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HANSARD Rural Pubs: Fiscal SupportMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She is right to highlight the number of NEETs in this country. We probably should not call them NEETs, because so many of them are…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Rural Pubs: Fiscal SupportFrom April 2026, the Horse and Groom in East Ashling in my constituency saw its business rates rise from £11,000 a year to £32,000 a year. That is an additional £22,000 that it…17 Jun 2026 · 3d agoHANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about his local ICB. The underspend issue has plagued the dentistry contract over many years. The ICB for Sussex did manage to commission…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexI beg to move, That this House has considered access to dental services in West Sussex. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond, to have secured this…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexI thank the hon. Gentleman for his passionate advocacy for NHS dentistry in West Sussex. I am grateful to him for caring about access to NHS dentistry across the whole country. He…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexWill the Minister give way on that point?16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexI promise that I will not give the Minister a lesson in geography, although what he said suggests that he may not have frequented the A27. If somebody can get to a dentist in…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexI am sure the Minister will join me in congratulating Chichester college, which is creating a programme to train up the next generation of dental assistants and nurses. Staff…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARD Access to Dental Services: West SussexI thank all the Members who took part in the debate. This will not be something the Minister has not heard before, but I ask him to take this away: when constituents write to me…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDLocal Government ReformThe hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point about local government finances. My constituency currently sits in two different district councils. The Government’s proposals would…10 Jun 2026HANSARDLocal Government ReformThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent argument for councils to be more accountable to local residents by being closer. The Government responded to Sussex’s proposals by…10 Jun 2026HANSARD Summit on Illicit FinanceFor most people, illicit finance is most prevalent on our high streets, when they see illegal vape shops or barbershops that do not have any trade but seem to be doing quite well.…09 Jun 2026HANSARDWater SafetyThe story the hon. Gentleman tells of his constituent echoes that of mine. In 2023, Ryan went into the sea with his friend, and they both got caught in a riptide. Ryan’s friend…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Sir David Attenborough: Permanent National MonumentFor most people, illicit finance is most prevalent on our high streets, when they see illegal vape shops or barbershops that do not have any trade but seem to be doing quite well.…09 Jun 2026HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourIn my constituency and across the country we have seen a troubling rise in violence towards wildlife, often with the use of catapults. Wildlife crime is not an isolated incident;…08 Jun 2026HANSARDDigital Safety: ChildrenMany Members will have read “Careless People”, a book by Sarah Wynn-Williams. It is a whistleblowing account of her time working inside Facebook, now Meta. She was silenced by…08 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesI refer members to my registered interest as chair of the all-party parliamentary group for infant feeding and inequalities. With water scarcity prevalent across the south-east…08 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportMy first job was in a local café washing pots when I was 13, and then in my 20s, I opened my own restaurant in that same location, offering young people in my local community…02 Jun 2026HANSARDJury Trial ProposalsI come with good news: with increased funding from the Government, uncapped sitting days and improved disposal rates, backlogs in the Crown courts are falling. At the Old Bailey…19 May 2026HANSARDReoffendingThe Government are talking a good game on reducing the cycle of reoffending, but meaningful prison education plays a key role in that objective. Recent analysis has found a…19 May 2026