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HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvery MP will be aware of the huge value that unpaid carers add to the NHS, taking the pressure off paid carers while often under intolerable pressure themselves. We were…25 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeOne potential breach of the ministerial code is the briefing to the papers, but not to this House, that the Government will pay a major increase to pharmaceutical companies,…24 Nov 2025HANSARD World COPD DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I start by congratulating the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), who is a friend of all of us in this House,…20 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituents are no strangers to flooding, whether that is from the Rivers Severn and Vyrnwy in villages such as Melverley or from surface water or inadequate infrastructure in…20 Nov 2025HANSARDRural Crime4. What steps she is taking to tackle rural crime.17 Nov 2025HANSARDRural CrimeThere is no doubt that my constituents are concerned by crimes such as equipment theft and wildlife crime, but they are also really worried about drug dealing taking place in…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseSixteen years of Conservative mismanagement of Shropshire council combined with successive Governments’ failures to understand the needs of rural local authorities have left…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessI want to re-emphasise the point that to a person who lives in Whitchurch, Gobowen is a long way away; they have to drive there. There is no parking at Prees. It is in the middle…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of step free access at rural railway stations. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. In…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. She raises a good point because none of the stations in my constituency is staffed on a regular basis, which adds an extra dimension…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessMy hon. Friend makes a good point. I think there is an element of pork barrel politics and of making undeliverable promises shortly before the election. That is not forgivable,…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCourt Backlogs7. What steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.11 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point. Whitchurch, like, I would imagine, many of the towns mentioned in today’s debate, has seen a huge amount of development. The criteria…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Rural Railway Stations: Step Free AccessMy hon. Friend is right: there should be more transparency, but there also needs to be more attention to the issue of step-free access in rural areas. I am about to come on to…11 Nov 2025HANSARDCourt BacklogsI thank the Minister for her answer. The situation she describes is similar to one that I am about to describe. A constituent of mine got in touch about a case of historical…11 Nov 2025HANSARD Cross-border HealthcareIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) for securing a debate that is…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I have been campaigning on service family accommodation since shortly after my election, so I welcome the Government’s commitment to improving it over the past few weeks.…03 Nov 2025HANSARDIndexation of Pension Rights16. What steps he is taking to help tackle the potential impact of the lack of indexation on pre-1997 pensionable service in defined benefit pension schemes on people affected.27 Oct 2025HANSARDIndexation of Pension RightsI have been contacted by a constituent who, along with her husband, worked for Hewlett Packard. They accrued their pensions before 1997, and now, along with about 50,000 members…27 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The 25-year-old son of one of my constituents unfortunately lost his leg when it was amputated above the knee after a motorcycle accident, but he was awarded personal…27 Oct 2025