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HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]Before 10 o’clock.13 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportPeople of all ages play sport, and they often do so at a leisure centre. We know from covid-19 that it is important that people keep fit and keep well, because those who are not…30 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillWhat I am clear about, which is why I said at the beginning I was more nervous until we got to this part of the debate, is that there is very little risk that we will breach any…22 Sept 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI have listened to days of this debate and to many constituents, and while I started off feeling quite concerned and nervous, I am more certain today of the need for the Bill than…22 Sept 2020HANSARD Covid-19I thank the Prime Minister for his statement. He is right to say that it is the co-operation and good sense of the British public that have seen the spread of this difficult…22 Sept 2020HANSARDFisheries Bill [Lords]Having seen the difficulties, unfairness and harm caused by the common fisheries policy, I believe that this opportunity to debate fisheries policy is welcome indeed. The…01 Sept 2020HANSARD Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill [Lords]Twenty-two years ago, I did a silly thing—I got married. It was not the marriage that was the problem; it was a fact that I coincided it with my wife’s birthday, thinking it would…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Horizon: Sub-Postmaster ConvictionsI hope that all the time taken to wish you a happy birthday has not delayed any celebration you might have planned for later, Mr Speaker. I want to raise a case that is one of…10 Jun 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillI rise to speak on the Contingencies Fund, not least because the Isles of Scilly transport system—I have mentioned this once already today—is desperate for a contingencies fund. I…24 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesI am grateful for the opportunity to raise an issue that seems unique to my constituency. The Isles of Scilly sit 28 miles off Land’s End, and all people and supplies travel via…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateLife and the economy on the Isles of Scilly are particularly fragile. To give a quick example, a passenger boat operator who needs to provide a service for the whole of the…17 Mar 2020HANSARD CoronavirusI thank the Secretary of State and all his team for the way that they have handled this so far and for the statement this evening. I also thank him and others for continuing to…11 Mar 2020HANSARDEarly Years Education: Equality of AttainmentThe hon. Gentleman is making a great case for providing opportunity for all. The early years national funding formula pays a setting only 100 miles from Cornwall £1.39 an hour…10 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesI do agree with that. I did not want to get into party politics, but the Labour party gave the 2006 dental contract to dentists, and we have seen the decline in the availability…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Health InequalitiesI am glad to be able to speak in this debate. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, which I represent, have a real issue with health inequalities, and I was glad recently to ask the…04 Mar 2020HANSARD Housing and PlanningI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough (Neil O'Brien) for securing this debate and for its importance, since no one in this Chamber or elsewhere would deny the need to…03 Mar 2020HANSARDSupport for Small BusinessesI thank the Minister for his commitment to small business. Small businesses in Cornwall, and especially on the Isles of Scilly, face an unprecedented challenge on 1 January as a…03 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealThe Agriculture Bill and the Environment Bill are going through Parliament at the moment, and require our food producers to meet the very highest environmental and food standards.…02 Mar 2020HANSARDUK FisheriesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South East Cornwall (Mrs Murray) not only on securing this debate, which is so important, timely and relevant, but also on getting…12 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Authority FundingThe Treasury team will know how difficult it is to get a funding formula to operate for places like the Isles of Scilly, which are remote and sparsely populated. Good work is…11 Feb 2020