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HANSARDDrinks Spiking8. What steps her Department is taking to tackle drinks being spiked.25 Apr 2022HANSARDDrinks SpikingA constituent who has got in touch with me has had the dreadful problem of having her drink spiked. It has been a dreadfully traumatic experience, but on top of that, she can no…25 Apr 2022HANSARDForest and Woodland Conservation4. What steps he has taken to conserve forests and woodlands to deliver on the leader’s declaration on forests and land use agreed at COP26.20 Apr 2022HANSARDForest and Woodland ConservationI thank the Minister for recently visiting my constituency. She will know that North Norfolk is blanketed with ancient forests and woodlands. It is very encouraging that woodland…20 Apr 2022HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevQuite rightly, we should be concerned about Russian money coming into our political system, but my right hon. and learned Friend at the Dispatch Box is right in what he says. We…29 Mar 2022HANSARD Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s LynnI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for securing this incredibly important debate. It is a very poor situation to have a hospital in Norfolk in this position, when it…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King’s LynnDoes the Minister know that the Queen Elizabeth Hospital was named after the Queen Mother? As it is Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee this year, does he agree that it would be a…23 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Communities5. What steps his Department is taking to level up communities across Scotland.16 Mar 2022HANSARDLevelling Up CommunitiesWhat levelling-up plans are there specifically for the rural areas of Scotland, so that from the Outer Hebrides to Orkney, the highlands to the lowlands, the whole of Scotland can…16 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ9. North Norfolk is a rural constituency. Many residents rely on their car to get around, and they heat their homes with heating oil. The price of crude oil may have come down in…16 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseMany things have happened in the last few weeks, but we must reflect on the fact that, for the last two years, we have been in the worst global health crisis for years during…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseThis is the great problem in the House: we are constantly being told that what we are doing is wrong, but there are never many opportunities to ask, “What would you do?”, and that…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseI have said many times in this place that I represent the oldest demographic in the entire country. Hon. Members might expect me to say that North Norfolk is beautiful; it is my…08 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaMy hon. Friend is somewhat of an expert on foreign affairs. Is she finding that there is an outpouring in Rutland and Melton of constituents wanting to support the humanitarian…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaAs countries in Europe and around the world rally in support of Ukraine, so too have Members of this House—this afternoon and ever since the crisis emerged. It proves that in…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaI thank my right hon. Friend for raising that point, which has been heard loud and clear. The overriding point is that people want to help, and they will have heard that message…02 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for Ukraine and Countering Threats from RussiaIn my speech, I mentioned the enormous outpouring around the community in all our constituencies of people who want to help with the refugee crisis. Can the Minister just say that…02 Mar 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeI am pleased to have so much in common with my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone), as I too am a former chartered accountant. The reforms to Companies House could…28 Feb 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. On a day like today a celebration is perhaps not at the forefront of our minds. However, Her Majesty the Queen’s 70th jubilee this year does mark the unwavering devotion that…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Post Office: Horizon Compensation ArrangementsAs a former postmaster, I think I speak for everybody when I say that this Minister has done more than anybody else in his position to pursue this injustice. Last night, I was…24 Feb 2022