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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. We heard at the covid inquiry that Cabinet Office structures were not designed to manage a whole-of-Government crisis. What might the Government change to better prepare for…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeLet me say how impressed I am by all the maiden speeches that we have heard this afternoon, in particular that of the hon. Member for Central Suffolk and North Ipswich (Patrick…25 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesI am grateful to the right hon. Member for that intervention, and so far I gather that the Government are prepared to listen to external expertise. I was encouraged to hear that…24 Jul 2024HANSARD International Immunities and PrivilegesIt is an absolute honour to follow the hon. and gallant Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey). He has delivered an excellent maiden speech, and it is an example to every new,…24 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsThe last Government spent quite some time engaging with isolationists in Washington. They sought to influence conservative think-tanks in the US that are listened to by…22 Jul 2024HANSARD Border Security and AsylumIn 2018, the number of small boat arrivals stood at 299. In 2023, last year, the number had risen to more than 29,000. What happened in those intervening five years? One thing…22 Jul 2024HANSARDDigital ExclusionDigital inclusion works only when people trust website links. My constituent let me know that by clicking on a dodgy link, he was tricked into making an investment of over…22 May 2024HANSARDArrests and Prison CapacityThe issue with prison capacity is partly a crisis of reoffending. Dartmoor prison was subject to an inspection last year, and was awarded only one out of four because of…22 May 2024HANSARDDigital Exclusion8. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle digital exclusion.22 May 2024HANSARD Bus Services: EnglandIt is an honour, Ms Vaz, to serve with you in the Chair. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent North (Jonathan Gullis) not only for securing this debate but for…21 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Under Ofgem’s price cap, which has just come into effect, people with the most poorly insulated rural homes can expect to pay an additional £340 on their annual energy bills.…21 May 2024HANSARDSouth West Water: Brixham ContaminationIn 2022, the Liberal Democrats called for a ban on bonuses for water company bosses if a company has committed criminal breaches. Last year, 10 water bosses received bonuses…20 May 2024HANSARDOperation ShaderAs the Minister has said, Operation Shader was originally put together in 2014 to defeat the Sunni Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The Liberal Democrats are very supportive…20 May 2024HANSARD UkraineIt is an honour to follow the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on Ukraine, the hon. Member for Leeds North West (Alex Sobel). It was interesting that the right hon.…20 May 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaThe Cyprus maritime corridor is welcome, but it risks acting as a fig leaf for the fact that there is not enough aid getting into Gaza. The Colonna report found that the Israeli…20 May 2024HANSARDParc PrisonOne inmate at HMP Parc is reported to have been moved there from HMP Exeter. Devon Live reported on a dangerous inmate who was moved to Parc after he threw boiling water in the…13 May 2024HANSARDCoastal Communities: East DevonI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his question. Of 500 bids for levelling-up funding, only 111 were successful, and I am mindful of the 389 that involved so much work on the…08 May 2024HANSARDCoastal Communities: East DevonI would like to talk about the east Devon coastline and some of the communities that are represented by two MPs—one for a constituency of the same name, and me, the MP for…08 May 2024HANSARDCoastal Communities: East DevonGiven the sorts of enterprises that the Minister just described levelling-up funding as being about, can he explain the decision to invest £50,000 in stone chess tables in…08 May 2024HANSARDCoastal Communities: East DevonI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving me an opportunity to talk up the great work that goes on in our leisure facilities in east Devon. As he says, the Flamingo pool in Axminster…08 May 2024