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HANSARDNational Grid Funding: South-west England8. What plans she has to provide funding for the National Grid in the south-west.19 Sept 2023HANSARDNational Grid Funding: South-west EnglandMay I declare an interest, as one of my brilliant little sisters works in the renewable energy sector? I want to see more renewable energy schemes get off the ground in the far…19 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineIt is telling that neither Ukraine nor Russia enjoys air superiority over the contested parts of Ukraine at the moment; nor does either enjoy superiority in the electronic warfare…11 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineI am grateful for that intervention, because it gives me a chance to thank not only those in Britain’s military industries who have been supporting the effort in Ukraine, but…11 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineIt has been 564 days since Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. War in Europe is a harsh reminder that to be secure at home we must be strong abroad, and that our allies are our…11 Sept 2023HANSARDUK Obligations to NATOAfter 13 years of Tory Army cuts, serious and senior military figures are now questioning the UK’s ability to deliver our NATO obligations. While NATO is boosting the size of its…11 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineThe hon. Gentleman invites me to write Labour’s manifesto from the Dispatch Box, and I am sure that the shadow Chancellor, my right hon. Friend the Member for Leeds West (Rachel…11 Sept 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Two years ago in Plymouth, we lost five people in the worst mass shooting the country has seen for a decade. The Government have finally consulted on firearms reform, but…06 Sept 2023HANSARDContest: UK Strategy for Countering Terrorism 2023The new Contest counter-terrorism strategy mentions that incel threats “could meet the threshold of terrorist intent or action”. The person behind the shooting in Plymouth in…19 Jul 2023HANSARDAfghan Resettlement UpdateI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. None the less, I have to say to him that this statement is not up to the quality that this House expects from a Minister…18 Jul 2023HANSARDRailway InfrastructureRailway ticket offices are essential railway infrastructure. The Minister has said that his hope is that staff will be redeployed on to the concourse, so can he comment on the…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Defibrillators: Public AccessHaving the data on one database is really important. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the data has to be accessible and pulled through to other devices? I just googled…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Levelling Up: South-westI backed a levelling-up bid from the then Plymouth Conservative council in St Peter’s, which is one of the lowest super output areas in the entire region. Sadly, we were turned…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Defibrillators: Public AccessIt is good to see you in the Chair again, Sir Charles. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) on the way she introduced the debate…04 Jul 2023HANSARD Levelling Up: South-westI am trying to understand whether the third round of funding for levelling up will be allocated in a similar way to previous rounds. The Minister talks about devolution. I am in…04 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, the Government rejected a number of recommendations from the inquest into the tragic mass shooting in Plymouth in 2021, which has caused serious concern among some of…03 Jul 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryDoes the hon. Lady agree that the way that the regulation has been implemented has caused enormous stress and anxiety to an industry that already feels that regulations do not…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryMy hon. Friend is making a good speech, and the many technical experts in the room will congratulate her on it. Does she agree that a good step to protect stocks and support UK…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryThe catch app and the type verification for I-VMS are two good examples of over-burdensome regulation. The threat of criminality if someone cannot successfully weigh a fish—within…29 Jun 2023HANSARDFishing IndustryI was in that meeting as well. I do not wish to add to the piling on of that Minister, but there is a point to make about how regulations should be implemented, and there is a…29 Jun 2023