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HANSARDPlanning, the Green Belt and Rural AffairsI do not know the details of that individual case, but we need to ensure that planning departments are properly funded so that the decisions made by planning officers are…19 Jul 2024HANSARDPlanning, the Green Belt and Rural AffairsI congratulate the Deputy Prime Minister and welcome her to her place, and I welcome the shadow Secretary of State as well. Because we are talking about local government today, I…19 Jul 2024HANSARDPlanning, the Green Belt and Rural AffairsOf course. I was briefly going to mention mobile signal, but I will rush over that because I have talked about it a reasonable amount in the House. I want to talk about farming…19 Jul 2024HANSARD Funding for Local CouncilsI declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the Minister for attending this evening and for his response. I appreciate that it has been…22 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI want to acknowledge three of my constituents who have been in touch over the past few weeks: one lost her brother and her cousin as a result of treatment for haemophilia; and…21 May 2024HANSARDService Accommodation6. What the budget is for the maintenance of service accommodation for financial year 2024-25.20 May 2024HANSARDService AccommodationThe new head of infrastructure at the DIO, Commodore Leah Griffin, has written in her monthly newsletter to military families that the financial situation is “more challenging…20 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ15. I have seen for myself the mouldy and damp accommodation that our military families are sometimes forced to live in, so I was disappointed this week to find out that the…15 May 2024HANSARDPersonal Independence PaymentI have recently helped a constituent who waited four months for an appeal against an initial PIP decision. The paperwork for that decision was incorrect—it referred to another…13 May 2024HANSARDPersonal Independence Payment1. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the average time taken to decide the outcome of personal independence payment applications.13 May 2024HANSARD West Midlands: TransportIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Henderson. I also congratulate the hon. Member for Redditch (Rachel Maclean) on securing this important debate. I know I only…08 May 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Fiscal SupportOn Friday, I visited the K C Jones Motor Repairs garage, a medium-sized business of very long standing in Oswestry in North Shropshire. One of the many challenges that it faces,…07 May 2024HANSARD World ME DayDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree with me that another issue faced by constituents is that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines that were introduced…01 May 2024HANSARD Sport Horse Industry: Import and Export ControlsI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of import and export controls on the sport horse industry. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dame Caroline.…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Sport Horse Industry: Import and Export ControlsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. As always, it is highly relevant to the issue. There is an issue around Northern Ireland, because there is a risk that with…30 Apr 2024HANSARD Checks on Goods Entering UKObviously, these controls will introduce additional logistical steps, which are problematic for time-critical products. I recently met people from Maincrop Potatoes Ltd in my…29 Apr 2024HANSARDSEND ProvisionOn Saturday, I met a lady who has moved within Shropshire but into North Shropshire, and it took 10 weeks for her year 9 son with SEN to be placed in a school. It is one without…29 Apr 2024HANSARDGovernment Funding: Local Authorities8. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of Government funding allocated to local authorities.22 Apr 2024HANSARDGovernment Funding: Local AuthoritiesI thank the Minister for his answer, but we have seen Shropshire Council make £50 million of cuts this year, and we are told that there will be £60 million of cuts next year to…22 Apr 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Last year, in Shropshire, 10,000 people waited for more than 24 hours in A&E. That is 10,000 people over 65 waiting on hard plastic chairs or on trolleys in our accident and…17 Apr 2024