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HANSARDPrimary CareRural communities need local, easily accessible primary care. Since Long Crendon surgery closed during the pandemic, patients in that village and surrounding villages have been…05 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Selby and Ainsty (Keir Mather), although I will stay out of the minor internal argument between him and the hon. Member for Mid…04 Mar 2024HANSARDUse of Agricultural Land for Solar4. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that land used for food production is not used for solar installations.27 Feb 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaIt goes without saying that aid is only of any use if it actually reaches the civilian population that needs it, and there is evidence that Hamas are misappropriating up to 60% of…27 Feb 2024HANSARDUse of Agricultural Land for SolarThe Prime Minister was very clear that vast swathes of agricultural land would not be lost to solar on his watch, yet I am seeing thousands of acres across my constituency being…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Situation in the Red SeaI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, and I support the necessary actions of self-defence to secure freedom of navigation in the Red sea. However, to keep the whole country…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThames Valley police have consistently set the pace on combating rural crime, and next year’s budget includes provisions to effectively double our rural crime taskforce. Will the…26 Feb 2024HANSARDTheft: Security of Church BuildingsI join my hon. Friend in passing on my condolences to the family of the late Bishop of Buckingham. Vicars tell me that theft from churches is a continuing problem in my…22 Feb 2024HANSARDTheft: Security of Church Buildings2. Whether the commissioners have issued recent guidance to church parishes on securing buildings to prevent theft.22 Feb 2024HANSARDLicensing Hours Extensions BillI entirely support the Bill, but on my right hon. Friend’s point about the expectation that this power will be rarely used, my mind is drawn to the Olympic games. We could say…21 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsGiven that the existing prisons in Buckinghamshire cannot recruit to fill staffing vacancies, where does the Ministry of Justice think it will magic up staff and prison officers…20 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. Friend update the House on progress made at the NATO Defence Ministers meeting, particularly with regard to support for Ukraine?19 Feb 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.19 Feb 2024HANSARD Protest MeasuresThis is an important set of measures, and I welcome everything that my right hon. Friend has announced. Without seeking to interfere with the operational independence of the…08 Feb 2024HANSARDLoan Charge: Bankruptcy4. If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the loan charge on levels of bankruptcy.06 Feb 2024HANSARDLoan Charge: BankruptcyI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that answer and his engagement with the loan charge and taxpayer fairness all-party parliamentary group, including a meeting this evening with…06 Feb 2024HANSARDSituation in the Red SeaIn addition to the IRGC deployment on the coastline of Yemen that my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Northampton North (Sir Michael Ellis) referenced, Tehran has…05 Feb 2024HANSARDPalestinian State: RecognitionSurely the only political objective in Gaza is inextricably linked to the security objectives, because the grim reality is that Hamas do not seek a ceasefire, and Israel cannot be…30 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs new heartbreaking testimonies of Hamas’s use of sexual violence and rape come to light from survivors of the 7 October attack, what assessment has my right hon. Friend made of…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesI welcome the move to pause UNRWA funding, but the scale of the problem is much more significant than if it had involved only a handful of people, given the reports that 10% of…29 Jan 2024