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HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Davies. In rural communities like the one where I live in Devon, ticket offices play a role that extends way beyond selling…13 Sept 2023HANSARDRailway Ticket OfficesPeople who live in Axminster recognise that the station will be poorly served, and they as constituents will be poorly served by the changes. They will mean that blind and…13 Sept 2023HANSARD LGBT+ People and Spouses: Social CareI am curious to know from the shadow Minister what fair pay in the social care sector would be. What does he think of the Liberal Democrat proposal to pitch an additional £2 per…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsLast November, the Government paid up to £700 million to China General Nuclear Corporation to buy out China’s state-owned nuclear power enterprise from Sizewell C, and we spent…12 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineIt is a privilege to follow the speech of the right hon. Member for Chelmsford (Vicky Ford), who gave us a heartrending reminder of what life must be like in Ukraine right now. I…11 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast September, the right hon. Member for South West Norfolk (Elizabeth Truss) announced £2.3 billion to be made available for Ukraine in this financial year. We are now in…11 Sept 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateThe integrated review refresh was announced on 13 March this year. At the time, it was welcomed that funding would be doubled for building Government expertise on China, but we…11 Sept 2023HANSARDG20 SummitIt is disappointing that the this year’s statement from the G20 does not name the perpetrator of aggression in Ukraine. What kind of statement is it where G20 leaders feel the…11 Sept 2023HANSARD UkraineA charity similar to those the Minister describes is Medics4Ukraine, which is based in my constituency. I visited those at the charity and asked them what they would request of…11 Sept 2023HANSARD Local Bank Branch ClosuresOn the point about having lost over half the banks in the UK since 2015, I would like to go over the figures. Does the hon. Lady recognise that over 5,700 branches have closed…05 Sept 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Minister refers to the doubling of investment in a nutrient mitigation scheme, with £200 million put into slurry management, yet 80% of phosphates in the UK’s rivers are from…05 Sept 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsI am grateful to the hon. Member for again seeking clarification. I will not be writing to Devon County Council, because that is not the local authority charged with planning, but…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Sleaford and North Hykeham (Dr Johnson) for securing this important debate. It is…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsI am grateful to the hon. Lady for that point. We have heard that nationally there are 600,000 acres of roof space on which solar panels can be put. That is an excellent point to…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsThe Liberal Democrats in general are, and I in particular am, very much in favour of renewable energy, and I am happy to put that on the record. On solar in particular, some of…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Veterans UpdateI mention my political party only to associate the Liberal Democrats with the Defence Secretary’s comments. I respect him a great deal, and I thank him for what would be referred…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsI am certainly in favour of more and more distributed solar energy generation. I am not in favour of some of the enormous solar complexes, including in my part of Devon, where an…19 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO SummitThe statements coming out of Vilnius this week make plain that Ukraine will not be admitted to NATO until it enjoys a peaceful relationship with its neighbours. That is…13 Jul 2023HANSARDRail Services14. What steps he is taking to improve rail services.13 Jul 2023HANSARDRail ServicesThe Secretary of State is right that I welcome the programme. This week, the charity Devon in Sight sent an email to its supporters, including me, titled, “Proposed closures to…13 Jul 2023