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HANSARD River Severn FloodingI, too, congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. He talks about the holistic approach of the Environment Agency and other partnerships down the River Severn. Does he…11 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingI thank the Secretary of State for talking about my constituency, and thank the floods Minister, the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon.…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingLike just about every Member who has spoken, I am standing up on behalf of the 110 homes in my constituency that have been flooded, the 55 business that have been affected and the…04 Mar 2020HANSARDFloodingMy hon. Friend is right, and in raising the issue of farming, she brings me on to my next point. She is right about having a local control centre, and it is very important that we…04 Mar 2020HANSARD UK-US Trade DealI agree with my right hon. Friend’s comment that the US is very excited about this trade deal—not just Washington politics, but across the whole United States. I want to press the…02 Mar 2020HANSARDLocal Government Finance Settlement6. What steps he has taken to ensure that local authorities receive adequate funding in the local government finance settlement for 2020-21.24 Feb 2020HANSARDLocal Government Finance SettlementI am grateful to the Minister for detailing the amount by which he is increasing funding for local government spending, but Wyre Forest District Council has seen a 2.7% drop in…24 Feb 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I am not suggesting that we should scrap HS2 to pay for this scheme. He is absolutely right: we need to do an awful lot of different…22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineI did not originally intend to speak in this debate. One notable thing about this place is that quite often Members of Parliament stand up to speak because although everything has…22 Jan 2020HANSARD North Cotswold LineI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. She has read out a list of a number of those supporting the plan, but I notice that the Greater Birmingham and Solihull…22 Jan 2020HANSARDSpace Industry9. What steps she is taking to support the space industry in the UK.21 Jan 2020HANSARDSpace IndustryFollowing the welcome announcements in the Queen’s Speech about investment in the UK space sector, will my hon. Friend tell us the status of funding for innovation in the sector…21 Jan 2020HANSARDEuropean Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy hon. Friend has chaired the EFRA Committee. Can he confirm that in relation to sanitary and phytosanitary standards, each country that chooses to import grants a licence…09 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillI actually agree with an awful lot of what the hon. Gentleman has said in terms of the construction of his argument, but his conclusions are hypothesised on a trade deal that is…08 Jan 2020HANSARD Leaving the EU: Integrated Foreign PolicyMy hon. Friend makes a compelling point. He has done a huge amount of work on this issue, and I have a lot of respect for the work he has done with the Henry Jackson Society. One…30 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementCentral Devon, even. All of Devon—he is a very good MP. I also thank the Clerks for all their work. I think this is also my first ever point of order, so I thank you, Mr Speaker,…23 Oct 2019HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker—a very quick one. It would be wrong of me not also to congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for West Devon, or is it North Devon?23 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend. There are two points. The first is that “she was asking for it” cannot possibly be a defence when somebody dies. Apart from anything…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillIt is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire), chair of the all-party group on perpetrators of domestic abuse. I am sure that her work is…02 Oct 2019HANSARDLeasehold Properties: Mis-sellingI am grateful to the Secretary of State for his comments but, despite those efforts, buyers of brand-new properties in Kidderminster in my constituency still believe that they…22 Jul 2019