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HANSARDClosure of High Street Services: Rural AreasIn my constituency, we have thriving community shops offering a range of services beyond selling goods. For example, Tytherington has an outreach post office, and people can pick…05 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Following the earlier question from my right hon. Friend the Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey), I want to raise an equally troubling case. My constituent retired…05 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanOne of my constituents waited two years from the onset of severe symptoms to receive a cancer diagnosis, and another 10 weeks to have the type of cancer identified, at which point…04 Feb 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsFollowing up on that point, does the hon. Gentleman agree that, in our current system, people vote for what can actually be very loose coalitions? Our electoral system forces us…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, having seen the anxiety that the threat of closure is provoking in my constituents. Yate post office is very busy; there are often…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) on securing the debate. Having asked for a post office debate at business questions only two…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsI wonder whether the hon. Gentleman remembers how many Prime Ministers there were between the last election and the one before, and whether voters knew what they were getting at…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General Electionsrose—30 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe My Name’5 Doddie Foundation has told me that, aside from funding, motor neurone disease research needs a better regulatory framework to encourage investment into this country…30 Jan 2025HANSARD A432 Badminton Road BridgeI want to start by setting the scene. The A432 M4 overbridge forms part of a key route from my constituency into Bristol. It was erected in 1966 when the M4 was built and is a…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Will the Minister give way?28 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillWill the Minister give way?24 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryAbsolutely—it is almost as though my hon. Friend has read the next section of my speech. I was about to say that marine renewables will also boost jobs and businesses throughout…16 Jan 2025HANSARDMarine Renewables IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this important…16 Jan 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HousePost offices provide vital services in our rural communities, such as banking. In my Thornbury and Yate constituency, however, there are concerns about the future of the post…16 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI thank the Minister for that clarification. In conclusion, I welcome the Bill and the protections it provides, but I urge Ministers to accept the Liberal Democrat amendments put…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI am sure that all Members have plenty of examples in their inboxes of why this Bill is so needed. Recent cases in my inbox have ranged from someone who had to wait two years for…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. When we think of social care, we often think of those who are older, but at a recent advice surgery I met the mother of a 20-year-old with complex needs that local services…07 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingReturning to the issue of wider infrastructure in surface water flooding, recent examples in my constituency include a householder who has been affected by water running from an…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseA merry Christmas to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to everyone across Parliament and in my constituency. Thornbury and Yate residents driving home for Christmas will face a…19 Dec 2024