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HANSARDClimate ChangeHydrotreated vegetable oil is a good alternative to ripping out heating systems that already exist in rural homes. We have heard today about the cost to rural homes as we try to…21 May 2024HANSARD Under-10-Metre Fishing Fleet: South-WestIt is a real privilege to be able to speak in this debate in support of our inshore fleet right across Cornwall and beyond, and to commend my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell…15 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ13. I know that my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister takes a personal interest in community pharmacy. Community pharmacists play an essential role in reducing pressure on…15 May 2024HANSARDPost-16 Education: Isles of ScillyI thank Mr Speaker for granting this debate on the cost of post-16 education for families on the Isles of Scilly. I have yet to stand up in this Chamber unless it is to raise an…29 Apr 2024HANSARDPost-16 Education: Isles of ScillyI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I will be covering that injustice and how equality and levelling up really should apply, but I am pleased to know that there is…29 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Robotic surgery allows laparoscopic surgery to be performed with increased precision, flexibility and control. This can result in reduced patient complication rates, reduced…17 Apr 2024HANSARDRegional Economic InequalitiesAcross Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, most jobs are supplied by very small businesses, many of which fall below the VAT threshold. Given the economic inequalities around the…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Sites of Special Scientific Interest (Designation)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to transfer the power to designate sites of special scientific interest from Natural England to the Secretary of State; to…13 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsSince the Chancellor delivered his Budget last week, I have given a lot of thought to the subject of productivity and how we address it. There are three key ingredients that…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI agree with my hon. Friend, and I also think it is perfectly reasonable to have an ambition that we can work towards making a commitment. Support for household energy bills has…12 Mar 2024HANSARD Digital ExclusionI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in the debate. Many will remember that I secured a debate on loneliness, isolation, and digital and financial inclusion back in…28 Feb 2024HANSARDFuel PovertyI am sure the Minister will agree that energy security and supporting the most vulnerable in fuel poverty go hand in hand. The way to address security is by both securing supply…16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsI thank the hon. Member for North West Leicestershire (Andrew Bridgen) for securing the debate and for his effort to bring it to the House. I have received a significant number of…16 Jan 2024HANSARDExcess Death TrendsI thank the hon. Lady for that intervention, and I was coming on to that. Whatever the Minister is minded to say today, a proper understanding is needed of what is behind these…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Public Services in Cornwall: FundingWith your permission, Mr Deputy Speaker, I would like to include in this discussion the Council of the Isles of Scilly, which faces exactly the same kind of challenges. I am in…15 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryI listened carefully and with interest to what the shadow Secretary of State said in his opening remarks. I like the man, but he clearly sees this matter as a potential political…09 Jan 2024HANSARDHorizon: Compensation and ConvictionsWhen I first became an MP, I met two constituents who had suffered as a result of the Horizon scandal. I was struck by the utter betrayal they felt. They had lost the job they…08 Jan 2024HANSARDChristmas, Christianity and CommunitiesIt is good to follow the hon. Member for—sorry, I wrote it down but I cannot read my writing—Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron). I credit my hon. Friend the Member for Don…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Elderly and Vulnerable People: Loneliness and IsolationI beg to move, That this House has considered loneliness and isolation in elderly and vulnerable people. Imagine a room of people of all ages and demographics. In this gathering,…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Elderly and Vulnerable People: Loneliness and IsolationI support that, and my hon. Friend is right to refer to our report from the EFRA Committee. In my constituency, we have a number of community-led bus schemes. Douglas Woolcock,…06 Dec 2023