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HANSARDBees: NeonicotinoidsI thank all speakers in today’s debate. Across parties, Members are clearly passionate about the restoration of bee populations, as well as about supporting our farmers. As the…02 Feb 2022HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management Scheme: Food ProductionIt is a farm mask made by my little sister, who is a farmer. I declare an interest in that my two little sisters are farmers in north Cornwall; I am very proud of them and what…01 Feb 2022HANSARDEnvironmental Land Management Scheme: Food ProductionI thank the hon. Member for his point. Whether it is a farmer in North West Durham, in Gedling or in the south-west, this matters. The Government are making a strategic error in…01 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportParagraph iv of Sue Gray’s general findings states that there is a culture of “excessive consumption of alcohol” and that it is “not appropriate”. Is there also a culture of…31 Jan 2022HANSARDUkraineThe Kremlin does not act in isolation; it acts against a plan. Will the Prime Minister set out what additional support we will be providing to our allies on NATO’s eastern flank,…25 Jan 2022HANSARDIncreasing Housing Supply: Local CommunitiesThe Minister will know—and you will know, Mr Speaker—that I am a fan of One Direction, and Harry Styles in particular. If it is true that Harry Styles is looking to buy a £10…24 Jan 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Bristol and the South-westI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way again. Could he add one extra ask of Ministers—to keep the dentists we train in the west country in the west country? The last…24 Jan 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Bristol and the South-westSome 3,925 teeth were removed from Plymouth children under anaesthesia in 2019-20. The figure was lower last year because of the pandemic, but does my hon. Friend agree that we…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiThe tsunami and the effects of the volcano eruption brought back painful memories for many of us who lost friends and relatives in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, so we know the pain…24 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]It is good to follow the hon. Member for Huntingdon (Mr Djanogly). I do not agree with most things he said, but he made a few points that I liked and will come to in my remarks. I…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]The Minister slightly misunderstands the point. It is not that Members want the Animal Sentience Committee to produce an annual report but that we want the Secretary of State to…18 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]The point I made in my remarks was that the terms of reference that accompany the Bill actually include a definition of sentience, and it is very similar to the one my hon. Friend…18 Jan 2022HANSARDMigrant Crossings: Role of the MilitaryThe Minister said that the Royal Navy will not use sonic weapons, but long-range acoustic weapons are already fitted to Border Force vessels. As the Royal Navy has assumed…18 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe community in Keyham has serious concerns about the amount of pump action weapons being held in residential areas. Will the Home Secretary agree to meet a delegation from…17 Jan 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetOn connecting buildings, does the Minister have a view on the progress made on allowing new operators—such as CityFibre, which is rolling out the fibre network in Plymouth—to use…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetThe hon. Member for North Devon has made a powerful case since being elected, and I hope she remains a thorn in the side of every Minister that holds this post to ensure that we…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I thank the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for introducing the debate so well and so thoroughly. Let me…11 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice Powers to Suspend Driving LicencesThe hon. Member raises a good point. One of the difficulties the Minister has in replying to this debate is that, as a Transport Minister, she will only be able to speak on behalf…10 Jan 2022HANSARDUK Defence JobsDevonport is the UK’s premier naval base and dockyard. Will the Secretary of State present plans to recycle the 13 rotting nuclear submarines that are tied up alongside it? That…10 Jan 2022HANSARDPolice Powers to Suspend Driving LicencesIt is welcome news that the Minister’s Department is looking into this matter. I think she made a commitment for a consultation, and it is welcome that it will be included. Her…10 Jan 2022