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HANSARDLocal Transport Authorities and Mayors: Financial SupportCullompton and Wellington railway stations were two of the most advanced of all the programmes in the restoring your railway fund. The existing local transport authorities have…09 Jan 2025HANSARDAccess to Public Services: TechnologyWhat steps is her Department taking to help older people who do not feel comfortable utilising technology to access public services?08 Jan 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: CharitiesThe hon. Member was exactly right to draw particular attention to hospices, given that the House will shortly be debating the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. I have…07 Jan 2025HANSARD National Resilience and PreparednessI beg to move, That this House has considered national resilience and preparedness. It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I have brought this debate to the…07 Jan 2025HANSARD National Resilience and PreparednessMy hon. Friend is absolutely right, and I shall now get into the subject of food security. She draws attention to the Government’s food security report. Since the 1980s the UK’s…07 Jan 2025HANSARDNorthern GazaThe Minister said at the outset, “The UK is doing all we can to alleviate this suffering” in Gaza. Does the Minister really think that? The Government are not even tracking…07 Jan 2025HANSARD National Resilience and PreparednessMy hon. Friend is spot on. A report produced last October by the University of Exeter and Chatham House highlighted the fact that climate change and environmental degradation are…07 Jan 2025HANSARD National Resilience and PreparednessI agree with the hon. Gentleman that the civil contingencies legislation in this country puts a lot of the onus on the devolved institutions and a lot of the responsibility on…07 Jan 2025HANSARD National Resilience and PreparednessMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point. I have not considered battery back-ups for mobile phone masts, but it strikes me as an example of a kind of psychology that we need to get…07 Jan 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation and AbuseAlexis Jay’s independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has not been fully implemented. The inquiry recommended legislating to force tech firms to take stronger action on online…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineI can hear that the shadow Minister is coming to a conclusion. He is a former investment banker, so I am curious to know His Majesty’s Opposition’s position on the seizure of…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHousing: Military Personnel and FamiliesUnder the previous arrangement between the Ministry of Defence and Annington, £100 million was released for accommodation upgrades in the first seven years of that arrangement.…06 Jan 2025HANSARDPost Office Redress and FundingRecently I met a couple of constituents—Tony Hibberd, a former sub-postmaster, and Colin Chesterton, a solicitor who is representing him pro bono. During our meeting, they raised…18 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ15. It was good to hear that the Prime Minister visited British soldiers in Estonia yesterday, before they have to spend Christmas away from their families. We would all like to…18 Dec 2024HANSARDOld Oak Common StationIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Efford. The south-west is a region with enormous untapped economic potential. We already have a brilliant clean energy industry,…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westIt is flawed, particularly for those parts of the country that are rural and coastal, such as those represented by my hon. Friend and myself. In Honiton and Sidmouth, the average…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts. Growing up, people used to talk about going to the chemist, and at the time I saw that alongside going to the butcher or…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI think the hon. Gentleman has come up with an absolutely brilliant idea. Community hospitals are potentially hubs where pharmacies might sit in the future. I pay tribute to my…17 Dec 2024HANSARDOld Oak Common StationI recognise the particular plight of my hon. Friend’s constituents, who are as far south-west as one can go in England. My time is up, but I plead with the Minister to think again…17 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I will limit my remarks to arms exports, but before I do, I want to recognise what an appalling atrocity 7 October 2023…16 Dec 2024