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HANSARDDraft Judicial Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. As the Minister explained, this legislation is somewhat technical, so I do not intend to add anything beyond the…20 Nov 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for Farmers6. What recent discussions he has had with the National Farmers Union on the adequacy of Government support for farmers.14 Nov 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for FarmersMy local NFU representative, Gillian van der Meer, makes clear her concerns and those of many other local farmers about the impact of Labour’s family farm tax. I find it…14 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeThe post office in Bexhill provides vital banking and other services to my constituents, and I have already been contacted by people concerned about its possible closure. Can the…13 Nov 2024HANSARDEarly Release SchemeOf course, tagging will protect the public only if curfew breaches are addressed swiftly. Can the Secretary of State tell us whether there have been any breaches of tag-monitored…05 Nov 2024HANSARDEarly Release SchemeWanting to see justice delivered more consistently for victims is the key reason I sought election to this place, so it is an enormous privilege to take up this role today. In…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesMay I politely suggest to the Minister that the time for his weekend reading was before deciding the policy, not afterwards? Farmers in my constituency, including Jonathan…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming Communitiesindicated assent.04 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillMy right hon. Friend is right that the Government have made some big claims in this House, but the detail of the work and how to get us over the line in an affordable,…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillIt is a pleasure to follow the maiden speech of the hon. Member for Bolsover (Natalie Fleet), who showed real courage in talking with emotion, pride and passion, which is not…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPolice AccountabilityI welcome much of what the Home Secretary has said. The police officers we are talking about, including Martyn Blake, are often deployed to protect local communities from violent…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Sanctions: IranI welcome the opportunity not just to give my support to the proposal to continue and extend sanctions, but to put on record my condemnation of the Iranian regime and to give my…23 Oct 2024HANSARDSentencing Review and Prison CapacityThe Secretary of State has identified a good set of principles for her review. On the Texan approach, does she think that it would be fairer to victims if, rather than us looking…22 Oct 2024HANSARDAccess to Primary CareI recently met representatives of Martins Oak and Oldwood surgeries in my constituency. Both surgeries have ambitious plans to move to bigger premises so that they can see more…15 Oct 2024HANSARDOld Oak Common Station Construction: South-west Travel DisruptionOne of the ways in which we could improve the reliability of all our train services is through reform of working practices such as annual leave and weekend working. Agreeing a…10 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationAs Labour embarks on a reform programme, may I ask whether the Secretary of State has read the report of the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry, which looked at the shocking patient…12 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Bexhill and Battle we get to enjoy the amazing High Weald area of outstanding natural beauty, but it is expansive, covering more than 1,400 sq km. What advice did the…12 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI rise to express my strong opposition to the Government’s decision to remove the winter fuel payment from millions of pensioners, a move that will strip vital financial support…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI recognise the comments that the hon. Member has made about the economic inheritance, but does she not agree that, compared with the situation that we managed in coalition with…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI will replace “disingenuous” with “deeply, deeply concerning”.10 Sept 2024