverty reduction, and we must reverse the ODA cut and get back to 0.7% of…05 Mar 2025HANSARDJammu and Kashmir: Human RightsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank the hon. Member for Hyndburn (Sarah Smith) for bringing forward this important debate. The Liberal Democrats…05 Mar 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Member for Normanton and Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) for securing this important debate. All of us have…12 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith the Russians using drones to drop CS gas into the trenches of the Donbas, and Avon Protection in my constituency ready to manufacture the residue of the 300,000 gas masks…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI thank my hon. Friend for those comments. These small family-run businesses cannot afford it. If the plan continues, many will be wiped out completely. Such farms are often the…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsEarlier today I had the opportunity to meet a constituent, Darcy Johnson, and I want to share her and her family’s story. Four generations of Darcy’s family have worked Dogwood…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Low-income Countries: Debt CancellationNo, but it is in Wiltshire.06 Feb 2025HANSARD Low-income Countries: Debt CancellationI commend the hon. Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for organising this debate on a vital and extremely timely topic. As all hon. Members present are…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)There would be added expense. Social workers are trained in understanding family dynamics, and need desperately to be involved in these situations.22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)Let me start by saying that I am in in favour of the motion, so I will vote for it, if it comes to that. However, would the hon. Member for Spen Valley (Kim Leadbeater) and the…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Money)I was making a point about the added expense.22 Jan 2025