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HANSARDAgricultureWhat steps his Department is taking to support the Welsh agricultural sector.16 Dec 2020HANSARDAgricultureWe all want to see farmers in Wales and right across the United Kingdom prosper outside the European Union, but how can my hon. Friend ensure that farmers in my Eddisbury…16 Dec 2020HANSARD Public HealthWhen I spoke in the debate on 5 November to determine the lockdown that we are about to emerge from, I said that we needed a plan to enable us to live with the covid-19 virus in…01 Dec 2020HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanI am pleased to hear from my right hon. Friend that there will be a period of engagement with farmers, landowners, managers and other key stakeholders in Cheshire before…30 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast month, during National Adoption Week, it was announced that more than 600 children were still waiting to be placed with their forever families. I know that my right hon.…23 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanDr Andrew Wilson and the Cheshire clinical commission group have done a great job maintaining a high standard of care for patients alongside their covid workload. Can my right…23 Nov 2020HANSARDTrade Policy: Consultation with UnionsWhat steps her Department is taking to consult (a) trade unions and (b) civil society organisations on the development of trade policy.19 Nov 2020HANSARDTrade Policy: Consultation with UnionsI recently had a meeting with Jonty Cliffe and Claudia Bayley, the chairs of the Cheshire Young Farmers Club, and they were concerned to make sure that the views and priorities of…19 Nov 2020HANSARD Live Events and Weddings: Covid-19 SupportIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Gray. Dorfold Hall, Peckforton Castle, Combermere Abbey, Carden Park and Wrenbury Hall are just some of the stunning, romance-laden,…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillMuch of the debate on this significant and ambitious Bill has homed in on animal welfare, food and environmental standards as part of our future trading relationship as we leave…04 Nov 2020HANSARDPublic HealthAs the Prime Minister said earlier, none of us wants this. Pitting lives against livelihoods and, I would add, the quality of our lives is excruciating, uncomfortable and tugs at…04 Nov 2020HANSARDMagistrates: Mandatory Retirement AgeWhat plans he has to raise the mandatory retirement age for magistrates.03 Nov 2020HANSARDMagistrates: Mandatory Retirement AgeMy hon. Friend is very aware of my private Member’s Bill to raise the retirement age of magistrates to 75, which has been bumbling along the bottom of the Friday Order Paper for a…03 Nov 2020HANSARDEngagementsAfter recent positive progress, covid has disproportionately and adversely affected participation levels in female sport and physical activity. To help to reverse that, will my…21 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe decision to place Cheshire in tier 2, and the additional restrictions that that will entail, will inevitably impact on families and businesses across Eddisbury, not least the…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Universal Service Obligation for BroadbandMy hon. Friend is right on that. We live not far from each other, and suffer some of the same problems in our constituencies, particularly in some of those blackspots, where…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Universal Service Obligation for BroadbandI am grateful to Mr Speaker for granting this debate and to the Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, my hon. Friend the Member for Boston and Skegness…08 Oct 2020HANSARD Professional and Amateur Sport: Government SupportRecent data published by Sport England and the Youth Sport Trust shows that the level of women’s and girls’ sport and physical activity, which was rising, has fallen significantly…30 Sept 2020HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions)On the 15-person limit at wedding venues, it would help a lot of those in the industry, which is struggling desperately, if they could see the public health evidence and anything…30 Sept 2020HANSARDRural Mobile CoverageI very much welcome the introduction and now the roll-out of the shared rural network, but the end of 2025 is still a long way off for many of my constituents, who have atrocious…24 Sept 2020