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HANSARDIllegal MigrationThe Liberal Democrats submitted a freedom of information request to the Home Office to ask about the cost of the Bibby Stockholm. We asked about the cost to taxpayers of buying…24 Oct 2023HANSARDSEND ProvisionThe SEND crisis extends to Devon, and my postbag is full of correspondence from parents trying to get their children the educational provision they need. It has got so bad that in…23 Oct 2023HANSARDHonesty in PoliticsThe right hon. Member is exactly right. We absolutely need to put on a pedestal those people who are prepared to stand up and admit when they have made a mistake and applaud those…23 Oct 2023HANSARDHonesty in PoliticsIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Murray. Just one in six people in the UK—17% of the British public—who were polled last year said that they were highly…23 Oct 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ3. On behalf of the Liberal Democrats, may I associate myself and my party with all the comments about the protection of innocent civilians today wherever they may be? A whole…18 Oct 2023HANSARDGaza: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital ExplosionWhen seeking to counter an insurgency in Afghanistan over a decade ago, General McChrystal adopted a new concept for NATO soldiers: courageous restraint. This was to separate the…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Prison CapacityAs Home Secretary, Lord David Blunkett introduced indeterminate imprisonment for public protection sentences. Lord Blunkett has since said that he regrets injustices caused by the…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2I welcome sincerely the news of the Secretary of State’s support for Cullompton railway station. It is not new, given that my predecessor as MP for Tiverton and Honiton, Neil…16 Oct 2023HANSARD Net Zero by 2050Last winter the taxpayer covered around half the cost of British people heating their homes. That amounted to exactly £39.3 billion of taxpayers’ money spent between last October…16 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Local authorities are struggling to retrofit ageing rural council housing stock, which has allowed mould to set in. What will the Minister do to avoid councils having to spend…16 Oct 2023HANSARD South West Water: Environmental PerformanceWill the Minister give way?19 Sept 2023HANSARD South West Water: Environmental PerformanceThe hon. Member is giving a bombastic speech of which the late Lord Flashheart would have been very proud. What does he think of the actions of the Government in this space?…19 Sept 2023HANSARD South West Water: Environmental PerformanceWill the hon. Member give way?19 Sept 2023HANSARDSchool Building ClosuresColyton Grammar School in my corner of Devon is one of the 27 schools added today to the list of 147 schools already known to have RAAC on site. The National Association of Head…19 Sept 2023HANSARD South West Water: Environmental PerformanceI heard the Minister say a moment ago that enforcement action can only take place where there is evidence. Is it the case that the Minister does not have sufficient evidence for…19 Sept 2023HANSARD South West Water: Environmental PerformanceWill the Minister give way?19 Sept 2023HANSARDBoiler Replacement GuidanceDuring the summer recess, when I was touring villages, I found in my corner of Devon that some constituents are worried about whether they should replace their oil-fired boiler in…19 Sept 2023HANSARD Post Office CompensationMy question is slightly related to the previous one, and I agree that our focus must be on ensuring that everyone who was caught up in this scandal is properly compensated. Some…18 Sept 2023HANSARDBusiness ExportsDuring the recess, I visited Heathcoat Fabrics, an innovative export business in Tiverton; its achievements include selling to NASA a device that helped land the Mars rover on the…14 Sept 2023HANSARDCombined Sewer Overflows19 July last year was the hottest day on record in the UK. Temperatures exceeded 40°C in some places during a dry spell, yet water companies that responded to a BBC investigation…13 Sept 2023