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HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a more constructive note, for the past year I have been campaigning hard for Eden Portland to open in my constituency. If opened, it would be a world-class attraction,…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThat money went unspent by the previous Conservative administration at Dorset council. It now falls to me and the new administration at Dorset council to spend that money wisely,…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsI thank the hon. Member for his custom and for investing in Weymouth. As the proud owner of a Newfoundland, I know that dogs get us out, get us spending and get us on the high…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsMy hon. Friend makes a valuable point. Making places in the town centre accessible—be they local museums or other institutions—is essential to making them a success. I know that…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate for the very simple reason that my first job was on the high street in the town centre, in Weymouth, where I grew up. I do not like to…04 Nov 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Mainstream SchoolsAs I have made clear in this Chamber on numerous occasions, in my part of the world there are sadly far too few specialist school places for children with SEND. Headteachers…20 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ8. For the past year, I have been campaigning for a new special educational needs and disabilities school to open at the Osprey Quay site on Portland. There are far too few…15 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ2. The Eden Project in Cornwall is a proven success story, injecting millions into the local economy. In Lancashire, Eden Project Morecambe will soon be under construction, and…09 Jul 2025HANSARD WhistleblowersI would like to conclude today’s debate by summarising some of the helpful and constructive contributions of hon. Members. I thank the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) for…02 Jul 2025HANSARD WhistleblowersI beg to move, That this House has considered the contribution of whistleblowers. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. Last week we marked World…02 Jul 2025HANSARDBarnett Formula: ScotlandIn the recent spending review, the Chancellor outlined plans for a multimillion-pound investment in essential building works at Budmouth academy in Weymouth. We welcome that new…01 Jul 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI share my hon. Friend’s sentiment. I firmly believe that we should protect bereaved families against such a distressing ordeal happening automatically, particularly when the…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI rise to speak in support of new clause 15 and amendment 54, and against new clause 5. As right hon. and hon. Members will be aware, new clause 15 would not classify a death…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI respectfully disagree with that position. I believe that there are already levels of safeguarding in the legislation. New clause 15 is a compassionate and practical clause that…13 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingI completely agree with my hon. Friend, and we really feel that in South Dorset. There are simply not the places needed to support every child with SEND. We urgently need the…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Covid: Fifth AnniversaryI will be brief. This is Diabetes Week, and we are rightly looking at the impact that diabetes has on children. Does the right hon. Member agree that a similar approach must be…12 Jun 2025HANSARD Covid: Fifth AnniversaryI thank my hon. Friend for bringing up long covid. The organisation Long Covid Kids, which was founded by my constituent Sammie McFarland, highlights the experience of young…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingAs many right hon. and hon. Members have outlined, there is no doubt that there is a crisis in our SEND system in this country—a crisis that we inherited from the previous…12 Jun 2025HANSARD NHS Funding: South-westI thank my hon. Friend for giving way, and for setting out so clearly the work this Labour Government are doing to fix our NHS. Will he take the opportunity to welcome the…11 Jun 2025HANSARDBus Services (No. 2) Bill [Lords]I am happy to support my hon. Friend’s campaign, and I will be meeting him shortly to discuss how I can best do so. Given that Bournemouth is the airport nearest to my…02 Jun 2025