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HANSARDWaste IncineratorsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) for securing this very important debate. On 8…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseWith thoughts turning to Easter, I recommend to Members who might not already have plans a visit to my beautiful constituency of Carlisle and north Cumbria, and in particular RSPB…03 Apr 2025HANSARD Modern Slavery Act 2015: 10th AnniversaryOn my hon. Friend’s point about modern slavery happening everywhere, Carlisle is the most northerly city in England. On 3 October 2018, officers from Cumbria police, the National…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseIt will be four years this summer since Cumbria’s Newton Rigg agricultural college closed its doors, and with it ended the last course in hill farming available in England. Given…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillThe problems caused by the previous Government’s failure to tackle nutrient neutrality mean that north Cumbria faces significant house building issues. I strongly welcome the…24 Mar 2025HANSARDBritish Sign Language WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft) on bringing this important debate to Westminster…20 Mar 2025HANSARDBritish Sign Language WeekIn a rare moment of cross-party agreement, I think the work done on the implementation of the ’22 Act was very welcome. It is also worth noting the Media Act 2024, which extended…20 Mar 2025HANSARDBritish Sign Language WeekI absolutely agree; all of us in this House have some way to go to improve access for BSL users. It is just over a year since the House introduced British Sign Language coverage…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillOne point that headteachers in my constituency report is that, sadly, too many children with SEND are being offered access rather than inclusion in mainstream settings. Does my…18 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveIt is extremely welcome that, under this Government, more money is being spent on schemes and that more farmers are in schemes than was the case under the previous Government.…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, not least because our respective teams are currently propping up the bottom of league two. She mentions the important community…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEmergency Alert System9. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the emergency alert system.06 Mar 2025HANSARDEmergency Alert SystemThe threat of flooding is ever present in Carlisle, and although I and other local residents regularly receive flood alerts, they do not necessarily distinguish between a threat…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseOne reason that parts of my rural north Cumbria constituency are not served by fixed broadband is that the per-metre charge to access Openreach’s ducts and poles makes it…06 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southend East and Rochford (Mr Alaba) for securing this debate. I must start…04 Mar 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportI am sure that the Minister will address that point in her closing remarks, but I want to focus on the need, and the ability to get into a specialist school in the first instance.…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) for securing this important debate.…25 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersI thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for giving families in Carlisle not one, not two, but seven reasons to be cheerful today. Those seven reasons are the schools…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMadam Deputy Speaker, I know that I and many new Members have been grateful over the last seven months for your guidance and for the support from your teams in helping us get to…13 Feb 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ9. James Rennie is an outstanding specialist school in the heart of my constituency. Having converted every spare corner into classrooms and exceeded its published admissions…12 Feb 2025