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HANSARD Project GigabitI give way to my right hon. Friend the Member for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds).26 Nov 2024HANSARD Project GigabitI beg to move, That this House has considered the rollout of Project Gigabit in rural areas. It is a pleasure to serve under your unexpected chairmanship, Mr Dowd. Broadband and…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Project GigabitAbsolutely; I agree. As Conservatives, I am very happy to work with the DUP on any matters that are in our interest together. It just goes to show that this is not just a regional…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Project GigabitI thank all Members who have contributed. Given that I have only one minute and 14 seconds to respond, I will not go through everyone’s villages. What has become clear today is…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Project GigabitThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. The fact is that many of our rural constituencies are so far below the national average that it is a real problem. In my constituency, gigabit…26 Nov 2024HANSARD Project GigabitMy right hon. Friend makes an extraordinarily prescient point. That is a combination of factors that will leave many in rural areas, especially those who are elderly or have other…26 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Transnational repression by Iran, China, Russia and other unfriendly nations continues to be writ large on diaspora populations in this country. What is the Government’s…25 Nov 2024HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationI will introduce my own Bill, which is based on that Bill, in early January. Will my Bill have the support of the Conservative party Opposition?21 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The last Government and Surrey county council were working on progressing junction improvements with the A31 at Hickley’s Corner in Farnham. Can the Minister confirm that that…21 Nov 2024HANSARDHealthcare: HampshireI agree entirely with the Minister on the shift from hospital to community. I do not want to labour the point that I made when I intervened on the hon. Member for Winchester (Dr…20 Nov 2024HANSARDHealthcare: HampshireI suspect the hon. Member understands that I probably will not agree with him on the thrust of his argument about Basingstoke hospital. However, on the point about local community…20 Nov 2024HANSARDStrategic Defence Review3. What his Department’s planned timetable is for the strategic defence review.18 Nov 2024HANSARDStrategic Defence ReviewWith the increasing threats we see around the world, the Government are entitled to conduct a strategic defence review, but that should not be an excuse not to commit to…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Mental Health: Farming and Agricultural CommunitiesMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point. When I visited Pierrepont farm in my constituency, which has just been taken over by a new young female farmer, she talked about the…11 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsI think there is unanimity in the House that this is a moral issue. When I raised the issue of deterrence with the Home Secretary at her last statement on 22 July, she seemed to…06 Nov 2024HANSARDGreen Belt Protection: Farnham and BordonI thank the Minister for that response, but the Government are proposing to double the housing targets in Waverley and East Hampshire. Over 57% of East Hampshire is in the South…28 Oct 2024HANSARDGreen Belt Protection: Farnham and Bordon9. What steps she is taking to protect the green belt in Farnham and Bordon constituency.28 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseColin and Coryne Hall, residents in the Bordon part of my constituency, are being evicted by the Ministry of Defence from their property, along with a number of other residents in…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesOn Friday afternoon, alongside my right hon. Friends the Members for East Hampshire (Damian Hinds) and for Godalming and Ash (Jeremy Hunt), I arranged a meeting with parents,…24 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: SovereigntyHow can the Minister continue to defend the ceding of the Chagos islands to Mauritius when China is rapidly expanding its influence in the Indo-Pacific? With no binding agreement…22 Oct 2024