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HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard), who made many important points on an issue which affects so many across the…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetMy hon. Friend is exactly right. I think people are very confused about the voucher system. We continue to lag behind in developing these schemes. A great many small and…11 Jan 2022HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Delays1. What steps his Department is taking to help resolve delays at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.16 Dec 2021HANSARDDriver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: DelaysI appreciate the efforts being made by my right hon. Friend, and I understand the various union issues involved, but it is clear from numerous constituents who have got in touch…16 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ10. I know we all agree that our vaccination programme has been a tremendous success. Vaccinations are the frontline of defence against all variants of covid, and the booster jab…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Touring Musicians: EU Visas and PermitsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Dr Huq, and it is a pleasure to follow the Mother of the House, the right hon. and learned Member for Camberwell and Peckham (Ms Harman).…18 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghan Relocations and Assistance Policy12. What steps his Department is taking to maintain the operation of the Afghan relocations and assistance policy.15 Nov 2021HANSARDAfghan Relocations and Assistance PolicyI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his response. I appreciate that much of the information around the Government’s support for those in Afghanistan is sensitive, but can he…15 Nov 2021HANSARDTravel to School: Rural Communities3. What steps his Department is taking to help ensure that children in rural communities with limited public transport are able to attend school.01 Nov 2021HANSARDTravel to School: Rural CommunitiesI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s reply. As a former teacher, I very much understand the value of education, but in the past few months I have been concerned to hear of…01 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ7. As the whole House will know, today is National Cheese Toastie Day. [Interruption.] It is a fact. A massive 4.3 billion toasties were consumed last year—they are the nation’s…27 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Reaching net zero is not a commitment that can be reached by the Government alone; the private sector needs to play its part in achieving a shared commitment. A third of FTSE…20 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Live Events Sector6. What steps her Department is taking to help the live events sector to return and recover from the covid-19 outbreak.16 Sept 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Live Events SectorI warmly welcome the new Secretary of State. The live music sector has had an enormously challenging 18 months. Although I strongly welcome Government interventions such as the…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Affordable Housing in the South-WestI beg to move, That this House has considered the supply of affordable, good quality housing in the South West. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I am…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Affordable Housing in the South-WestMy hon. Friend makes a tremendously apposite point. It is a very good point indeed. The answer is yes, we do: the demand is such that the supply is always going to be vastly…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Affordable Housing in the South-WestMy hon. Friend makes a tremendously good point. It is important that planning applications are seen in the round. As I will go on to describe, we need to maintain the beauty and…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Affordable Housing in the South-WestMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The growth of second homes that are rented out and do not become family homes is a problem throughout the south-west. That is precisely the…07 Sept 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateI am pleased that the House has an opportunity both to debate and to determine this question. I have always defended our aid budget, and I do not think that we should search for…13 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, and to speak on this subject today. I congratulate the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) on securing the…07 Jul 2021