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HANSARDEconomic GrowthIt is imperative that we secure high, sustained economic growth right across the UK. Some welcome policies are already being implemented and there are some good initiatives in the…14 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ13. With the ongoing national crisis in NHS dentistry being raised here most weeks, can my right hon. Friend advise as to when the dentistry plan produced by the Department of…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Future of HorseracingI have a confession to make: Fakenham was the first racecourse I ever went to. When I went, it had a chase course that went out beyond the point. Would my hon. Friend agree that…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating BillThis Bill, unlike the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, on which we considered a further round of Lords amendments yesterday, has progressed through Parliament quickly. Second…25 Oct 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI supported the two amendments that the other place has returned to us in their previous guise last week, when I urged the Government to accept them. It is welcome that we have…24 Oct 2023HANSARDSEND Provision10. What steps her Department is taking to improve provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities.23 Oct 2023HANSARDSEND ProvisionI was one of 31 MPs from across the Chamber who signed the f40 letter to my right hon. Friend the Chancellor urging significant investment in SEN. Will my hon. Friend, behind the…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Contracts for Difference SchemeI was listening with interest to what my right hon. Friend was saying. To a degree, I hear what he says, but does he not agree that with offshore wind not being successful in AR5,…19 Oct 2023HANSARD Contracts for Difference SchemeIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dame Angela. I congratulate the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) on securing the debate. His case was very much…19 Oct 2023HANSARD Contracts for Difference Schemerose—19 Oct 2023HANSARD Green Energy: PortsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) on securing this debate. He is…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Green Energy: PortsOffshore wind champion Tim Pick has highlighted some of the obstacles that need to be overcome for the industry to realise its full potential. Some of that focuses on ports. Will…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI will speak to three amendments, to highlight some concerns about why the Government are opposing changes made in the other place that, at face value, appear to have some merit,…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI agree entirely with my right hon. Friend on that point. Coming out of covid, a lot of parish councils have raised that issue with me. From their perspective, they have made…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Further and Higher Education Students: Cost of LivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield) on securing this debate and opening it in such…19 Sept 2023HANSARDContracts for Difference Scheme1. What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the contracts for difference scheme in supporting low-carbon electricity generation.19 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The launch last week of the Great British insulation scheme was very welcome. So as to build on this and to kickstart a mass retrofitting revolution, will my hon. Friend…19 Sept 2023HANSARDContracts for Difference SchemeI welcome my right hon. Friend to her place. The great advantage of the CfD scheme is that with forward planning it has the flexibility to adapt to changing economic conditions.…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Community PharmaciesThis has been a very informative and helpful debate. We clearly have an enormous challenge in this country in improving access to primary care, and the key role played by the…14 Sept 2023HANSARD Community PharmaciesI beg to move, That this House has considered community pharmacies. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Mark. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for…14 Sept 2023