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HANSARDLocal Transport Authority Funding Settlements: Buses14. What recent progress she has made on providing long-term funding settlements to local transport authorities for bus services.08 Jan 2026HANSARDLocal Transport Authority Funding Settlements: BusesI thank the Minister for that answer. I was very pleased to hear that he has already spoken to Go South West, which is working to fill the gaps left by our private bus provider’s…08 Jan 2026HANSARD UK Town of CultureIn Cornwall, we do not have big urban centres; we have towns with populations of about 20,000. That is why the UK town of culture competition is one that a large rural area such…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesI represent a constituency that covers a small city, a town and a large rural area. Much of that rural area is the Roseland peninsula, and it is coastal. When I was researching…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesI agree that communities must have a say, but they must also benefit, and that is one of the things that the Government will ensure. Another type of security is food security. We…07 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI welcome this sensible compromise and point out that the £800 million put into the environmental land management scheme in 2023-24 will become £2 billion by 2028-29, along with…05 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Merry Christmas to everybody in the Chamber and beyond. I was very proud to stand on a manifesto that committed to end cruel practices such as puppy smuggling and to phase out…18 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this year I welcomed the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill receiving Royal Assent. Currently there is no such equivalent for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. Will the Minister…15 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. I welcome the Chancellor’s announcement of the £30 million Kernow industrial fund, and the fantastic critical minerals strategy. With the pipeline of floating offshore wind…11 Dec 2025HANSARDTransgender People: Safe Spaces3. What steps she is taking to ensure the provision of safe spaces for transgender people in the context of the draft code of practice issued by the Equality and Human Rights…10 Dec 2025HANSARDTransgender People: Safe SpacesI thank the Minister for that answer. I have very vulnerable constituents who have raised concerns about the draft EHRC guidance on transgender people. Many are scared and fear…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkDoes the Minister agree that part of the problem was caused by the Conservatives, who did not welcome the introduction of the minimum wage in 1998, saying that it would destroy…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkWill the hon. Member give way?10 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkI thank the hon. Member for giving way. Does she not agree that the trade agreement that was signed earlier this year and the sanitary and phytosanitary agreement, which the EU…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Railways BillThe Government are simplifying a very complex system, so that we can take forward a railway that is fit for the future, and I really welcome the measures on timetabling, tickets…09 Dec 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCornwall Marine Network in my constituency is a small and medium-sized enterprise members association that provides training and apprenticeship support. It recently celebrated…08 Dec 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ15. Under this Labour Government, NHS waiting lists are coming down. I welcome the commitment to refurbish Truro Health Park in my constituency, one of the first new…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Pension Schemes BillI welcome the real progress made on the pre-1997 fund. I do not have as much specific technical knowledge as most hon. Members in the Chamber, and I was not on the Bill Committee,…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis was a Budget for young people. We are lifting the two-child benefit cap, bringing half a million children out of poverty; alongside free school meals, breakfast clubs,…02 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is important that we look very closely at the measures, as we in the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee said in our report. Family farms are obviously very important…02 Dec 2025