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HANSARD Business of the HouseFalmouth, a densely populated area on a peninsula, lost its swimming pool in 2022, when the Conservative council allowed the contractors to close it for financial reasons, and…03 Jul 2025HANSARD NHS 10-Year PlanThe Secretary of State mentioned community health teams in Cornwall taking services directly to people, even in their homes. I am so pleased with the focus on how to deliver…03 Jul 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship Grant SchemeI have been visiting places of worship in my constituency, including St Probus and St Grace church, with the tallest church tower in Cornwall, and St Gerrans church, with its…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI thank the hon. Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire (Mike Wood) for leading today’s debate on a subject that is important for all regions in the UK, but particularly…01 Jul 2025HANSARDEconomic Growth: Rural AreasAs one of the most deprived regions of northern Europe, Cornwall benefited from objective 1 structural and sustained prosperity fund funding. Can the Minister confirm that, under…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorI think that the right hon. Gentleman may not have heard that I said in my speech that, on the zero-hours contract provisions in the Employment Rights Bill, there is a choice. If…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorAs I recall it, we did not specifically consider Scotland—or I certainly did not. The Government did prevent a business rates cliff edge in April 2025 in England by extending…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseFalmouth is a thriving town in my constituency, but it is struggling with a deployable neighbourhood policing team that is at only 44% of the minimum recommended capacity. Tregony…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Post-industrial TownsWill my hon. Friend agree to include post-industrial towns in places like Cornwall which used to mine and have been post-industrial for longer than many other towns in this…18 Jun 2025HANSARD NHS Funding: South-westI was not expecting to be called first, but thank you very much, Dr Huq. Each year, Cornwall, which has a population of 650,000, welcomes around 4 million visitors, drawn by our…11 Jun 2025HANSARDSpace IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts. I thank the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier) for securing this debate, which is really important, particularly…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. Can the Leader of the House grant a debate in Government time on a more robust range of censure and sanction options for serious breaches of the local…05 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I welcome the transport investment, which is needed in those city regions and spreads the wealth out. Cornwall also has ambitious transport plans,…04 Jun 2025HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesOn the question of barriers to opportunity, the potential for growth in some areas is high, but access to funding and education—particularly further education—can be difficult, as…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Swimming FacilitiesFalmouth is a town of young people which juts out into the Atlantic on a finger-like peninsula, so it is vital that people there learn how to swim, yet statistics from a primary…04 Jun 2025HANSARDThames WaterDoes the Secretary of State agree that it comes to something when the Opposition seem to be suggesting that Thames Water should maybe not be sanctioned, because that may put its…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Report on Commissioner)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a report on the potential merits of appointing a commissioner to consider, investigate and make…03 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast year, Dr Mohammed Mohsen was offered a position in the acute medicine department at Royal Cornwall hospital in my constituency. He was due to start that role last year, but…02 Jun 2025HANSARD Pubs and Community FundingFrom next year, the Government will be permanently lowering business rates for retail and hospitality businesses. Does the hon. Member agree that it would be good if the Minister…19 May 2025HANSARD Pubs and Community FundingThe hon. Member is talking about the resumption of the community ownership fund for pubs. Would the Minister consider other options, such as the British Business Bank, and look…19 May 2025