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HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillAs my right hon. Friend the Minister has said, this Bill has the potential to be truly transformational. It can play a key role in enabling people to realise their full potential,…03 May 2023HANSARDReforms to NHS DentistryI think we all have tales of constituents who have had to go a long way to see an NHS dentist, if they can find one at all. In Lowestoft, people have had to travel to Basildon,…27 Apr 2023HANSARDReforms to NHS DentistryI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate. It is the third in a trilogy that the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins) and I have secured, and…27 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Last Saturday, the National Piers Society launched its national touring exhibition of seaside pier posters at the Claremont pier in Lowestoft. There is a concern that the…27 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsNotwithstanding the work that the Government have done, the feedback that I am receiving from Suffolk-based NHS dentists is that there is still a very long waiting list for…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating BillI agree with the hon. Lady. This is a specialist area of valuation. When I was practising as a chartered surveyor, I quite often got called in because the client, the business…24 Apr 2023HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating BillThe Bill is welcome as it was a 2019 Conservative manifesto commitment to carry out a fundamental review of business rates, the final report for which was published alongside the…24 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Maximising investment in renewables is vital to bringing new jobs to coastal communities such as Lowestoft. I would be grateful if my right hon. Friend confirmed that he is…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLifelong LearningI am most grateful to my right hon. Friend for that comprehensive reply. It is welcome that the Government, in their response to the lifelong loan entitlement consultation, have…17 Apr 2023HANSARDLifelong Learning6. What steps her Department is taking to promote lifelong learning.17 Apr 2023HANSARD Powering Up BritainI welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. This strategy rightly focuses on security of energy, its cost and decarbonisation. I would be grateful if he could confirm that the…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins). My right hon. Friend the Chancellor was bequeathed a difficult immediate inheritance last October,…15 Mar 2023HANSARD EnergyI was not planning to speak in this short debate, so I will be brief. We have waited a long time for this statutory instrument. During that time, many very vulnerable people have…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNorfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation TrustI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. He mentioned improvements on the acute wards, and I wanted to highlight that a recurring theme of my 13 years as an MP has…07 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Offshore wind is a great British success story, but fiscal and regulatory action is urgently required if the UK is to remain an attractive place to invest. Can my right hon.…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillI am grateful for being called to speak in this important debate. The Bill is somewhat technical in nature, but its objectives are to be welcomed and applauded. We need to ensure…27 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund Round 219. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the geographical spread of the funding awarded in the second round of the levelling-up fund.20 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund Round 2Projects to protect coastal communities against erosion and flooding bring significant economic and social benefits on their own. Can my hon. Friend therefore review the…20 Feb 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Net ZeroMy right hon. Friend the Member for Kingswood (Chris Skidmore) and his team are to be congratulated on carrying out the herculean and timely task of reviewing the UK’s legal…09 Feb 2023HANSARDIndependent Review of Net ZeroI agree with the hon. Lady. The industry faces a whole range of challenges. The contracts for difference one is very important at the moment, with developers putting forward their…09 Feb 2023