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HANSARD Pubs Code: Guest BeersI agree with my hon. Friend. From March next year, pub tenants just 700 yards from my constituency will be able to open up a direct relationship with local breweries such as those…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Pubs Code: Guest BeersIn 1916, during the great war, the Government introduced the famous “Carlisle experiment.” Concern about the intoxicating effects of Carlisle’s pubs on nearby munitions production…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Pubs Code: Guest BeersI do welcome that, and I thank my hon. Friend for her intervention.12 Nov 2024HANSARD Pubs Code: Guest BeersI will give way first to my hon. Friend.12 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsWe have had an excellent and varied debate that perfectly illustrates the variety and colour of rural life in our country today. I want to concentrate on one aspect of rural life…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI thank the right hon. Member for his intervention. As we have heard, funding for rural communities affects not just crime and policing, but the availability of GPs, healthcare…11 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsDoes the Minister agree that one of the best ways of celebrating this Budget is with a pint of locally brewed beer? Does she agree that the consultation on the pubs code announced…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesA few months ago, I visited my constituents Andrew and Ada, who farm in a remote north-east corner of Cumbria. Sadly, after 14 years under Conservative Governments, they are…04 Nov 2024HANSARDEconomic Investment and Growth10. What progress she has made on increasing economic growth.29 Oct 2024HANSARDEconomic Investment and GrowthDoes the Chancellor agree that a modern NHS that is fit for the future is essential to our country’s economic growth? Will she find time to visit the new Pears Cumbria School of…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransAt the heart of my constituency lies Carlisle castle, home to the museum of the Border Regiment, the excellent Cumbria Museum of Military Life. The Border Regiment has a long and…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesI speak both as a parent whose child was badly failed in SEND provision under the last Government, and as an MP whose surgeries have been visited on every single occasion by a…24 Oct 2024HANSARDPub and Hospitality SectorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. May I also add my thanks to the hon. Member for Mid Leicestershire (Mr Bedford) for bringing this debate? As the Member for…22 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Rural Communities1. What steps the Church of England is taking to support parish life in small rural communities.17 Oct 2024HANSARDSmall Rural CommunitiesThe parish of Bewcastle in the north-east corner of my constituency is perhaps best known as the home of the Bewcastle cross, probably the finest example of pre-Norman carving in…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Driving Test AvailabilityI entirely concur with my hon. Friend’s remarks. It is unacceptable that so many people are waiting so many months for their driving tests. In areas such as mine where there is…16 Oct 2024HANSARDMobile Phone Reception: BridgwaterIn constituencies such as Bridgwater and Carlisle, poor mobile coverage forces people to rely on their fixed-line services. Does the Minister share my concern that the switch-off…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Driving Test AvailabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. It is a number of decades since I took my driving test in my constituency of Carlisle, and I was therefore very…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Nuclear Industry: CumbriaDoes my hon. Friend agree that bringing new nuclear to our wonderful county is not just important for economic growth but absolutely essential if we are to attract new people to…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn recent weeks, two of my constituents have contacted me about unacceptable delays at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, and particularly about wait times for medical…10 Oct 2024