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HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westI am appalled to hear about those examples from my hon. Friend. The really disappointing thing is that some of the expense of secondary care could be avoided with a little more…12 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westThe £86 million underspend relates to the south-west in particular.12 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westThe hon. Member for Tiverton and Minehead has clearly done her homework. It is quite staggering that recommendations from that long ago are still not implemented.12 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westYes, I think so. My hon. Friend is right to point to some of the recommendations in the Darzi report. I was encouraged to see reference to neighbourhood hubs, where perhaps we can…12 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westThe hon. Gentleman is right. We want to move NHS treatment back into primary care and away from the most critical acute care, yet it seems to me that primary care services are…12 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westDentists need to be rewarded under an NHS dental contract that recognises that not everyone has the same ability to pay. Frankly, if a little money were invested early in…12 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: South-westMy hon. Friend is right to draw attention to community campaigners, but frankly it should not require grassroots organisations to self-organise and mobilise; as representatives…12 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentIn 2021, when Boris Johnson was Prime Minister, defence spending in the UK was 2.3% of GDP. In 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, defence spending was 2.3%…11 Nov 2024HANSARD Mental Health: Farming and Agricultural CommunitiesI have just got off the telephone to a constituent from Yarcombe in Devon, who is a tenant farmer and is particularly anxious about agricultural property relief and the…11 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Rural AreasMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She has mentioned ICB commissioning. I wrote to the Minister to ask whether there were set criteria for knowing where a patient is on…05 Nov 2024HANSARD NHS Dentistry: Rural AreasWill my hon. Friend give way?05 Nov 2024HANSARDNewport Chartist Commemorations: Strengthening DemocracyWill the Minister give way?04 Nov 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities15. What steps her Department is taking to improve support for children with special educational needs and disabilities.04 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesFamily farms are very often cash poor. Each time the average farm is passed from a parent to a child, the family may have to generate an extra half a million pounds. They may deal…04 Nov 2024HANSARD Higher Education ReformI welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement on increased maintenance loans and what that will do for equality of opportunity. I agree with her that the last Government did not…04 Nov 2024HANSARDNewport Chartist Commemorations: Strengthening DemocracyI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. I genuinely congratulate the Government on some of the progressive changes they are making to extend the franchise. As Edmund Burke…04 Nov 2024HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and DisabilitiesDevon county council is spending £55 million on private provision for special educational needs and disabilities, without enough quality control by the county council. State…04 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Scaling UpEconomic growth happens when micro-sized businesses become small businesses. We learned yesterday that micro-businesses that employ up to four full-time workers on the national…31 Oct 2024HANSARDCouncil of Nations and Regions1. What discussions he had with representatives of the devolved Administrations and regions at the first meeting of the Council of Nations and Regions.30 Oct 2024HANSARDCouncil of Nations and RegionsIt is essential that all the UK’s nations and regions have a seat at the council of nations and regions, alongside Scotland, yet areas such as the great south-west, which is home…30 Oct 2024