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HANSARDDigital Landlines: Rural Communities1. What steps he is taking to ensure that rural communities are supported in the transition from analogue to digital landlines.14 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEarlier this year, I met the Cockermouth and Maryport primary care network, which told me about the increasing challenge of supporting my constituents with their mental health.…06 May 2025HANSARD Energy Grid ResilienceAs my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (John Slinger) has already highlighted, synthetic inertia technologies are used to simulate the benefits that traditional turbine…30 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHomes in rural areas experience some of the highest rates of fuel poverty in the UK. Rural properties are less energy efficient than the national average and many are simply…29 Apr 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.29 Apr 2025HANSARD School-based Nursery Capital GrantsWe on these Benches recognise that school-based childcare offers some of the best childcare. I welcome the statement from the Secretary of State, which means that the Government…02 Apr 2025HANSARDPolitical DonationsI thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for leading the debate. The Labour manifesto pledged to “protect democracy by strengthening the…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPolitical DonationsThe hon. Member is quite right: I was unaware of that. Under the rules set out the amendment, and made into law, these people would still be able to vote, and could even stand for…31 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAn early day motion from 2007 noted that women were typically waiting eight years to be diagnosed with endometriosis. Shockingly, nearly 20 years later, that wait has increased to…25 Mar 2025HANSARDFlood-prone Communities: Cumbria6. What steps he is taking to protect flood-prone communities in Cumbria.20 Mar 2025HANSARDFlood-prone Communities: CumbriaI thank the Minister for her answer. Communities in Cumbria have seen many devastating floods over the last two decades, but flood action groups in Keswick have worked hard with…20 Mar 2025HANSARDWelfare Fraud: Serious and Organised Crime12. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to tackle fraud in the welfare system by serious and organised criminal gangs.17 Mar 2025HANSARDWelfare Fraud: Serious and Organised CrimeI welcome the new powers in the fraud Bill, and note the huge increase in pension credit fraud in recent years. Can the Minister explain how capital fraud and fraud in which…17 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveCan the Minister confirm more about the timetable for SFI ’25 to provide some reassurance to my farmers in Penrith and Solway that we will deliver? Will he also explain a little…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Financial EducationMy hon. Friend’s speech has made me laugh, as his speeches usually do. Through my family and the community in which I grew up, I have seen that many people who fall victim to…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Storm ÉowynThis weekend, Cumbria was hammered by Storm Éowyn. I must compliment the hundreds of local authority staff and contractors who worked day and night to deal with hundreds of…27 Jan 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ3. My right hon. and learned Friend will understand the importance of farming to the economy of my constituency of Penrith and Solway, and to Cumbria as a whole. With recent…22 Jan 2025HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI am glad that the right hon. Gentleman enjoyed my speech. Did he enjoy the bit at the end where I listed the abject failures of his Government?04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxI must admit that, as a new Member and a novice when it comes to the fine details of parliamentary procedure, I am surprised that we are debating this issue in this way today. As…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Pubs Code: Guest BeersI thank the Minister for giving way, and I thank my constituency neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Carlisle (Ms Minns), for securing the debate. Although we might not be…12 Nov 2024