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HANSARD Childcare EntitlementsLast year, 3,000 childminders left the sector, with the Early Years Alliance estimating that the current offer for three and four-year-olds is underfunded by £1.8 billion. That is…23 Apr 2024HANSARD Transport Infrastructure: Devon and SomersetWill the hon. Gentleman give way?23 Apr 2024HANSARD Transport Infrastructure: Devon and SomersetI thank the hon. Member for giving way and commend him for securing this debate. Devon County Council is the local authority responsible for roads in Devon and the leader of Devon…23 Apr 2024HANSARD Transport Infrastructure: Devon and SomersetThe Minister refers to “transformational funding”, but I think that expression would jar with the experience of constituents in Devon who I talk to. In total, 966 claims were made…23 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesI am very grateful to all Members who have participated in today’s debate, often prompted by conversations that they have had with individuals in their constituencies and…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesI beg to move, That this House recognises the challenges faced by individuals and businesses in accessing effective dispute resolution and obtaining redress in cases of injustice;…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesI do not suppose that lessons are not being learned and that one set of civil servants is not passing lessons on to another set; rather, this is about victims having the…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Commons Scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of LordsThe Chair of the Committee has, in the view of the Liberal Democrats, done great work on trying to bring the noble Lord Cameron to the Bar of the House. She is right to say that…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesThe hon. Member is exactly right to draw a thread between several of these scandals. That is partly because when a new scandal emerges, the organisation responsible is often the…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesMy right hon. Friend is exactly right. The FCA is not directly accountable to Parliament, but is accountable to Parliament through the Treasury. I, too, have had constituents…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesThe hon. Member is right about time-barring. I have a similar case with a constituent of mine, which might chime with hers. Nigel Cairns is trapped in what he describes as a…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesThe hon. Member is right that in redress schemes, the perpetrator of the injustice is often charged with trying to put it right. Of course, the perpetrator has a vested…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesI am grateful to the right hon. Member for his intervention. Probably nobody in this place knows more about the Horizon compensation schemes than he does. Lee Castleton, one of…18 Apr 2024HANSARDAccess to Redress SchemesThe hon. Member is exactly right about how younger generations can be affected. We have recently seen attempts by some Horizon victims, and indeed children of victims, to seek…18 Apr 2024HANSARD Dentistry: Access for Cancer PatientsOn the Minister’s point about only 57% of the units of dental activity being taken up in Devon, is that not a workforce issue?17 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaJim Henderson from Cornwall served in the Royal Marines for seven years before working in Gaza. The aid convoy he was supporting was travelling from the north. It was following…17 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. First, I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Cherilyn Mackrory) for her work on behalf of her constituent.…17 Apr 2024HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Efford. I am very grateful to the right hon. Member for Ludlow (Philip Dunne) for securing this debate, and particularly for…17 Apr 2024HANSARD Dentistry: Access for Cancer PatientsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. Since being elected to represent Tiverton and Honiton almost two years ago, one of the issues that has appeared most…17 Apr 2024HANSARDAntimicrobial ResistanceI am grateful to the Minister for giving way and I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Colchester (Will Quince) for securing the debate. On a brilliant Radio 4 documentary called…17 Apr 2024