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HANSARDShort and Long-term RentalsWe are only a few months away from having millions of people surging to the west country, and to rural and coastal communities right across the land. That puts enormous income…05 Jun 2023HANSARDBathing WatersI thank the Secretary of State for backing my campaign to designate Devil’s Point and Firestone bay in Plymouth as bathing waters. I am now targeting a sewage outlet that is…25 May 2023HANSARD NHS Dentists: South-West EnglandCould the Minister return to the question I raised about additional training places for dentists? We have a really good dental school in Plymouth that wants to take on more dental…24 May 2023HANSARD NHS Dentists: South-West EnglandIt is rare for every single party in the south-west to agree, but we do all agree on this: NHS dentistry in the region is broken, and it is getting worse. There is a huge crisis…24 May 2023HANSARDShort-term Holiday Lets: PlanningWe are here again talking about Airbnbs and second homes. On a cross-party basis, we are all still demanding action from Ministers. Some demand it louder and some demand it more…23 May 2023HANSARDHousing for Armed Forces PersonnelIn March, Labour launched Homes Fit for Heroes, our campaign to highlight the failings of defence housing for service personnel. One member of the armed forces who has served for…15 May 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeRaw sewage is the perfect metaphor for 13 years of Tory Britain. It is hard to find an NHS dentist or get a GP appointment, and it is hard to get a passport or find a lettuce or a…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Farming on DartmoorIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. and learned Member for Torridge and West Devon (Sir Geoffrey Cox). I greatly enjoyed his speech; in fact, I enjoy nearly every one of his…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Firearms BillI thank the hon. Member for Crewe and Nantwich (Dr Mullan) for moving the Bill’s Third Reading today, and the hon. Member for Clwyd South (Simon Baynes) for taking it through…24 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillI thank the hon. Member for Aberconwy (Robin Millar) for introducing this Bill. It is a Bill he can be proud of; I suspect it may have been a Bill he was given by Ministers to…24 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Service Police (Complaints etc.) Regulations 2023I thank the Minister for his thorough introduction of this draft SI. The Opposition do not intend to divide the Committee, but I have a number of questions to pose to him. All in…21 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillSome clarity on both the territorial extent of the Bill and veterans living overseas would be helpful, including the Bill’s application to veterans living in overseas territories…15 Mar 2023HANSARDVeterans Advisory and Pensions Committees BillI welcome the Bill that the hon. Member for Aberconwy is seeking to introduce; it seems perfectly sensible. However, I have a few questions for the Minister. In the very useful…15 Mar 2023HANSARDFirearms BillThank you, Sir Gary. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. I thank the hon. Members for West Bromwich West, and for Clwyd South, for promoting and sponsoring the Bill. It is a…15 Mar 2023HANSARDNATO ObligationsIn this weekend’s newspapers, a senior British military officer raised doubts about whether the UK could still claim to be a leading NATO member, because of the hollowing out of…13 Mar 2023HANSARDPrimary Care Staff NumbersThe primary care crisis in Plymouth is getting worse, but there is a cross-party solution in Plymouth, which is to build a new super health hub, the Cavell centre, in the city…07 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillBritain is and should remain a beacon for LGBT rights, so can I ask Home Secretary a particular question about LGBT asylum seekers who are coming to the UK, fleeing persecution…07 Mar 2023HANSARDBus Services23. What assessment he has made of the impact of reductions to bus services on local communities.02 Mar 2023HANSARDBus ServicesI do not expect the Minister to know about the 31 bus route in Plymouth, but I do expect him to care about the people who can no longer get that bus because it has been axed—the…02 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. With rising utility and staffing costs, brilliant nurseries such as Tops Day Nurseries in Plymouth are running at a loss and running out of time. Will the Minister meet me to…27 Feb 2023