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HANSARD Crime and Antisocial Behaviour: Small TownsI welcome that intervention. I assure my hon. Friend that every person in Cornwall knows that argument. For a long time, including before we came to power, resources have been…05 Jun 2019HANSARD Pension Funds: Financial and Ethical InvestmentsIn 2018, the Government said they would update the law to require trustees to consider the impact of their investment on a changing environment. That has now been implemented. I…22 May 2019HANSARD HealthI completely agree with my hon. Friend, and I attended a conference 18 months ago at which the podiatrists and Plymouth University mentioned the risk of this happening. We are now…14 May 2019HANSARD HealthWe are talking about preventive health care, and I want to focus on podiatry and its workforce. This place has supported changes to the nursing bursary, and I continue to support…14 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeOn Friday, the RSPB launched its “Let Nature Sing” track and accompanying video, which we should promote as much as we can. The track brings attention to the fact that we have 40…01 May 2019HANSARD Migration Advisory CommitteeMy hon. Friend will know that people in fishing, farming, healthcare, social care and our tourism industry are acutely conscious of this challenge. They expect and want whoever is…30 Apr 2019HANSARDProportional Representation: House of CommonsI welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I recognise that there is a need to look at our electoral system and to explore electoral system reform. Why do I believe that?…23 Apr 2019HANSARDProportional Representation: House of CommonsIn Cornwall, the Conservatives polled about 49% in 2017 and the other two parties each had about half of the remainder, so I agree with the hon. Lady. There could have been a…23 Apr 2019HANSARD European CouncilPeople want and expect us to get on with the job, and I believe that trust in our democratic system is being eroded at an alarming rate. Assuming that the Prime Minister can get…11 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I will come to that, because the environment plan commits to environmental net gain measures in planning. That is why, as was mentioned…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanI am concerned now, because people have clearly read my speech. I was about to move on to that subject. I have the great honour of being a Cornish MP, as Members might have…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanThe Minister is best placed to respond to how we get that into the plan, but my hon. Friend is right. I have been to see scientists in my constituency who work to improve the soil…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanThat is right. We had a beautiful day this week—I think it was Sunday—when I banned my children from going in the house, but I still found my 12-year-old sneaking in to play with…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanTwo things come to mind. First, the environmental plan talks about protecting and enhancing the natural environment. Secondly, in our part of the world, we are seeing the roll-out…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanI welcome that intervention and I am grateful for it. I shall come on to that point later on, particularly because I am the species champion for the Manx shearwater, a bird that…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanYes, and I will address both that and the earlier point about social prescribing later. We have an amazing national park on the Lizard, which we are hoping to extend, and there…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanThat is a really valuable point. As my right hon. Friend described, and as I described in relation to Scilly, managing the rat and mice population to protect ground-nesting birds…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanI beg to move, That this House has considered the effect of the 25-year environment plan on world health. I am grateful for the opportunity to lead this debate. It is only right…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanI am grateful to Back-Bench Members and Front-Bench Members for their contributions. I am glad of the opportunity this afternoon to talk up the environment plan, and I am grateful…09 Apr 2019HANSARD World Health: 25-Year Environment PlanI completely accept that. We must find stronger methods to manage that practice, and I wrote to the Secretary of State in the last two weeks or so to ask him how we can toughen up…09 Apr 2019