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HANSARD Blackpool Airport: Public Service Obligation FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered public service obligation funding and Blackpool Airport. As always, it is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray.…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Blackpool Airport: Public Service Obligation FundingMy hon. Friend makes an important point, in that the airport is owned and run by the council. Much of that I welcome, because under the previous private ownership there was a…06 Dec 2022HANSARD Blackpool Airport: Public Service Obligation FundingI thank the former Minister for his intervention; he brings some important material to the debate. I hope the Minister will consider that sort of targeted APD relief in his…06 Dec 2022HANSARDRural BroadbandEveryone loves Cumbria, but some of us love Lancashire even more. Residents of Station Road in Singleton have experienced repeated delays to the installation of fibre broadband,…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRural Broadband17. What steps her Department is taking to expand broadband coverage in rural areas.01 Dec 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ10. I thank the Prime Minister for sticking by her words and giving communities in Fylde the final say on fracking, but as always the devil is in the detail. Will the Prime…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThe hon. Lady makes an important point. On energy security, let me say that there is nobody more committed to it than myself; we manufacture all the nuclear fuel for the UK in my…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and the point she makes is a powerful one that stands on its own. In his letter, the Secretary of State has confirmed that the…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillAs always, it is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown). Anyone listening to us can tell that we clearly come from the same part of the…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThere is nothing Luddite about the people of Lancashire or Fylde. I want to say how disappointed I am that Parliament was not informed about this issue before the media was, and…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionWith local consent.22 Sept 2022HANSARDModernisation of the RailwayI am very passionate about this subject. Fylde is home to a number of world-class events, bringing thousands of people into our great county, but they need good rail connections.…30 Jun 2022HANSARDModernisation of the Railway1. What steps he is taking to modernise the UK’s railways.30 Jun 2022HANSARDColombia: Human RightsBilateral relations between the United Kingdom and Colombia have gone from strength to strength in recent years, particularly in areas of mutual concern such as trade and…21 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Last year, I visited Bosnia to understand first hand the situation in the country. What steps is my right hon. Friend taking to ensure peace and stability in the western…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Asylum Reception Centre: Linton-on-OuseMy hon. Friend is a tremendous champion for the people of Thirsk and Malton—that is not in doubt—but this issue is also about what is in the interest of the asylum seekers. We are…24 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. I thank my right hon. Friend the Chancellor for his swift actions to protect Fylde consumers from rising energy prices. However, we are all aware that emergency intervention…15 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionLet me outline at the start that this does affect my constituency, and I am disappointed that my hon. Friend the Member for Ashfield (Lee Anderson) did not have the courtesy to…15 Mar 2022HANSARDNuclear Power7. What steps he is taking to deliver new nuclear power.22 Feb 2022HANSARDNuclear PowerThank you, Mr Speaker. Fracking has proven itself wholly unsuitable for the Fylde coast, with seismic events in Fylde twice forcing national moratoriums. Will my right hon. Friend…22 Feb 2022