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HANSARDRural Councils: FundingIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Latham. Local councils are the workforces of our communities. They deliver vital services and aim to create thriving towns and…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Hospice Services: South DevonI am grateful to the hon. Member for securing the debate. I wish him condolences for his mother and stepdaughter. He talks about physical space. Seaton Hospice at Home currently…29 Nov 2023HANSARDRural Councils: FundingI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. I am hearing—from, for example, the finance lead on my local district council—that because they can only plan one…29 Nov 2023HANSARDPost Office Branch Closures12. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of post office branch closures on the delivery of Government services in Scotland.29 Nov 2023HANSARDPost Office Branch ClosuresScotland has seen the closure of 40 post offices in the past two years, yet as the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Jamie Stone) pointed out, the communities…29 Nov 2023HANSARDCOP28In the UK, heating homes accounts for 14% of carbon emissions, and in England our homes produce more emissions than cars do. That is not only costing the environment in the…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Housing in Tourist DestinationsI am grateful to the hon. Member for giving way and for securing this debate. He has been very vocal about short-term lets. He wrote to the Minister recently to ask about the…28 Nov 2023HANSARDNuclear Test Veterans: Medical RecordsI congratulate the hon. Member on securing the debate and on all her successful campaigning work on this issue. I have a constituent whose late husband was one of the test…28 Nov 2023HANSARD UkraineThe previous Defence Secretary the right hon. Member for Wyre and Preston North (Mr Wallace) was well thought of for the support he demonstrated for Ukraine, and in September last…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. As an MP representing rural Devon, every day I see at first hand the impact on my constituents of decisions made in…28 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseIt was welcome this weekend to see the release of Israeli child hostages. It was also welcome a moment ago to hear the Minister talk about a possible two-day extension to the…27 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT10. Given the revelation in recent weeks that the Home Secretary’s predecessor struck a deal with the Prime Minister before she took up the post, and given that it is well known…27 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsLast week, as the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out his autumn statement, there was much anticipation about what kind of rabbit would be pulled out of the hat. Despite the…27 Nov 2023HANSARD Post Office Services: Edinburgh WestI would like to share with my hon. Friend a short quote from a letter that a constituent of mine wrote to me about the reduction of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and other…27 Nov 2023HANSARD Veterans Welfare ServicesVeterans and their families are twice as likely to be unpaid carers or in receipt of sickness or disability benefits. Some of the announcements being trailed ahead of tomorrow’s…21 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperThe Minister is exactly right to say that little development happens in the absence of security. Speaking in 2014, before he joined the Government and during Israel’s Operation…21 Nov 2023HANSARDUnduly Lenient Sentence SchemeStiffening unduly lenient Crown court sentences is all very well, but there will still be delays in the system if there are backlogs in prosecuting in the courts. Up to 25% of…21 Nov 2023HANSARD Energy Costs and ChargesAlthough I think our constituents are very grateful for the £40 billion of subsidy that was given across the cold winter last year, does the Minister agree that it would not have…21 Nov 2023HANSARDRAF Surveillance AircraftWe understand that UK surveillance assets such as Rivet Joint are providing surveillance support to Israel. I appreciate that, for reasons of operational security, the Minister…20 Nov 2023HANSARDRAF Surveillance Aircraft19. What assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of RAF surveillance aircraft on UK strategy and operations overseas.20 Nov 2023