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HANSARDUkraine UpdateProviding Starstreak anti-air missiles will help Ukraine defend itself and so is very welcome. Given the situation on the ground and the practical difficulties, will the Secretary…09 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineMy constituent Tania, who is a dual British and Ukrainian national, is very concerned about her mother and sister in Kyiv, who she told me this morning are trying to get a train…01 Mar 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryI congratulate the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins) and my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing this important debate. Our constituents in…10 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate on an issue that really matters to my constituents and the constituents of Members across the House: the cost of living…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI do remember and we are dealing with the consequences. Eight advanced gas reactors are coming offline in the next few years and we do not have enough capacity to replace them…08 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsI congratulate the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) on securing this debate. I rise to join the love-in for bees and to highlight the issues faced by…02 Feb 2022HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsMy right hon. Friend makes a very important point. Farmers in my constituency love bees; they love the pollinators. They are working on alternatives, and I want to see those…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpLevelling up is as relevant in North West Norfolk as it is in the north, so I welcome the invitation for Norfolk to negotiate a county deal, which I hope will see more local…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Peter Gibson) on successfully stewarding the Bill through to Third Reading. It…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for taking a second intervention. To return again to his experience on a licensing committee, will he say what proportion of applications for…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Hare Coursing BillI, too, rise to support my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller) in his important efforts to deal with the cruel practice of hare coursing. That…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) BillThe removal of a taxi driver’s licence takes away their livelihood so, given my hon. Friend’s experience on a licensing committee, will he reassure me that the Bill will not…21 Jan 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Billrose—21 Jan 2022HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillIt is a pleasure to speak in the debate and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Rob Butler) on successfully bringing the Bill forward to this stage. I welcome…21 Jan 2022HANSARDApproved Premises (Substance Testing) BillMy hon. Friend says he will come on to the consequences for people failing a test. However, what if someone refuses to take a test? What actions could happen in that circumstance?21 Jan 2022HANSARD BBC FundingWhen the BBC came before the Public Accounts Committee, it was striking how unambitious its target was for growing commercial revenues, which represent just 6% of its current…17 Jan 2022HANSARDBritish ExportsI welcome that new strategy. The port of King’s Lynn handles half a million tonnes of exports of barley and other high-quality agricultural products as well as imports, and it has…02 Dec 2021HANSARDBritish Exports3. What steps her Department is taking to increase British exports.02 Dec 2021HANSARDHospital Building ProgrammeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Dr Mullan) on securing this important debate on the…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ2. I share my right hon. Friend’s commitment to building back better, building back greener and levelling up, and I have a project that would deliver on all those things:…03 Nov 2021