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HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI agree that we need to do that as often as possible. I will move on to the workload. This is not a typical example: along with prescriptions, in Tiverton and Minehead each…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI do agree. In addition to delivering formally commissioned services, pharmacies provide an alternative point of contact for the public for informal clinical advice. The 2024…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westAs the hon. Member knows, I am keen on strategies, particularly the one that he has just mentioned. Pharmacies are not paid for the informal advice sessions. In over half of such…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI will of course do that.17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI thank my hon. Friend for his not particularly concise, but erudite, intervention. I will turn briefly to the funding model of pharmacies. Some 90% of a pharmacy’s income is…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI will come on to Pharmacy First at the end of the debate, because I see it as the solution, rather than the problem. The sector is trying its hardest, but without a fundamental…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westThe Health and Social Care Committee reported in May that “the undoubted potential for pharmacy to improve access to health care, crucially including immunisations, and reduce…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillBlundell’s school is also in Tiverton. Would the hon. Member be surprised to hear that when canvassing in Tiverton, in areas that might be considered relatively poor, I met…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Rail Services: DevonI am sure that we are all aware of and concerned about the recent report from Peninsula Transport that emphasises the problems we shall experience in Devon because of the impact…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillLet me start by saying how deeply and genuinely grateful I am to the Secretary of State for Education for providing the money to rebuild Tiverton high school following a 20-year…11 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxAs many Members know, I am able to speak with some expertise on this subject, as I was the first female director of the NFU in some 100 years and I now represent a constituency,…04 Dec 2024HANSARDFarming and Inheritance TaxNo. Another flawed assumption is that the residential nil rate band will be applicable. If the value of the farm business is worth over £2.65 million, there is no residential nil…04 Dec 2024HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationI congratulate the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) on securing the debate. I have listened with interest to all hon. Members, and it is a welcome exception that we are…21 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westI find it absolutely shocking—I am sure my hon. Friend will agree—that the recommendations of a report published 15 years ago by the previous Health and Social Care Committee have…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingI came here under the misapprehension that I was attending a debate on fishing. I know my history perfectly well. Could we move on to fish, please?05 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesSorry. Will the Minister—04 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesI have 1,600 farmers in my constituency. Some 432 farms will be affected by this silly idea, not to mention the families, their employees and the shopkeepers who rely on our rural…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Terrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThank you for calling me to make my maiden speech, Madam Deputy Speaker. Before I do, may I commend Figen Murray and her family and friends for the excellent campaign they have…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityAs the first ever female director of the National Farmers Union in 100 years, I think I can speak with some credibility here. I represent Tiverton and Minehead, which includes the…08 Oct 2024