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HANSARDChurch Services: Live StreamingParishes in the Winslow benefice in my constituency are seeing 400 to 500 people take part in virtual services each Sunday and about 100 each day in midday-ish prayer. Given the…25 Jun 2020HANSARDChurch Services: Live StreamingWhat assessment the commissioners have made of the effect of live streaming church services on the number of people taking part in church services.25 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI have been contacted by a number of driving instructors in my constituency, such as Tom Matthews of Viking driving school in Buckingham, who has set out comprehensive measures he…25 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for UK IndustriesHaving spoken to businesses across my constituency, where some 11,900 people have been furloughed and 4,300 people have been in receipt of the self-employed income support scheme,…25 Jun 2020HANSARDInternational StudentsInternational students are extremely important to the University of Buckingham, making up over 40% of all students there. Will my hon. Friend work closely with the University of…22 Jun 2020HANSARDInternational StudentsWhat steps his Department is taking to encourage international students to study in the UK.22 Jun 2020HANSARDCoronavirusIn Buckinghamshire and the south-east, accident and emergency activity is still down by about 22% and cancer referrals are running at about 60% of the baseline average. Will my…17 Jun 2020HANSARD Zoos, Aquariums and Wildlife Sanctuaries: ReopeningI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s commitment to looking at the matter again. I double underline the urgency for the Green Dragon rare breeds farm in my constituency, where the…11 Jun 2020HANSARDPlanning Process: ProbityWhen it comes to planning, nowhere offers greater opportunity for house building, of all tenure types, than here in the capital, yet a total lack of ambition by the Labour-run…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseMany children in Buckinghamshire are due to take their 11-plus examinations in September, but given the obvious disruption to so many of their educations due to covid-19, our…11 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: R Rate and Lockdown MeasuresAs my right hon. Friend works with medical and scientific advisers to lift lockdown measures cautiously, what hope can he give the millions of grandparents in this country that…08 Jun 2020HANSARD Business of the HouseThe ability to work from home and to home school has been frustrated for many of my constituents in villages such as Addington by poor broadband speeds. Can I ask my right hon.…04 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: UK Border Health MeasuresWith small businesses in particular being asked to step up and reboot our economy, they need certainty. I have been contacted by a business in my constituency, which is concerned…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19In addition to placing on record my gratitude to everyone in the NHS and on the frontline, I would like to pay tribute to the many of my constituents who have gone above and…12 May 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Authority ShortfallsI warmly welcome the steps that the Government have taken to support local government at this time and I put on record my thanks to council workers in Buckinghamshire Council for…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Local Authority ShortfallsWhat estimate he has made of shortfalls in funding for local authorities as a result of (a) additional expenditure, (b) loss of budgeted income and (c) inability to deliver…28 Apr 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateI warmly welcome the enormous package of measures outlined by the Chancellor. This morning, I spoke to Energy Generator Hire in Kimble Wick in my constituency, which has lost most…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Veterans’ Mental HealthI very much welcome all the work that my hon. Friend is doing in this field. Given what he said about strengthening the armed forces covenant, what steps is he taking to encourage…12 Mar 2020HANSARDPlanning for the FutureI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s words on the presumption of brownfield development. Will he give me an assurance that councils such as Aylesbury Vale District Council in…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBusiness of the HouseAt the start of the month, I welcomed my constituent Amanda Richardson, who is chief executive of the charity Action Cerebral Palsy, to Parliament. Her charity is concerned that…12 Mar 2020