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HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueThank you, Mr Davies, for chairing the debate and for giving me a chance to participate. I thank the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) for setting the scene so well, and hon.…10 Jan 2023HANSARDNHS Winter PressuresI know that the Secretary of State appreciates that the winter pressures are only exacerbated by the looming strikes. I joined the picket line at Newtownards hospital back in…09 Jan 2023HANSARDEmpowering Local CommunitiesI thank the Minister for her answer. What assessment has the hon. Lady made of the implications for her policies of the UK100 “Local Net Zero Delivery Progress Report” on local…09 Jan 2023HANSARDChannel 4I very much welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, on which I think we are all very much in agreement. It was announced last year that Channel 4 had a new partnership with…09 Jan 2023HANSARD SnaresI am very pleased to speak in the debate. I have been a long-time sports enthusiast and I love the countryside. I live on a farm and am a member of the Ulster Farmers’ Union, the…09 Jan 2023HANSARD SnaresI am very happy to reflect on the opinion of the hon. Lady and others as well. What I am saying is that the snares of yesteryear are not acceptable, but the humane restraints that…09 Jan 2023HANSARD SnaresI respect the hon. Lady and, although we probably have very different points of view, we agree that the old snares were not acceptable. Humane restraints are the alternative way…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]When covid-19 came in and the Government had to make big decisions, a number of SMEs in my constituency had the ingenuity, ability and process but were unable to get any…09 Jan 2023HANSARDFamily Businesses: Contribution to Local CommunitiesIt is a real pleasure to speak in the debate because I obviously have a particular interest. I commend the hon. Member for Carlisle (John Stevenson) for leading the debate so…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentI thank the Leader of the House for that. I mentioned my long-suffering wife; we have been married 34 years, so she is very long-suffering, and that is probably a good thing,…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentThe right hon. Gentleman is most kind. I am giving just a slight reminder of what Christmas is about. I think we all realise that, but sometimes it is good to remind ourselves of…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentIt is always a real pleasure to speak in this Christmas Adjournment debate. I remember Sir David Amess. We all were enthralled when he gave us a list of 30 things that he wanted…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Future of Rail ServicesI commend the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. The key thing for me is the customer, and I know that that is the key thing for him as well. Does he agree that connectivity…20 Dec 2022HANSARDAnnual Fisheries Negotiations with EU and North Atlantic StatesPanic was setting in there, Mr Speaker. I thank the Minister for his answers to the questions. He understands the issues for fisheries and, in particular, for fisheries in my…20 Dec 2022HANSARDService Family AccommodationI thank the Minister for his firm and helpful response to the urgent question. I have an Army base just a couple of miles from my constituency, and I believe it can be of use to…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Bus Routes: Local ConsultationI congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate. I did text him before he came in to ask if it would be okay to make an intervention. When I saw the title of the debate I…20 Dec 2022HANSARDFamily Businesses: Contribution to Local CommunitiesI certainly do. Again, the hon. Lady says many things in her interventions that I absolutely subscribe to, and I thank her for that. The Regency is such an example of where people…20 Dec 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the Secretary of State for his leadership and the confidence he gives. I believe it inspires us all in this House, and inspires the people of Ukraine and across the world,…20 Dec 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords]I thank the Secretary of State for his graciousness in giving way. Will resources be made available for the extra work that harbour authorities and marine services will have to…19 Dec 2022HANSARDSeafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords]May I say how pleased I am to have heard the comments of right hon. and hon. Members? In particular, it was a real pleasure to follow the forensic contribution of the hon. Member…19 Dec 2022