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HANSARD Gurkha VeteransI commend my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Tewkesbury (Cameron Thomas) for bringing forward the debate, and for his wonderful and kind introduction to so many of his…26 Mar 2026HANSARDEhlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I thank the hon. Member for Cannock Chase (Josh Newbury), who I would also be proud to call my hon. Friend, for…26 Mar 2026HANSARD Proposed Visitor LevyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. As everyone knows, Tiverton and Minehead is the most beautiful constituency in the country, and I am privileged to…25 Mar 2026HANSARD Child Maintenance ServiceMy team has been absolutely inundated with child maintenance service casework. I agree with the hon. Member’s point about the faceless nature of the service and how unhelpful—in…17 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn Devon and Somerset, we are home to some of the finest units of the British armed forces, from Devonport to Lympstone to 40 Commando at Norton Manor and to Royal Marines…16 Mar 2026HANSARD UK-based Tech CompaniesDoes my hon. Friend share my view that, although we can be rightly proud of having the third most valuable tech ecosystem in the world, we cannot be complacent, especially amid…11 Mar 2026HANSARDRough Sleeping: Families with ChildrenI was shocked, although perhaps not entirely surprised, to learn that among local authorities, Somerset has the third highest number of young people sleeping rough, in absolute…11 Mar 2026HANSARD Disability Equipment ProvisionDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that the patchwork system to which he referred is, through delay and dysfunction, denying many disabled people the independence they deserve? A…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWe welcome the Government’s changes on APR—a new £2.5 million threshold was announced just before Christmas—but does my hon. Friend share my concern that genuinely active,…11 Mar 2026HANSARDExtreme Climate and Weather Events: National ResilienceI congratulate the hon. Member from across the border on securing the debate. She will know that the south-west was hit particularly hard by the recent Storm Chandra, including…10 Mar 2026HANSARDCourts and Tribunals BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that the original clause 39 of Magna Carta has guaranteed an individual’s right to due process in the court for 800 years, and that trial by jury is at…10 Mar 2026HANSARD Healthcare in Rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Mid Bedfordshire (Blake Stephenson), my colleague on the Public Accounts Committee, for…04 Mar 2026HANSARDSupport for Ukraine14. What diplomatic steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine.03 Mar 2026HANSARDSupport for UkraineI would like to declare that I returned from Ukraine last week—I was part of a cross-party delegation—and my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests will be updated…03 Mar 2026HANSARD SEND Provision: Local AuthoritiesI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Dorking and Horley (Chris Coghlan) for his truly emotional and very caring speech. While the Minister is travelling around the country, will…03 Mar 2026HANSARDIndependent Water Commission: Final ReportI thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Edward Morello) for securing the debate. I also thank my many constituents who, quite rightly, have grave concerns about this…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Postal Services: Rural AreasI am very proud to represent some fantastic small businesses in my rural constituency. Mr Barclay, the owner of CardByMeLove in Tiverton, has been left to shoulder an…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young MenThe west Somerset side of my constituency bears many of the hallmarks of a forgotten coastal community. In Somerset, 7.5% of young men aged 16 and 17 are not in education,…03 Feb 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Members of the armed forces are the only uniformed service without a professional body to represent and support them. Will the Minister give assurances that the Armed Forces…02 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesAs so many of my colleagues have rightly said, our thoughts today should be first and foremost with the victims. I hope that no political party in this Chamber would use this as…02 Feb 2026