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HANSARDOnline HomophobiaIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Walker. It was a real privilege to hear my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) introduce this debate with such…01 Jul 2019HANSARDOnline Homophobiaindicated assent.01 Jul 2019HANSARDOnline HomophobiaThe list of social media platforms that my hon. Friend gave should also include online dating apps. The abuse that is sometimes given on apps such as Grindr, especially to those…01 Jul 2019HANSARDCo-operative and Mutual BusinessesIt is a pleasure to follow my fellow south-west MP, fellow co-operator and fellow shadow Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for…27 Jun 2019HANSARDNo Deal: Resilience5. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on (a) ensuring resilience and (b) taking emergency steps in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.27 Jun 2019HANSARDNo Deal: ResilienceDevon and Cornwall’s deputy chief constable, Paul Netherton, is the national lead for civil contingencies. When asked by Plymouth Live, “What’s the worst case scenario for…27 Jun 2019HANSARDCo-operative and Mutual BusinessesAbsolutely. There is the opportunity to engage more people in that energy and dynamism. As a response to what we have seen with Brexit and in a globalised world, where we can call…27 Jun 2019HANSARD Puffin HabitatsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I congratulate my friend, the hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed (Anne-Marie Trevelyan). We largely co-operate on…26 Jun 2019HANSARD EU Structural Funds: Least Developed RegionsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) for introducing the debate so well. Colleagues representing Cornwall constituencies have made a good case…26 Jun 2019HANSARD Puffin HabitatsYes. Fishers have several important roles to play, one of which is dealing with ghost gear. Although puffins are small birds, they are susceptible to eating plastic. Dealing with…26 Jun 2019HANSARDFood Producers: Overseas MarketingI want to press the Minister on geographical indications, which are vital in our marketing of goods and products made across the country. In the event of a no deal, about which…20 Jun 2019HANSARDNuclear Submarine Recycling (Reporting)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Government to prepare a strategy for recycling out-of-service Royal Navy nuclear submarines and to report…19 Jun 2019HANSARD A38 ImprovementsI am grateful to the hon. Lady, my constituency neighbour, for calling this debate, because this is a cross-party campaign, which is really important. She has been a doughty…19 Jun 2019HANSARD A38 ImprovementsThe case that the hon. Member for South East Cornwall (Mrs Murray) has made will save lives if we get the investment in her constituency that is needed. If we get the investment…19 Jun 2019HANSARDBellwin Scheme: Social Care Packages for Vulnerable ChildrenPlymouth City Council’s children and social care budget is being sunk by a small number of exceptional care costs for some vulnerable young people, with 6:1 care ratios costing…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPet IdentificationI thank the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) for introducing the debate and explaining the real pain when a cat goes missing and no one knows what has…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPet IdentificationI agree entirely. That is why it is important that the rules are applied similarly by every council. As we heard from my right hon. Friend the Member for Cynon Valley (Ann Clwyd),…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPet IdentificationOne thing I have discovered since being elected two years ago is that the public really want proper rules for animal welfare that are properly enforced and properly funded. In…17 Jun 2019HANSARDPet IdentificationI thank my right hon. Friend for making that point. That is why it is really important not only that the regulatory framework is tightened but that training is provided so…17 Jun 2019HANSARDBellwin Scheme: Social Care Packages for Vulnerable Children9. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of extending the Bellwin scheme to include the exceptional costs of social care packages for vulnerable children.17 Jun 2019