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HANSARDRoad network in ShropshireIn my final appearance in this House, I present a petition gathered by Les and Lynn Ginns on behalf of 174 residents of Earls Ditton Lane near Cleobury Mortimer in my…23 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI rise to speak in support of this Bill and against the amendments, however nobly argued and well intentioned they are. I share the view of my right hon. and learned Friend the…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI am afraid I will not give way, because I have already extended the patience of the Chairman. I will conclude by saying that we have to stop prevaricating and get on with…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI congratulate the Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for North Dorset (Simon Hoare), on his tour de force in taking the Bill through today. In what has not been an easy debate,…22 May 2024HANSARDRoad Resurfacing16. What funding his Department is providing for road resurfacing.16 May 2024HANSARDRoad ResurfacingAs my right hon. Friend knows, Shropshire’s road network is the fifth longest in all the English local authority areas. Last autumn, he made a welcome announcement about a…16 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ7. As a member of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, I am delighted that the Prime Minister found time yesterday to ignite the light of liberation at the start of its…15 May 2024HANSARDCriminal Justice BillEveryone in this House wants to ensure that our water regulators have at their disposal all the tools they need to get on top of the sewage discharge issue, but as the Minister…15 May 2024HANSARD War Graves WeekI am delighted to, and the hon. Gentleman pre-empts one of the comments I will make. He is absolutely right, and the volunteering element to preserving the quality of the…14 May 2024HANSARD War Graves WeekIt is a great honour to take part in this debate. I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport (Luke Pollard), and I welcome his support for the work…14 May 2024HANSARDRiver Wye Action Plan4. What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the River Wye action plan.08 May 2024HANSARDRiver Wye Action PlanAs the Minister has already said, the environment is a devolved matter, but nobody seems to have told the River Wye, which rises in Wales and crosses the border to merge into the…08 May 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I also warmly welcome the increase of defence spending to 2.5% of GDP, and I congratulate my right…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLarge-scale Solar FarmsMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Is she aware, in relation to the use of best and most versatile land, that our right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for…18 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkI beg to move, That this House has considered the Flood Recovery Framework. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I look forward to the debate, which…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkI will go on to talk about multiple flood events involving the same properties, but my hon. Friend is absolutely right: there is an obligation on the Environment Agency, as the…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkI am very pleased to have created a first in my hon. Friend’s parliamentary career, and I am sure it will not be the last. I invite him to apply for a Westminster Hall debate to…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkI am very grateful for that important intervention from my hon. Friend, who is a valued member of the Environmental Audit Committee. He is right to point out how complex it is to…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkMy hon. Friend tempts me to conclude my speech before I get to the point about farmers and sustainable farming incentives. There are provisions in the existing support…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkI am grateful to my hon. Friend—I will call him my hon. Friend because we have worked together on the Environmental Audit Committee for some years—for making that point. He…17 Apr 2024