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HANSARDEnvironment BillIt is a great pleasure to be in the Chamber physically to discuss the Environment Bill, which the Select Committee I am privileged to chair considered in pre-legislative scrutiny.…20 Oct 2021HANSARDElective Procedure BacklogsThe elective procedure backlog requires appropriate capacity for recovery and rehabilitation, much of which is provided by community hospitals, especially in rural areas. Is the…19 Oct 2021HANSARDFleet Solid Support Ship ContractIt is a bit rich of Labour Members to be nit-picking on this contract, given that the competition that they were calling for, whereby shipyards in the UK were to be required to…20 Sept 2021HANSARDAjax Armoured Vehicle ProcurementThe Minister has been very clear with the House today that the contract in place is a firm price contract to deliver the 589 vehicles and the various variants to their…09 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanOther speakers in this debate have had far more direct experience and have spoken movingly of what this tragedy means to them and their colleagues—former soldiers and airmen. I…18 Aug 2021HANSARD AfghanistanI am grateful to my neighbour for drawing attention to the fact that, like every other Member of this House, all of us with constituencies in Shropshire have constituents who have…18 Aug 2021HANSARDCOP26 Conference PrioritiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr McCabe, and to follow the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas), who is an important member of the…22 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI am pleased to support the Bill. It is the first significant reorganisation of healthcare in recent years, and only the second since the Conservatives came into office following…14 Jul 2021HANSARDGeothermal Energy: Net Zero Target[ Inaudible . ]14 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS EstateThe Minister will be aware that, in March 2018, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust was allocated over £300 million to undertake a radical transformation of its acute…13 Jul 2021HANSARDNHS EstateWhat steps he is taking to improve the infrastructure of the NHS estate.13 Jul 2021HANSARDSecurity of Ministers’ Offices and CommunicationsLike my good and hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine), I joined the Department of Health in moving into this new building, 39 Victoria Street, at the end of 2017.…28 Jun 2021HANSARDEngagement with Sustainability GroupsDevon is not the only area that is leading the way in developing community action plans, and indeed South Shropshire Climate Action has produced the first constituency-wide action…09 Jun 2021HANSARD Ajax Programmeindicated assent.08 Jun 2021HANSARD Ajax ProgrammeAs the Minister is well aware and has articulated well today, this Ajax programme is a critical capability for the British Army. When originally the contract was let, we did not…08 Jun 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant Voucher SchemeI beg to move, That this House has considered the future of the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme. It is a pleasure to serve under you, Mr Robertson, albeit remotely. Apologies if…27 May 2021HANSARDGreen Homes Grant Voucher SchemeI want to start by thanking the Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully), for his wind-up speech and for undertaking to listen to the contributions…27 May 2021HANSARDDebate on the AddressThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. My apologies: my internet crashed a little while ago, so I am grateful to you for letting me participate orally. I am pleased to be able to…11 May 2021HANSARDCarrier Strike Group DeploymentMay I join my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State in welcoming this very proud moment for the Royal Navy, for the crew and air crew who will be embarked on HMS Queen…26 Apr 2021HANSARD Commonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportI am pleased to be able to follow the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull North (Dame Diana Johnson), with whom I share membership of the commission. I am proud to be a…22 Apr 2021