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HANSARDPorts and Port ConnectivityI beg to move, That this House has considered ports and port connectivity. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. As an island nation, our prosperity has…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseThe UK Parliament’s school outreach worker for the south-west saw 20,000 children and 780 adult learners last year. In rural and coastal areas, that provision is absolutely vital.…25 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a previous chair of a local government pension scheme, I was really pleased to hear that the Government are going to bring catering, security, cleaning staff, porters and…25 Jun 2026HANSARDPublic Procurement: UK BusinessesA&P Falmouth, now owned by Balaena, at Falmouth docks in my constituency, bid for a maintenance and repair contract for the Sir David Attenborough research vessel from UK Research…25 Jun 2026HANSARDPorts and Port ConnectivityObviously, I agree. Places such as Cornwall will be fundamental to growth in renewable energy, particularly with the critical minerals strategy. The industrial strategy zones will…25 Jun 2026HANSARDPorts and Port ConnectivityYes, of course. There is so much more to do and so much that can be done, and we should have a co-ordinated strategy. That is so important for growth. I want to say a bit about…25 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeWhile my hon. Friend is talking about energy in the south-west, I wanted to point out what is going on in Cornwall, with floating offshore wind in the Celtic sea. This green…24 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s guidelines were to provide clarity. However, washing facilities adaptations will be difficult and costly for businesses, and…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Prison SafetyI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I, too, went to HMP Wandsworth not very long ago. There was an incident on the wing: something happened and the prison…23 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?22 Jun 2026HANSARDArmed Forces BillIt is not, actually, although I can always talk about the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the context of clause 31, in which it is brilliantly included and which will give the RFA a…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseCornwall has organisations like Young People Cornwall that deliver vital services in, frankly, substandard premises, and they are doing brilliant work with limited resources, but…18 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityHotspot teams are looking at this issue in certain areas, but does my hon. Friend agree that it is also a problem in rural and coastal areas, such as mine in Falmouth? The problem…17 Jun 2026HANSARDHigh Street Shops: Illicit ActivityThere are also situations where people try to report but are too scared or worried, so there needs to be some sort of process so that people can report without fear of retribution.17 Jun 2026HANSARD Abuse of Customer-facing WorkersThis is a really important debate. In Falmouth and Truro, we have a lot of abuse of shop workers in connection with shoplifting. An issue in the past has been that people think…17 Jun 2026HANSARDNHS DentistryI thank the hon. Member for Yeovil (Adam Dance) and others for securing this important debate. Cornwall is a dental desert. Healthwatch Cornwall’s 2024 report found that every…15 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanThis Government are not year zero. The 2.5% target has not been hit since 2010—the end of the last Labour Government—and there has been an extra £11 billion since the end of the…15 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. The King’s Speech contains proposals for an overnight visitor levy. The decision on whether to introduce it is to be devolved to mayoral strategic authorities and,…15 Jun 2026HANSARD Rail FreightWe had a rail freight line going down to the docks in Falmouth, but it was closed about 20 years ago. I am trying to reopen it, and we are working with the docks and potential…03 Jun 2026HANSARD Seasonal Hospitality Businesses in Coastal AreasI thank the hon. Member for securing this important debate. On support for young people, I will be talking to the Skills Minister soon about what the youth guarantee scheme could…03 Jun 2026