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HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareThere is clearly a point in the debate at which we need to urge the Government to go further and faster. As a constructive Opposition, that is exactly what we will do. Primary…05 Mar 2025HANSARDRegional Growth: EnglandThe Marches region, of which North Shropshire is a significant part, is held back by the A483 road running between Llanymynech and Oswestry, which is very dangerous. There are…04 Mar 2025HANSARDMaternity ServicesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown-Fuller) for securing this important debate and…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech outlining the issues. In North Shropshire, four of my five market towns have lost all their banks and only two of them will get a…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Bank Closures: Rural AreasHave the people who have developed these regulations considered that three miles is a very long way for those who do not drive or have access to a car, or where there is no bus…24 Feb 2025HANSARDMental Health ServicesLast week, the Secretary of State issued a new mandate for the NHS in which a number of mental health targets were dropped. I accept that targets that drive perverse behaviours…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI, too, welcome the new Minister to her place. This morning’s oral health survey revealed that more than one in five five-year-olds in England have experienced dental decay,…11 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for opening the debate. It is the first time that North…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsMy hon. Friend is doing an excellent job of summing up the debate. Lots of residential houses in rural areas such as mine have a couple of acres at the back, which people might…10 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsI agree with my hon. Friend, and will come on to that point in a moment. I want to mention Robert, whose family has farmed a traditional mixed dairy and arable farm near Oswestry…10 Feb 2025HANSARDRail Services: Open Access OperatorsThe hon. Member is making a really important point about coastal communities. Rural communities find themselves in a similar situation, where they may have lost a direct service.…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Accessibility of RadiotherapyThank you very much, Sir John. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I promise that I will not go on at great length, partly because—04 Feb 2025HANSARD Accessibility of RadiotherapyWell, my hon. Friend did go on at great length. He has secured a really important debate for World Cancer Day; it is an honour to speak in it for the Liberal Democrats. He…04 Feb 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI congratulate my constituency neighbour on securing this critical debate. She is making an excellent case for improving road safety for young people. Does she agree that putting…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property Reliefrose —28 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that, if the Treasury had considered increasing the threshold and raising the overall rate for very wealthy landowners…28 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. A severe shortage of specialist provision and a council in dire financial straits is leaving children with severe levels of need in my constituency making four-hour round…27 Jan 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth5. What fiscal steps she is taking to help increase levels of economic growth in rural areas.21 Jan 2025HANSARDAuditory Verbal TherapyI am pleased to hear that the Government have increased the number of speech and language therapists, which is so important for young people who are struggling to achieve their…21 Jan 2025