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HANSARD Broadband: Rural CommunitiesDoes my hon. Friend agree that some of these unscrupulous providers, who suggest they are going to do things but then backtrack and fail to deliver, should be properly held to…13 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ8. I welcome the Government’s significant funding increase for two-year-olds’ pre-schooling in 2023, but the illustrative 2024-25 Department for Education funding to Dorset…06 Dec 2023HANSARDRural Councils: FundingLet’s see, my hon. Friend.29 Nov 2023HANSARDRural Councils: FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered the funding of rural councils. It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. I thank all right hon. and hon.…29 Nov 2023HANSARDRural Councils: FundingI wholly agree with my hon. Friend, but it is worse than that. One of my asks for the Minister is to take away and investigate this: it is important that we all note that London…29 Nov 2023HANSARDRural Councils: FundingI thank the hon. Member for his apology for being late; it is accepted. Does he agree that we should not be fooled that Labour cares about rural Britain? Where are they? The…29 Nov 2023HANSARDMedium-sized Helicopter Industry17. What steps his Department is taking to help support the medium-sized helicopter industry in the south-west.20 Nov 2023HANSARDMedium-sized Helicopter IndustryCan my hon. Friend confirm that the invitation to negotiate for the medium-sized helicopter will indeed be issued by the end of December?20 Nov 2023HANSARD Hate Crime Against the LGBT+ CommunityIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Ms Cummins. I thank the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) and congratulate him on securing this…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Hate Crime Against the LGBT+ CommunityYes, I have. As I was saying, I believe that the hon. Member for Manchester Central should be ashamed for doing that, and for making some people who do not share her political…18 Oct 2023HANSARDNHS Dentistry: South-west England16. What steps he is taking to increase access to NHS dentistry services in the south-west.17 Oct 2023HANSARDNHS Dentistry: South-west EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for his answer. It is not sustainable for the people of West Dorset who have needed dental care for some time when there is a £400 million national…17 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Will the Secretary of State join me in thanking the outgoing chief executive of the South Western Ambulance Service, Will Warrender? He came to join the service in the middle…17 Oct 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesWill the hon. Member give way?13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesMy hon. Friend is taking the concluding words of my speech out of my mouth. If a customer went to the ticket office, where the regulations require that the cheapest ticket is to…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesI thank my right hon. Friend for his contribution and support. There is a significant Access for All bid in for Dorchester South, for a new footbridge to make the station…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesI thank my right hon. Friend, who I think is entirely in agreement with a lot of what I have to say. I shall elaborate further in a moment. The proposed changes will compound…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesAnyone would think that my hon. Friend has had prior sight of my speech. Yes, I agree with him, and am about to articulate why. In West Dorset, South Western Railway has refused…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesI thank the Minister for his response, and every Member for their contribution. My question to the Minister earlier was a request to stop the proposals from SWR to ensure that we…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesI wholly agree with my hon. Friend that there is a lack of understanding about this issue, and I shall look to expose that later in my speech. I refer the House to my entry in the…13 Sept 2023