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HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenI rise on behalf of the people of Waveney to pay tribute to Her Majesty the Queen. With the nation’s guiding light taken from us, there was last night for a moment, from my…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesIt is a privilege to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) on securing this debate, and I thank the…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Support for Local Food InfrastructureYes, I am sympathetic to that, and I will touch on water infrastructure a number of times during my speech. We probably have not realised its significance and importance up until…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Support for Local Food InfrastructureIt is great to see you in the Chair, Dr Huq. We have had a wide-ranging debate, so I will quickly go through some of the issues we have discussed. The hon. Member for Sheffield,…08 Sept 2022HANSARD Support for Local Food InfrastructureI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of support for local food infrastructure. It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Robertson. I thank the…08 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Will my right hon. Friend outline the discussions he has had with his colleagues in Government so as to act on the Climate Change Committee’s recommendation on the need for…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the chair, Mr Stringer. I offer my condolences to my hon. Friend the Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) for his loss. I…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and I am about to address his point and highlight why that alternative is not viable under the existing framework. Taking into account…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and I am sure that the Minister will pick up on that in his speech. From my perspective, I think it is wrong to dismiss the concerns of…19 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price RisesI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for outlining those measures. I sense it will be a very bleak winter; the energy price cap will play a role, but it would help if it were…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. As my right hon. Friend has indicated, we had the very good news last week that ScottishPower Renewables had been successful in the contract for difference auction for its…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy BillThis Bill is of particular interest to me, as not only is the cost of living crisis hitting hard in the Waveney constituency, but we need jobs based on the North sea to revitalise…11 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing this debate. I will focus my comments on the work…06 Jul 2022HANSARDFurther Education EstateSignificant investment has taken place and is taking place at East Coast College, with the energy skills centre in Lowestoft and the civil engineering and construction campus at…04 Jul 2022HANSARDFurther Education Estate2. What steps his Department is taking to upgrade the further education estate.04 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Leading on from my hon. Friend the Member for Clacton (Giles Watling), is my hon. Friend aware of the growing alarm across East Anglia about whether the Government’s long-term…30 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Thank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. [ Laughter. ] Mr Speaker, my sincere apologies.There are, Mr Speaker, great opportunities to create exciting new jobs in low-carbon…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsInvestment in clean, low-carbon energy infrastructure will be crucial to creating long-term, rewarding jobs in coastal constituencies such as Waveney. Has my right hon. Friend…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Local authorities such as Suffolk County Council are facing major challenges in recruiting social care staff. That is cascading right through the health and social care system…27 Jun 2022HANSARD NHS Dentistry in EnglandIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas) on securing the debate. Access to NHS dentistry…22 Jun 2022