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HANSARD State of Climate and NatureI express my gratitude to the Minister and to the Government for delivering this second nature and climate statement, as they promised to do during the conversations around the…13 Jul 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ8. My constituency is the ninth most sewage-polluted constituency in the entire country, with thousands of hours of sewage pouring into the Thames, Avon and Coln, but that metric…08 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The Government recently shelved plans to require solar panels on new car parks, despite the significant potential to generate clean electricity, support electric vehicle…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Elections: First Past the PostIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Richmond Park (Sarah Olney) for securing this important and urgent debate. We have…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI thank the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy) for her passionate opening speech, and for the many hours we spent in each other’s company on a long-tail boat when we…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationI thank the hon. Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy) for her passionate opening speech, and for the many hours we spent in each other’s company on a long-tail boat when we…23 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsMy hon. Friend makes a good point. Not everybody can time their minor injuries to fall conveniently within the unit’s opening hours, so I absolutely sympathise with the challenge…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsThat is a very good question that I hope the Minister will be able to answer. I pay tribute to the absolute heroism of the people who staff our community hospitals; they are…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady’s point. I have been pressing the NHS to find out the criteria by which they will judge the trial closure, but the criteria have not been…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsI beg to move, That this House has considered community hospitals. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy, and I am grateful to have secured this debate. I…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his perceptive intervention. Community hospitals often do feel more like a home from home. They are more accessible for a patient’s friends and…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsI absolutely agree that a lot of the frustration felt on the frontline is due to lack of clarity of communication. Community hospitals are institutions, and I pay tribute to the…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend’s point. We need a more joined-up approach. From conversations that I have had with nurses in my constituency, I know that those on the…16 Jun 2026HANSARDCommunity HospitalsI thank all Members who have contributed to this debate with wonderful and sometimes moving stories about the role that community hospitals have played in the lives of their…16 Jun 2026HANSARDSmall Towns: Transport LinksOne of my constituents had a stroke last year. While he jumped through all the hoops required by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to get his driving licence restored, he…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsI echo the sympathies expressed by the Prime Minister for the families recently bereaved, particularly the family of Henry Nowak. Corruption appears to be endemic in donations to…03 Jun 2026HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3 June.03 Jun 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. We must be telepathic, because my very next paragraph is as follows. Five days ago, Sir David Attenborough celebrated his 100th…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressIt is a great honour to speak in this debate. I add my voice to the many voices of appreciation from across the House for the two magnificent speeches from the hon. Members for…13 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressAbsolutely. Nature is very resilient; when we leave her alone, or give her a bit of a helping hand by rewiggling rivers, for example, or through rewilding projects, she does come…13 May 2026