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HANSARD Veterinary Products in WaterwaysWith pleasure—and happy birthday.25 Mar 2025HANSARD Veterinary Products in WaterwaysI am delighted to secure my first Adjournment debate, and for it to be about veterinary products in waterways, specifically neonicotinoids such as fipronil and imidacloprid. From…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportThank you for calling me to speak, Dr Murrison, and it was lovely to see you last night. [ Laughter. ] No, no, but it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. Obviously, I…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I thank the hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) for raising the issue of the state of governance of rugby union in…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Bathing Water RegulationsMy constituency of Tiverton and Minehead neighbours the patch of my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos). Very recently, one of my constituents shared a…04 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefWill the hon. Member give way on Eton?03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefI thank my hon. Friend for his interesting and adept intervention. I will be coming to that matter in a minute. There are some shocking—shocking—statistics on this from the…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefIt is a joy to speak under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell-Buck. I will be brief. I grew up the eldest of four children, and the only girl. My brothers and I were all grateful…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefWill the hon. Member give up on all this stuff about Eton? I speak as a mother of two Old Etonians. I was a single parent; I worked three jobs. The right hon. Member for East…03 Mar 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorThe Groceries Code Adjudicator was established by my party, the Liberal Democrats, during that sad time in Government. It was an extremely important achievement designed to…25 Feb 2025HANSARDClosure of High Street Services: Rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss. I congratulate my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) on…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Accessibility of RadiotherapyCould the reason that radiotherapy is used in only 35% of cases, rather than 50% of cases, be that local transport just does not exist to take people to have the treatments that…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Children in CareSome time ago, I worked in international development roles, including with former orphanage children in eastern bloc countries in the former Soviet Union, such as Bulgaria,…04 Feb 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillAs a Member of the party that introduced the state pension, I am behind the Government on this Bill because we all want to cut down on tax fraud and evasion. But I am concerned…03 Feb 2025HANSARDCareer Breaks: Parents of Seriously Ill ChildrenThe hon. Member has brought to mind the occasion when my youngest son, after playing rugby, was diagnosed with a suspected brain tumour. As I live in the middle of nowhere, in…03 Feb 2025HANSARD Local Post OfficesFollowing on from the intervention of the hon. Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes), I represent Tiverton and Minehead, a very rural constituency. Dulverton is a…30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsI thank the shadow Minister for giving way. It does at least show that he has some sense and knowledge of what democracy means.30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsOn that point, will the shadow Minister give way?30 Jan 2025HANSARDProportional Representation: General ElectionsHow we vote and how we select who governs this country is, by nature, a topic of huge national significance, and one that is too often pushed to the sidelines. I have been a…30 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural Property ReliefIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. First and foremost, I congratulate the hon. Member for Caerfyrddin (Ann Davies) on securing this vital debate.…28 Jan 2025