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HANSARDHospitalsCar parking is a real problem, particularly where public transport is poor—it plagues my constituents—and when it is unrealistically expensive for people who need to use hospital…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsI could not agree more. That is exactly the situation we saw in Shropshire. Once again, the people who will suffer are the patients. Last year, less than £900 million of the £13.8…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsI will give way to the hon. Member for Chelsea and Fulham (Ben Coleman) because he has tried to intervene before.23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsI am pleased that the hon. Gentleman’s hospital is being dealt with, but I am sure that the residents of Torbay will not feel the benefit of that. I am slightly surprised that he…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsThe plan that we have put forward involves £10 billion over 10 years, and I will come to that in a moment. The real issue is that we cannot pick one hospital and say that it is…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsThere have been successive failures in NHS management that all parties need to hold their hands up for—that is a fair point. We should, though, focus on the task in hand rather…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsNo. I have been very generous with my time and I am going to make some progress. We are also campaigning for a review of outdated Government finance rules that prevent NHS trusts…23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsWill the hon. Gentleman give way?23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsMultiple Government Members have made that point, but surely they can see that promising to build a hospital in a decade’s time when they may not be in power is a meaningless…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageMy hon. Friend is making a typically good speech. Does he agree that water from areas where one cannot swim still ends up in areas where one can? The Roden and Perry rivers in my…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseNorth Shropshire is home to some historic and beautiful market towns, and I recommend a visit over Easter. I have been contacted by some high-street retailers, particularly Niche…03 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Market Drayton in my constituency has really poor grassroots sports facilities for a town that serves more than 12,500 people. Shropshire’s Conservatives will not allocate any…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Digital Landlines: Rural CommunitiesThe right hon. Member might be aware that the all-party parliamentary group on digital communities, which I chair, produced a report this week on this very issue, where we urge…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Access to Dentistry: SomersetThe previous Government tried to tackle this problem by offering golden hellos to dentists in rural areas to encourage the uptake of NHS dentistry, but in reality that did not…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsThe delays will be deeply worrying and will make financial planning very difficult for those affected, all of whom are people who have dedicated their working lives to supporting…01 Apr 2025HANSARDSpring StatementPharmacies such as Green End pharmacy in Whitchurch in my constituency are struggling with the impending hike in employer national insurance and business rates. In fact, they do…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Tobacco and Vapes BillI thank the Minister for her opening remarks and add my broad support for the improvements that the Government have made to the Bill. I will restrict my comments mainly to…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesDoes the hon. Member agree that not only the house must be of a very high quality, but the surrounding estate that the house is built on? That is essential because the guarantees…25 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn last night’s “Panorama” programme, the Secretary of State was reported to have said that he did not need to wait for a review to put more money into social care, which we agree…25 Mar 2025HANSARDNHS Waiting ListsShrewsbury and Telford hospital trust has some of the longest waiting lists in the country for cancer and A&E, among other areas. It has been receiving national mandated support…25 Mar 2025