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HANSARDAstraZenecaA pattern is forming around this not so new Government’s ability to negotiate effectively, from their disastrous approach to Chagos to the terrible deal with train unions and this…03 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsBefore Christmas, I received nearly 1,000 handwritten letters from pupils at St Peter’s secondary school in Exeter. Each letter strongly advocated for greater support to tackle…22 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22 January.22 Jan 2025HANSARD UK Air DefenceI thank my right hon. and gallant Friend the Member for South West Wiltshire (Dr Murrison) for bringing this important debate to the Chamber. From the discussions the Minister had…16 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Fifth sitting)This is an active issue across many of our constituencies, and we have heard many personal stories. In my constituency of Exmouth and Exeter East, we have had a new town built…16 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Fourth sitting)I agree with many of the points raised by my hon. Friend the Member for Epping Forest on debt. He raised the serious question of how much debt is too much. Does Ofwat have a firm…14 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I agree with many of the hon. Lady’s points. Many of our constituents are feeling the same effects, but does she not agree that the reason why the Bill has been introduced so…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)I want to raise one minor point. Public confidence in us restoring our water systems is the reason we are here, scrutinising this Bill. Feargal Sharkey—a main campaigner who many…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)We talk about citizen scientists and the hard work they have to do to uncover what is going on within the data. We are talking about putting lots of different monitors on lots of…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)There is a lot of additional work being pushed towards Ofwat. Could the Minister confirm whether Ofwat has the internal capacity to meet that workload? If not, is there a…09 Jan 2025HANSARDWater (Special Measures) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)We have heard repeatedly that this is just the start of the legislative process to bring our water companies back to heel. Will the Minister please explain what she thinks the…09 Jan 2025HANSARDOld Oak Common StationThe key theme set out by hon. Members from across Wales and the south-west is that we are all being kept in the dark. What will the Minister do to engage with MPs from across the…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman mentioned 2015, so let me return to the point I just made: these problems did not happen overnight. He will know that the Liberal Democrats were in coalition…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Member for raising those points; this issue has affected our county, and I hope that members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee raise it as fast…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]This is a major issue. We are talking about the sewage network for an entire country. The last Government pushed for storm overflows to be looked at, and I am glad that the Bill,…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I thank the Government for introducing this Bill and the Minister for Water for meeting me last week. This is a vital issue, not least for my constituents in Exmouth and Exeter…16 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Third sitting)The mechanics are different from those for a preferred candidate in other Departments, in so far as the candidate will have to go through top-level security clearance and…12 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Fourth sitting)Would it be possible for the Minister to provide clarification on how sensitive information will be handled? I imagine that, with these extra powers, the new commissioner will be…12 Dec 2024HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner Bill (Third sitting)I seek clarification on one of the points the Minister made about clearances, as I have not heard it in what he has said. Which level of clearance will the Armed Forces…12 Dec 2024HANSARD Rail Services: DevonI thank my hon. Friend—I will call him that, as he is my neighbour from Exeter—for securing this important debate. I want to take the politics out of all this. I know he is not…11 Dec 2024