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HANSARDViolence against Women and GirlsI have been contacted by a number of women in my constituency who are victims of domestic violence, and whose partners continue to exert control over them through the family court…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Stations: Step-free AccessWill my hon. Friend give way?18 Mar 2025HANSARD Stations: Step-free AccessI am grateful to my hon. Friend for allowing my intervention and for making such a great speech. Many stations, such as Whitchurch station in north Shropshire, are well advanced…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Stations: Step-free AccessWill the Minister commit to those stations that have had their design and feasibility studies done? Some had commitments from the Minister in the previous Government, before the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveFarmers in North Shropshire are really keen to improve the environment and farm in a friendly way, but they are also running businesses and they need to plan. There are farmers in…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesI beg to move, That this House has considered the role of water companies in new housing development planning. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. It…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesMy hon. Friend describes a situation that I think we are all familiar with. I agree with her about the role of water companies and will go on to talk about that point at some…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesMy hon. Friend is exactly right. Water companies have certain powers to object to developments that exacerbate existing capacity problems, but they are very much constrained by…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. He has campaigned endlessly and consistently on that point and I entirely agree with him. I was concerned when both the Government and…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Residents are genuinely concerned about the impact on their village or town when the rules clearly are not allowing for additional…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesThe problem of historical sewers is particularly difficult, because there is no immediate developer to put on the hook. We certainly need a mechanism for dealing with historical…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point, particularly about holding funds in escrow, which is a sensible suggestion. I am reluctant to let water companies off the hook, because they…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesMy hon. Friend makes a good point. That is where we are going with having them as statutory consultees in the process. It is no good the water companies saying, “You cannot build…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesThe hon. Gentleman makes a good point. Shropshire is quite wet, so we do not often find ourselves talking about a lack of water; it would have to be an extreme summer before we…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesI thank everyone who contributed to the debate. It was good to see cross-party agreement on some of the issues that our residents face, such as the lack of capacity in local…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Murrison. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Devon (Caroline Voaden) on making an excellent opening speech.…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Ambulance Response TimesWill the Minister pick up on the point about social care? Inability to admit to hospital is a key point in the handover delay problem, and the social care talks are a key measure…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Ambulance Response TimesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Jardine. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glastonbury and Somerton (Sarah Dyke) for securing this important debate and for…06 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareI fundamentally agree. There are many such instances, and I chose that one because I spoke to the providers there recently. I will come on to community pharmacy, because I am…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareI thank the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, the hon. Member for North Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown), for securing this debate and for his excellent opening…05 Mar 2025