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HANSARDBathing Waters: EnglandAs a keen wild swimmer in Devil’s Point and Firestone bay in Plymouth sound, which is the country’s first national marine park, I have been working with Plymouth City Council to…23 Feb 2023HANSARDBathing Waters: England6. When she will next update the list of designated bathing waters in England.23 Feb 2023HANSARD UK Food ShortagesIt is 2023, and there are crops rotting in the fields because there are not enough people to pick them, there are kids going hungry in all our communities and now we have…23 Feb 2023HANSARDPlymouth ShootingsI am angry and our community is angry. We are still hurting and grieving for those we lost, but also feeling for those who were shot and survived. Confidence in Devon and Cornwall…21 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineThe grim reality is that war in Europe is no longer in our rear-view mirror; it is happening now. We are living through a bleak new chapter in the history of Europe as Putin seeks…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineIt is really important that when it comes to military disposals we look carefully at where the equipment goes. There has been good support for Ukraine so far, but we would like it…20 Feb 2023HANSARDSecond Homes in Coastal AreasThe pandemic turbocharged the housing crisis in rural areas, especially in Devon and Cornwall. Families are being turfed out of their private rented homes under section 21 notices…20 Feb 2023HANSARD UkraineI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. “You are what you eat”: that is true of food as it is of the media we consume, and the media the people of Russia are able…20 Feb 2023HANSARDKosovo: Security SituationThe 25th anniversary provides a real opportunity for the Government to step forward. I am concerned that, notwithstanding Kosovans’ huge amount of good will towards the UK, we are…08 Feb 2023HANSARDKosovo: Security SituationIt was a good trip of Kosovo that my hon. Friend and I, along with others, made last year. Does he agree that the 25th anniversary of the support that the UK and our allies…08 Feb 2023HANSARDPolice ResourcesLinking police records of gun certificates to medical databases was a key ask of the community in Plymouth after the tragedies we suffered in 2021. How is that linking of GP…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Rugby Football: 200th AnniversaryOn the subject of firsts, will the hon. Gentleman join me in celebrating the life of Jimmy Peters, who was the first black man to play rugby union for England in 1906 versus…03 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillI thank the hon. Member for Guildford (Angela Richardson) for introducing the Bill, and for speaking so passionately. There is cross-party concern in this place about the…03 Feb 2023HANSARDAnimals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) BillThe Minister is making a good speech about the importance of the Bill. May I just take her back to the advertising of low-welfare animal products abroad? When the Bill goes to…03 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesI thank the hon. Member for that intervention on a point that I will come to. We are in the middle of a climate and nature emergency; we need all our policies, not just some of…01 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I agree. Bee corridors and pollinator corridors offer an incredible opportunity to green many of our urban environments, and…01 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesI beg to move, That this House has considered the use of bee-killing pesticides in agriculture. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes. It is good to see so many…01 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesIt is a great loss to Government that the hon. Gentleman is no longer a Minister, but a great benefit to these debates that we have double the west country Members from Devon…01 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesThat is exactly right. If we are to have a proper nature-based recovery, and if the Government are to achieve their ambitions as set out in not only the Environment Act 2021 but…01 Feb 2023HANSARDBee-killing PesticidesIt is great that so many Members contributed to this debate and shared concerns about the Government’s approval of Cruiser SB. I have to say I am a little disappointed that the…01 Feb 2023