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HANSARDEngagementsQ12. The building a brighter future project for Torbay Hospital will be the biggest single investment in south Devon’s healthcare services since the NHS was founded in 1948. Can…11 Jan 2023HANSARDImpact of Leaving the EUWhen conducting his assessment, did the Secretary of State include figures for the impact of implementing the Schengen borders code between Scotland and England, including the…11 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueI beg to move, That this House has considered the contribution of lifeboat services to search and rescue. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I am…10 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueI am delighted to hear my hon. Friend list the amazing support that the Isle of Wight provides. It does not just save lives and help those in peril on the sea around the Island—as…10 Jan 2023HANSARDWindrush Lessons Learned Review: Implementation of RecommendationsIt is worth noting that the Wendy Williams review looked across a catalogue of issues that affected the Windrush generation. I was particularly struck by the fact that the first…10 Jan 2023HANSARDLifeboat Services: Search and RescueIt has been a very welcome debate, and it has been great to hear so many contributions, and so many tributes paid to volunteers, who are the backbone of lifeboat services. I…10 Jan 2023HANSARDLevelling Up Communities: Fiscal StepsAs the Minister will know, fiscal steps in investment zones can help to boost and level up communities—I am thinking in particular of Paignton in South Devon, where South Devon…20 Dec 2022HANSARDFamily Businesses: Contribution to Local CommunitiesDoes my hon. Friend agree that family businesses showed that loyalty to staff during the pandemic? For example, a number of tourism businesses in Torbay decided that the family…20 Dec 2022HANSARDFamily Businesses: Contribution to Local CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson, and to follow my good friend, the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) and hear his…20 Dec 2022HANSARDFamily Businesses: Contribution to Local CommunitiesI completely agree. The type of support a family can provide to someone with disabilities—even in their own family, for example, by extending the care and support offered to their…20 Dec 2022HANSARDElectronic Travel Authorisation: Impact on TravelThe Minister will be aware that for decades we have co-operated and worked with the Republic of Ireland—particularly, for example, with the Republic not joining Schengen—to…14 Dec 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolOne needs only to visit the port at Belfast and see the potential for new facilities there to realise the interruption there could be to the vital east-west trade routes that…13 Dec 2022HANSARDBusiness Rates and Levelling UpIt is a genuine pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. At the outset, I must congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous) on securing the…13 Dec 2022HANSARDBusiness Rates and Levelling UpI find the Minister’s response interesting. She talks about the investment in commercial property—for example, we are seeing £140 million of investment in Torbay hotels. The issue…13 Dec 2022HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentencing SchemeMy hon. Friend will be aware that the recent publication of statistics regarding the operation of the unduly lenient sentencing scheme during 2021 indicated 151 referrals to the…07 Dec 2022HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme5. What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the unduly lenient sentencing scheme.07 Dec 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I welcome the chance to highlight why it is vital that we get this Bill back on the Floor of the House of Commons.…05 Dec 2022HANSARDFootball Governance: Fan-led ReviewAt last week’s annual general meeting of the Torquay United Supporters Trust, there was much debate about how the World cup in Qatar and the discussions around it have yet again…01 Dec 2022HANSARDChristmas Celebrations and Services4. What steps the Church of England plans to take to encourage families and children to attend events and services at their local parish church at Christmas.01 Dec 2022HANSARDChristmas Celebrations and ServicesEvents such as the recent Christmas fair at St Luke’s, Torquay and the forthcoming Christmas tree festival at Paignton parish church can provide lots of low-cost fun and support…01 Dec 2022