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HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsOn a point of order, Dr Murrison. The manner in which the shadow Minister described the view that a farmer was better off if he committed suicide before April 2026 was highly…10 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Community Radio Order 2025I thank the Minister for her comprehensive speech setting out the benefits of the order. I am particularly pleased to hear of the ongoing dialogue with the sector and the emerging…05 Feb 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI thank all Members who have taken the time to listen and contribute to the debate, and I thank the bereaved families and campaigners for their time and for listening again to…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI beg to move, That this House has considered road safety for young drivers. Thank you for chairing this Westminster Hall debate on road safety for young drivers, Sir Desmond, and…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI could not agree more, and I think that particularly affects young people living in rural areas. It is not surprising that between 2019 and 2023, nearly half of casualties in…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI agree that all measures that can prevent collisions, injuries and deaths should be explored. Prevention is often not only better but cheaper than dealing with the consequences…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI agree, and it is absolutely excellent to hear of any support for families who have been bereaved as a result of a collision. That can be used to educate others, so that we can…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. I think we are going to be hearing lots of suggestions today about all the measures that could help prevent such tragedies, because…28 Jan 2025HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversI will not. Such a device can smash the window or cut the seatbelt in case of emergency. We could call it Harvey’s hammer, in memory of one young man from Shrewsbury whose legacy…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillDoes the Minister agree that it is vital that we embrace the Bill in order to protect those everyday constituents such as mine in Shrewsbury, for whom flooding has moved from a…24 Jan 2025HANSARD ECO4 and Insulation SchemesI congratulate the Minister on her sterling work to tackle this minefield of rogue companies who abuse the good will of residents when installing energy saving measures, by…23 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityAs I was saying, many of my campaigners have lost all confidence in those water companies. Although I understand their strong feelings, especially given that Severn Trent Water…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityMy constituency is the beautiful, historic town of Shrewsbury, and we are famously surrounded by what we affectionately call “the loop”—the River Severn. In the past, we enjoyed…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Road SafetyI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rossendale and Darwen (Andy MacNae) for securing this excellent and pertinent debate. All Members come with horror stories from our own…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Road SafetyRural roads are often winding, unlit and poorly maintained, all of which require additional driving skills. Many young people in my constituency find themselves needing to drive…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]In my rural constituency of Shrewsbury, we have England’s longest river, the magnificent Severn. It flows through our historic town centre and meanders through our outlying…16 Dec 2024HANSARD LGBT Veterans: Etherton ReviewI am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this important debate. I welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement that, in response to the Etherton review into the treatment of…12 Dec 2024HANSARDStorm DarraghWill the Minister please give us an update om the extent of the floods that resulted from the storm? Rural constituencies such as mine experienced a double whammy: we were…10 Dec 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI thank the Secretary of State for setting out, earlier today, the support that our Government have put in place for rural areas, and particularly longer-term planned policies…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI am sorry, but I need to rush. Labour’s flagship policy, of which we are all so truly proud, is that we will underpin British farming with long-term sustainable contracts, by…11 Nov 2024