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HANSARDNorfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustI thank my hon. Friend for bringing this debate to the House. I think we should give credit where credit is due, and it is positive that we now have some green shoots at the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDOpen Season for WoodcockThank you, Dame Caroline, for chairing this debate. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) for securing it. The protection of nature and…27 Feb 2023HANSARDSecond Homes in Coastal Areas14. What steps his Department is taking to address numbers of second homes in coastal areas.20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecond Homes in Coastal AreasThe ability to double council tax on second homes is a real step in the right direction to help communities, such as mine in North Norfolk, that suffer from a high concentration…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineWill my right hon. Friend give way?20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineWill my right hon. Friend give way?20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThis is pertinent because the Leader of the Opposition was not the only Member of Parliament in Ukraine last week, as I was there. Along with six constituents, I took 112…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSaving for Later LifeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I congratulate the right hon. Member for East Ham (Sir Stephen Timms) on securing the debate. As the Member of…07 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Procurement2. What recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of the Procurement Bill on (a) economic growth and (b) innovation.02 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic ProcurementMy residents in North Norfolk often think that Westminster is a long way away from them. Can my hon. Friend tell me how the Procurement Bill will enable businesses in my…02 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesWe should protect our wildlife wherever we possibly can, but I urge the hon. Gentleman to listen to the Minister on the science behind the derogation, given that East Anglia and…01 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. We ought to be extremely proud of the Government’s impact. We are the second-largest supplier in the entire world of military equipment to the Ukrainians, second only to the…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine UpdateAt Christmas time, I launched a campaign along with local residents to take generators to some of the worst affected areas in Ukraine. It was Christmas, people do not have a lot…26 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsNorth Norfolk is home to some of the most incredible and beautiful heritage landscapes. We know that the benefits to our mental health are enormous when we have equal access to…26 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. My constituent Hayley Turner is an inspirational campaigner for special educational needs, which she has improved enormously across the whole area. Evidence shows that early…16 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Before I came into this House I was a chartered accountant. The VAT threshold rate has remained at £85,000 for the last six years, including at the moment when inflation is at…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe hon. Gentleman and I share similar constituency issues: in North Norfolk I have huge numbers of second homes and holiday properties, too. I know he has tabled his own…13 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. I am not an expert in this area, and it is not something that I know a great deal about, but I have had the privilege of sitting…09 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillIt is a great privilege to speak in this debate and in support of my right hon. Friend the Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark). Like many Members, I am new to this House and…09 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioIt is a great privilege to speak in this debate, which was brought to us by the right hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Sir Mike Penning)—I thank him for that—and also to follow my…08 Dec 2022