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HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a former primary school teacher, how can I not say yes to a meeting with the students from my hon. Friend’s constituency? I am already looking forward to it.12 Sept 2024HANSARDWater Framework Directive Regulations and River Basin Management PlanningToday the Government are laying before the House our full response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s review of the implementation of the water framework directive…11 Sept 2024HANSARDWater (Special Measures) BillOn 4 September, the Government introduced the Water (Special Measures) Bill to Parliament to deliver on our manifesto commitment to put water companies under special measures to…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Flood Defences: West WorcestershireThank you and congratulations, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a night of firsts—I am giving my first speech as Minister and we have you here for the first time as Deputy Speaker—but…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Flood Defences: West WorcestershireI thank the hon. Gentleman for his second intervention in this Adjournment debate; we are doing well. I have been passionately supportive of the Flood Re scheme, but it is meant…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Flood Defences: West WorcestershireIt is great to see my hon. Friend in the Chamber. She is right. The economic chaos that we face, and which continued as we changed Government, Prime Ministers and Chancellors, did…24 Jul 2024HANSARD Flood Defences: West WorcestershireI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words, and I recognise the difficulty that these works cause to businesses. That goes to the point that I made to the hon. Member for West…24 Jul 2024HANSARDInternet ConnectivityHull already has high superfast broadband, and although we welcome competition, we do not welcome broadband poles being put up all across the constituency. What can the Minister…22 May 2024HANSARD Endometriosis Education in SchoolsThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. As he has pointed out, the figure is 10%. That means that in every classroom, three or four girls potentially have endometriosis, and…21 May 2024HANSARD Endometriosis Education in SchoolsI pay tribute to the work that the right hon. Gentleman has been doing on this issue. I am slightly concerned about the latest sex and relationship guidance that the Government…21 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaHow can the Minister argue that his Government respect international law when he denies the jurisdiction of the ICC in this conflict?20 May 2024HANSARDSouth West Water: Brixham ContaminationAnother day, another example of the depths of failure to which this Government have taken us. I cannot believe that I am about to say this, but after 14 long years of Conservative…20 May 2024HANSARDCoastal DefencesWe learned from the Public Accounts Committee report that 500 flood defence projects have been cancelled, just like the one in Lowestoft. Whether the Minister chooses to use the…09 May 2024HANSARDDraft Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024I am very happy for the Minister to write to me with a more detailed response to the questions I have raised. I apologise if she was about to do so, but can she comment on why…08 May 2024HANSARDDraft Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. It is vital that our precious hedgerows once again enjoy the security that was granted to them under…08 May 2024HANSARDRegional Economic InequalityRegional inequality may be made worse by my constituents facing having to pay again for funeral plans after they were sold fake funeral plans by Legacy funeral directors. Many…07 May 2024HANSARD Global Ocean TreatyIt is encouraging to know that the Minister is scoping out some areas. Could she give more detail either now or later in writing on where these areas we are looking at are?25 Apr 2024HANSARD Global Ocean TreatyI am delighted to say that we absolutely would meet that target. We would signal to the international community that we take seriously our responsibility for tackling the…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Global Ocean TreatyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Vaz. I genuinely express thanks to the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) for this debate. I recognise that it is not the…25 Apr 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingIn every year since 2010, the Government—along with their Liberal Democrat partners—have missed recruitment targets, and The Times has warned that Army numbers could fall to…24 Apr 2024