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HANSARDRoad Safety: Young DriversIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I wholeheartedly commiserate with the hon. Member for Shrewsbury (Julia Buckley) about the distressing tale that…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Solar Farms: Agricultural LandLike my hon. Friend, I am very keen on renewable energy. I am a Liberal Democrat, for heaven’s sake! However, I am also a pragmatist. In Washford, in my constituency, a massive…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Storm ÉowynWe have had terrible flooding in my constituency because of Storm Éowyn. As I drove through my home village of Bampton yesterday, I saw an elderly resident—Richard…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the Bill strives for that adaptation in farming, recognising the urgent need to develop agricultural resilience and sustainable farming practice,…24 Jan 2025HANSARD Climate and Nature BillWill the hon. Member give way?24 Jan 2025HANSARD High Streets: Autumn Budget 2024Does my hon. Friend agree that the high streets of Tiverton and Minehead, as well as those of every other constituency in the country, will be hurt by this Government’s decision…23 Jan 2025HANSARD High Streets: Autumn Budget 2024In recent weeks, I have been working with an excellent organisation called Family Business UK. Before Christmas, it did some research on the impact of agricultural property relief…23 Jan 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship SchemeIn my beautiful constituency of Tiverton and Minehead, I have 25 grade I listed churches. There is hardly a village that does not have a grade I listed church and churches with…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Education, Health and Care PlansIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I commend my hon. Friend the Member for Chelmsford (Marie Goldman) for securing this debate. It is very encouraging to…22 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water Qualityrose—15 Jan 2025HANSARD Women’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationWill the right hon. Gentleman give way? I will be quick and nice.15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseI am sure that my farmers, like me, will be hugely grateful to know that the ban will operate with cross-party support; our farmers are more important than party politics. Back in…15 Jan 2025HANSARDRailway Services: South-WestIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) on securing this important debate. We…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillIt is a pleasure to be called to speak in today’s debate on such an important topic. The Bill has many laudable aims, and represents a once-in-a generation opportunity to finally…14 Jan 2025HANSARD NHS BacklogWill the hon. Lady give way? She has heard me.06 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionDoes the right hon. Member agree that the essence of the petition is in fact the political manifestation of buyer’s remorse, and that the delivery and introduction of proportional…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI see it as a pyramid, with pharmacies at the bottom, right up to operations and A&E at the top. According to the CCA, between September 2022 and June 2024 nearly 200,000 hours of…17 Dec 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO ReportI speak on behalf of Helen from my home town of Bampton and the 5,500 WASPI women in my constituency. They are not disappointed; they are devastated, as am I because—mistakenly,…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI beg to move, That this House has considered Government support for community pharmacies in Devon and the South West. I am delighted to have secured my first Westminster Hall…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI agree with both courses of action, and I thank my hon. Friend very much for that important and interesting contribution. The increase in workload is not sustainable, but that…17 Dec 2024