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HANSARDTotal Allowable Catches: Fisheries NegotiationsCan I come back on spurdog? I am most grateful to the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard) for raising the matter. Off the East Anglian coast, the inshore…18 Jan 2023HANSARDFurther Education: Revenue FundingI am most grateful to my right hon. Friend for that answer. Taking into account both the urgent need to address acute skills shortages in key sectors of the economy and the fact…16 Jan 2023HANSARDFurther Education: Revenue Funding5. Whether her Department plans to increase revenue funding for further education.16 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Has my right hon. Friend liaised with colleagues in Government with regard to amending the Data Protection Act to ease the bureaucratic burden on policing and speed up the…10 Jan 2023HANSARDBacklog of Court CasesThe backlog in court cases is causing enormous personal distress and anguish. My constituent originally in 2018 reported an historical rape. The trial has now been postponed four…10 Jan 2023HANSARDBacklog of Court Cases19. What recent progress he has made on tackling the backlog of court cases.10 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. The all-party parliamentary group for the east of England has carried out a review of levelling up in the region. It has found that although a good start has been made, there…09 Jan 2023HANSARDAnnual Fisheries Negotiations with EU and North Atlantic StatesI am most grateful to my right hon. Friend for that answer. I should point out that I chair a community interest company, REAF—Renaissance of the East Anglian Fisheries—which has…20 Dec 2022HANSARDAnnual Fisheries Negotiations with EU and North Atlantic StatesTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will make a statement on the outcome of the annual fisheries negotiations with the European Union and…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. The road to net zero provides many local job-creation opportunities on the north East Anglian coast in technologies such as offshore wind, hydrogen and carbon capture. The…15 Dec 2022HANSARDBusiness Rates and Levelling UpI am conscious that I will have the opportunity to respond at the end of the debate, but I want to pick up now on one specific point that the Minister has mentioned. She said that…13 Dec 2022HANSARDBusiness Rates and Levelling UpThis debate has been short on quantity of colleagues but long on quality; once we get through a lot of the rhetoric, perhaps there is not much between us all. There is, though, a…13 Dec 2022HANSARDBusiness Rates and Levelling UpI beg to move, That this House has considered business rates and levelling up. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. I am grateful to the Backbench Business…13 Dec 2022HANSARDDraft Non-Domestic Rating (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Murray. I was not planning to speak today; I am actually a late substitute for a colleague. However, given that I am leading a…12 Dec 2022HANSARDWinter Preparedness9. What steps his Department is taking to support the operation of public services during the winter months.08 Dec 2022HANSARDWinter PreparednessAs we approach the peak of winter planning, I would be most grateful if my right hon. Friend set out the role of the Cabinet Office in ensuring that Government Departments are…08 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsNHS dentistry faces many challenges, one of which is ensuring that locally based practices have every opportunity to bid for contracts successfully. Can my hon. Friend set out how…08 Dec 2022HANSARDFinance BillFor a moment, I thought that you had forgotten me, Mr Deputy Speaker, but that is greatly appreciated. The purpose of the Bill, as the Minister—my fellow Suffolk MP—said at the…28 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his statement. I welcome the protection that he has announced for the most vulnerable, Government support for Sizewell C, the announcement…17 Nov 2022HANSARDFishing Communities9. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support fishing communities. [R]17 Nov 2022