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HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillThere has been a lot of conversation this morning about the benefit to homeowners of installing solar panels on new builds. If solar panels were included on new social housing, we…17 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) for securing this debate. As the…16 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI am sure that nobody in Devon will forget the horror of 2001, when half the farms in the county were affected by foot and mouth. Does the situation in Germany provide an impetus…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationI welcome the theory of simplifying local government, but I am concerned about the pace at which the Government are trying to move. Devon has a very complicated landscape, with…15 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsI could not agree more. What is becoming obvious is the impact of children being on their phones late at night, which affects their sleep—even that has a knock-on effect on how…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsNo, I do not believe that goes far enough. There should be a legal right to access that data without having to go through any complaints process, particularly at a time when one…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Social Media AccountsI am very grateful to be able to speak in this debate, which was prompted by Ellen Roome’s petition, although I am extremely sorry that any of us needs to be here at all. I pay…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the hon. Member give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the hon. Lady give way?08 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillA fantastic organisation in my South Devon constituency called Child Assault Prevention, which I worked with when I worked for Devon Rape Crisis, had to close its doors two years…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseLarge areas of rural South Hams in my constituency of South Devon are still struggling with almost prehistoric broadband speeds. The company that was tasked with rolling out…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Hospice FundingI wish you, Mr Speaker, and all the House staff, a very merry Christmas. Following on from the hon. Member for Calder Valley (Josh Fenton-Glynn), next year I will be taking part…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementI welcome the Government’s statement and their attention to local government finances. Delivering services in large, dispersed rural areas such as mine in South Devon is…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westPharmacies in two of the major GP surgeries in my constituency, Leatside in Totnes and Compass House in Brixham, have closed in the past year because the private operators could…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]The hon. Member mentioned the cryptosporidium incident in May in Brixham in my constituency, where 17,000 houses were affected by contaminated water. A boil water notice was…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Will the hon. Member give way?16 Dec 2024HANSARD English DevolutionTop-down reorganisation of a failing council such as Conservative-run Devon county council is a bit like shuffling the deck chairs on a sinking ship. We know that years of chronic…16 Dec 2024HANSARDPrimary School Breakfast Clubs: ImpactWhile the children’s wellbeing Bill proposes statutory breakfast programmes, research from the Food Foundation shows that such clubs are more likely to benefit wealthier families…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonI would like to ask the Minister whether the Treasury consulted DEFRA on the tax change before deciding to go ahead with it in the Budget.03 Dec 2024