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HANSARD Armed Forces DayRather fittingly, this debate comes in the shadow of the NATO summit at The Hague yesterday, with its headline pledge for defence spending to reach 5% of GDP by the midpoint of…26 Jun 2025HANSARDGP Funding: South-west EnglandI appreciate that recruitment, including of GPs, is extraordinarily difficult in the south-west. In Minehead, there is one GP practice and just one doctor. He is outstanding, and…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Department of Health and Social CareThere are very legitimate concerns about rumoured plans to merge integrated care boards across the country. When ICBs merge, the promise of unified oversight gives way to a…24 Jun 2025HANSARDMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentMy observation is that there is simply no such thing as affordable housing in my constituency. If someone is earning £12 an hour and £20,000 a year, a house that costs £30,000 is…24 Jun 2025HANSARDDepartment for EducationDoes the hon. Member agree that it is important that we have a broad exploratory curriculum at GCSE level, and that the recent decision to close off certain subjects for year 9…24 Jun 2025HANSARDDepartment for EducationWill my hon. Friend give way?24 Jun 2025HANSARDSocial Mobility: Careers EducationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. In my constituency of Tiverton and Minehead, we have almost no sixth-form provision, with the exception of a small…19 Jun 2025HANSARD Businesses in Rural AreasAt the end of the high season for tourists, does the hon. Gentleman agree that we should reduce tourism VAT to lower prices and allow businesses to increase investment,…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Disabled People in PovertyDoes the hon. Member agree that these proposed or suspected cuts to PIP and other benefits are a sword of Damocles hanging over disabled people in this country? Although the…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Disabled People in PovertyMy hon. Friend reminds me of a remarkable institution in my Tiverton and Minehead constituency called Foxes Hotel, which trains people with mental disabilities to become employed…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Genocide Convention: UK ComplianceThis morning I was at a very moving service at St Paul’s cathedral to recognise the 30th anniversary of the genocide at Srebrenica. One of the VIP guests was His Excellency the…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Long-term Medical ConditionsMy office is supporting a vulnerable, elderly constituent, who has multiple sclerosis and suffers nervous breakdowns, having also battled hip cancer and undergone a hip…12 Jun 2025HANSARDSEND FundingI hope the hon. Gentleman agrees that under the current model, families must first endure an unnecessarily prolonged, complex and emotionally draining diagnostic process before…12 Jun 2025HANSARD NHS Funding: South-westMy constituency, which straddles the Devon-Somerset border, has a disproportionately elderly population. We have perhaps even greater and more regular healthcare needs than some…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Theft of Tools of TradeDoes the hon. Member agree that the scourge of rural crime, especially the theft of essential agricultural tools and equipment, demands a two-pronged approach, with more bobbies…11 Jun 2025HANSARDUSAID Funding PauseMy hon. Friend is making some compelling points. Does he agree that the crucial point is that if Britain retreats from our role as a leader in international development, we not…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderI speak as the mother of man who was not diagnosed with ADHD until he was 31. Fortunately for him, he has a very good employer who has made his life considerably easier than it…10 Jun 2025HANSARD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderMay I bring the Minister back to the subject of my earlier intervention? Will she, as a matter of urgency, take it up with the Home Secretary and get a decision? We should not…10 Jun 2025HANSARDNon-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI am very glad that my hon. Friend has mentioned the issues surrounding this practice so sensitively. I want to begin by saying that my comments are based on animal welfare…09 Jun 2025HANSARDDisadvantaged CommunitiesDoes the hon. Member agree that it is important to recognise the interconnected barriers in such discussions? The dearth of post-16 education and poor transport connectivity blunt…04 Jun 2025