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HANSARD Shipyards: Economic GrowthIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I congratulate the hon. Member for Glenrothes and Mid Fife (Richard Baker) on securing this debate. Dorset does not…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the recent advice for its seventh carbon budget, the Climate Change Committee highlighted the urgency of ensuring cheaper electricity so that households can transition away…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this important debate.…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceI 100% agree with the hon. Member. It is incredibly important that the Government step in and start looking at the governance of the game, otherwise there will not be a game to…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceI have also heard the RFU explain its four-year business plan. It is nearly impossible to imagine a business running on a four-year plan under which it makes a loss three years…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) and Hayle for securing this important debate. He speaks…11 Mar 2025HANSARDAgricultural Education and TrainingKingston Maurward college in my constituency of West Dorset provides essential training in agriculture, offering degrees, apprenticeships and short courses to equip the next…10 Mar 2025HANSARDAgricultural Education and Training15. What steps she is taking to increase funding for agricultural education and training.10 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeThe Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office plays a vital role in supporting and protecting people around the world, upholding Britain’s diplomatic presence and promoting our…05 Mar 2025HANSARDForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeI am not going to waste time re-arguing the coalition years—we have a global crisis happening. Either we all work together on this, or we keep nit-picking over the past. That is…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Bathing Water RegulationsMy hon. Friend makes an interesting point. We have talked a lot about the ecological and health benefits, but there is also an important economic impact, as shown by all the…04 Mar 2025HANSARDNew Housing: Protected Landscapes15. Whether her Department is taking steps to ensure housing targets account for protected landscapes.03 Mar 2025HANSARDNew Housing: Protected LandscapesWest Dorset desperately needs new housing that is actually affordable for local people, especially key workers and young families looking to get on the housing ladder, but 70% of…03 Mar 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) for securing this important debate. I declare that prior to…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Travel AdviceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Surrey Heath (Dr Pinkerton) for securing this vital debate, and for the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyThe hon. Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey), representing the former Government, tried to mischaracterise the need to upgrade the grid as a cost of renewables, but does the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCost of EnergyI am struggling with the argument of renewable energy not being cost-effective. For the cost of the amount of generation that Hinkley C would deliver, we could deliver twice as…11 Feb 2025HANSARDNew Medium HelicopterA significant number of my constituents contribute to the defence sector, whether through apprenticeships, graduate roles or skilled employment. Many were schooled in West Dorset…10 Feb 2025HANSARDNew Medium Helicopter13. What his planned timetable is for awarding the new medium helicopter contract.10 Feb 2025HANSARDAgriculture Sector: GrowthFarmers in West Dorset are struggling with rising costs, the regulatory burden, market instability and supermarkets paying unsustainably low prices for what they produce. This…06 Feb 2025