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HANSARDAgriculture Sector: Growth7. What steps his Department is taking to help support growth in the agriculture sector.06 Feb 2025HANSARD Police Grant ReportWhile I am grateful for the additional funding outlined in the Police Grant Report, it is clear that it does not go far enough. Police forces in rural constituencies such as mine…05 Feb 2025HANSARDClosure of High Street Services: Rural AreasThe Minister seems to be outlining very succinctly the failure of the banks to provide a service and the importance of post offices in providing services. I am struggling to…05 Feb 2025HANSARDClosure of High Street Services: Rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I would also like to thank my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Six Nations Rugby Championship: Viewing AccessThe Minister makes valid points about the contribution that the Government have made. However, the RFU has lost £30 million and overseen three premiership clubs going bust, so I…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Six Nations Rugby Championship: Viewing AccessI think the decision would run counter to the aim of increasing engagement in the sport. The hon. Member will know that the Rugby Football Union receives £28 million of taxpayers’…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Solar Farms: Agricultural LandI will confess that before being elected to this place, I spent 10 years in renewable energy finance. It is a common claim from certain activists and newspapers that we should put…28 Jan 2025HANSARDSEND Provision7. What steps her Department is taking to support schools requiring specialist facilities for SEND students.27 Jan 2025HANSARDSEND ProvisionSome 52% of students at Dorset Studio school in my constituency have special educational needs, which is well above the national average, and 11% are in receipt of education,…27 Jan 2025HANSARDClimate and Nature BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 Jan 2025HANSARDClimate and Nature BillI thank my Dorset neighbour for giving way. As always, I find myself agreeing with a lot of what he says, not least on the cost of inaction being far greater than the cost of…24 Jan 2025HANSARDRailway Services: South-WestMy hon. Friend is making some important points. Does he agree that the decision to renationalise South Western Railway a year before the Government have set up GB Rail will…14 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Dorset police operates across more than 1,000 square miles, yet under the current funding settlement it receives far less money than urban areas with similar crime rates…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillEnsuring the safety and success of children in our schools is one of the most important responsibilities that we have as policymakers. By extending regulations and inspections to…08 Jan 2025HANSARD National Resilience and PreparednessI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. On the point about the reduction in food security—I think it is actually below 60%, at 58%—he, as my constituency neighbour in the…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: CharitiesI congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) on securing this debate. I want to highlight the impact of the national insurance rise on just two West…07 Jan 2025HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyI will repeat the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Bicester and Woodstock (Calum Miller), which the Minister studiously avoided. Clearly, the deal was not ready to…18 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) for securing this important debate.…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI thank my hon. Friend for the intervention. She will be pleased to know that there is, in fact, a Liberal Democrat amendment right now to do exactly that, which I am sure we will…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westMy hon. Friend raises a very important point: under the current funding model, pharmacists are reimbursed only if the consultation results in a prescription being issued. That…17 Dec 2024