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HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeWe all care about this issue. I am a Cornish MP and know more than anyone how difficult the issue is for constituents who really care not just about the quality of the water in…25 Apr 2023HANSARDHealth InequalitiesIt is becoming clear that in Cornwall the only way to get dental care is to go to a private dentist. In a deprived area, of which there are many across Cornwall, that is just not…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Farming on DartmoorI credit my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Torridge and West Devon (Sir Geoffrey Cox) for securing the debate. It raises questions about the role of Government…18 Apr 2023HANSARDEngagementsFive years ago, £40 million of public funds were set aside for brain tumour research, but recent Government figures suggest that as little as a quarter of that money has been…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingI will come on to that point later. I am grateful for the contributions that we have already heard. I pay tribute to the late Dame Tessa Jowell, who sadly received her own…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingOf course, I agree with the right hon. Gentleman. Actually, I want the Government to go further and make brain tumour research the priority of all cancer research, because we have…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingSadly, I have met far too many parents who have lost loved ones. It is heartbreaking to speak to them, and to see how a juggernaut has charged through and destroyed much of their…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered brain tumour research funding. I am hopeful that we will have nodding heads on both sides of the House for this debate this…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingI have noticed that Peter and his daughter Maria, who introduced that first petition all those years ago in 2015, are here. I am sure that if they were to do it again, they would…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI welcome this important debate. It comes at a brilliant time. Only yesterday the Prime Minister set up the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, which builds on the…08 Feb 2023HANSARD Climate Change and BiodiversityI agree completely. Time and investment must be given to ensure that those technologies actually get to market and are commercially viable. I would go beyond that: it is about not…08 Feb 2023HANSARDFossil Fuels and Cost of Living IncreasesThat is exactly my experience, and it has been my experience for a number of years. It is tragic. Our parish council contacted me in desperation because it fought long and hard…11 Jan 2023HANSARDFossil Fuels and Cost of Living IncreasesThank you, Sir Robert. I commend the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) for securing this worthwhile and vital debate. It comes after a year in which the…11 Jan 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI rise to speak in support of Government new clause 119. The lack of the housing that people need to live, work and play a full part in our local community is not a new problem…13 Dec 2022HANSARDBusiness Rates and Levelling UpIt is a privilege to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), for bringing this subject—a pet subject of mine—to…13 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Energy Generation: Burning TreesI commend my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing this important debate. How we create energy is a hot topic, if you will excuse the pun, Mr Gray.…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingI do agree, and that was the subject of one of the first debates I ever secured in this place, back in 2015. Given how farmers’ plans have shifted in the last 18 months, I suspect…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Support for British FarmingI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Simon Jupp) on securing this debate. We cannot speak enough about the need to support our farmers, who produce the food we…23 Nov 2022HANSARD Nature and Climate DeclarationThere is a Committee in No. 10 that does that job, but I accept the hon. Lady’s point. On Radio 4 last week, as I was driving back to Cornwall, Lord Deben said that we have some…09 Nov 2022HANSARD Nature and Climate DeclarationI thank the Minister for her response, and I am glad she mentioned species. For example, the Cornish chough and the Manx shearwater are birds precious to Cornwall and the Isles of…09 Nov 2022