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HANSARDSewageWill the Secretary of State give way?23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageI thank the Secretary of State. I have just been reading about his core reforms, and I note that, as he has said, core reform 3 changes the way in which the season for bathing is…23 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageWill the Secretary of State give way?23 Apr 2025HANSARDHospitalsComing back to community hospitals, I came to this House to try to save Teignmouth community hospital, which has been under threat of closure because Torbay, its parent hospital,…23 Apr 2025HANSARDResidential Estate Management CompaniesIn the town of Teignmouth in my constituency of Newton Abbot, FirstPort has been buying up other management companies, and the sinking funds—the contingency paid by…22 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Sheffield Heeley (Louise Haigh) on securing this important debate. We have…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsDoes the Minister agree that we need to change the social contract for companies such that they no longer take all the benefits of limited liability and simply focus on…02 Apr 2025HANSARDNon-disclosure AgreementsI fully agree. Absolutely—people do not know what they can do. Will the Minister investigate how widespread the use of NDAs is in the NHS? Given that it is probably in the…02 Apr 2025HANSARDCommunity Buses: Category B Licence Holders18. If she will make it her policy to allow holders of category B driving licences to drive community buses.27 Mar 2025HANSARDCommunity Buses: Category B Licence HoldersMy constituency is fortunate to have both Dawlish community transport and Newton Abbot community transport. They provide vital services for many people who would otherwise be…27 Mar 2025HANSARDLocal Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Hobhouse. I would be delighted to invite the Lib Dem leader of Somerset council to elaborate on the condition in which he found…26 Mar 2025HANSARDLocal Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025The issue with most such situations in the past has been not only a short period of time for councils to respond, which they typically have managed to do, but the prolonged period…26 Mar 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the right hon. and learned Member for Kenilworth and Southam (Sir Jeremy Wright) on securing this…26 Feb 2025HANSARDOnline Safety Act: ImplementationIf the Government fully support our concerns about small but harmful sites, will the statutory instrument be reworked to bring them back into category 1, as the Act states?26 Feb 2025HANSARDGoogle Quantum Computing Chip3. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the development of the Google quantum computing chip.12 Feb 2025HANSARDGoogle Quantum Computing ChipLearning from the successful Y2K, or year 2000, prevention of systems failures, what progress has the Secretary of State made in considering post-quantum cryptography to prevent…12 Feb 2025HANSARD English Devolution and Local GovernmentI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I thank the Deputy Prime Minister for allowing the people of my constituency to vote in the Devon…05 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I am disappointed in this statutory instrument. I recognise the Minister’s acknowledgment of the small sites,…04 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025Will the Minister give way?04 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025The Minister raised the issue of age verification, which is good. However, she did not say how “harmful to adults”, “harmful to vulnerable minorities” and “harmful to women” are…04 Feb 2025