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HANSARDDartmoor National Park (Access)I do not intend to divide the House this afternoon, but I wish to speak against leave being given to bring forward such a Bill. I will set out my strong opposition to the terms…19 Apr 2023HANSARDTop Secret Document LeaksThe Minister is right that we must be careful with leaked US documents that may turn out to be misinformation or disinformation, but they do appear to reveal that the UK Rivet…18 Apr 2023HANSARD Food Price InflationOur farmers were promised by the Conservative Government that the support that they received from the EU would be replaced in full after the UK left the EU. Instead, their…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMembers will be aware that the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is currently in Committee in the other place. Earlier this week, six companies called Groceries Ltd…23 Mar 2023HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities: Specialist WorkforceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Sharma. SEND services in Devon have been in serious crisis for a long time, probably three or four years, with the situation…22 Mar 2023HANSARDCash AcceptanceIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Ms Bardell. I thank the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) for introducing the debate. When I was a child,…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Operation TelicI sincerely thank the hon. Member for giving way, but moreover for bringing this debate about in the first place. On those 179, I wanted to pay tribute to one constituent: Daniel…20 Mar 2023HANSARDCash AcceptanceI completely agree. It is great that we have an opportunity today to hear reassurance from the Minister on what the Government are doing to address some of these concerns. We have…20 Mar 2023HANSARDCash AcceptanceOn banking hubs, the Axminster chamber of commerce has been trying to get through to the Access to Cash Action Group to find out when it will get its community banking hub, but…20 Mar 2023HANSARDAUKUS Defence PartnershipOn behalf of my party, the Liberal Democrats, I welcome the AUKUS defence partnership announcement. I endorse what the right hon. Member for Elmet and Rothwell (Alec Shelbrooke)…14 Mar 2023HANSARDIntegrated Review RefreshThe 2015 strategic defence and security review estimated that the Dreadnought acquisition programme was “likely to cost a total of £31 billion…including inflation”. We have…13 Mar 2023HANSARDUK Military CapabilityAs we understand from the press, and as the right hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) said, we anticipate an additional £5 billion for defence between now and 2025. The…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillAs of September last year, the backlog of asylum applications stood at 115,000 and might include some economic migrants. The average waiting time for an initial decision is 20…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkThe issue with Horizon is that UK-based researchers were able to take more from the scheme than the UK Government contributed to it. The Times reports today that the Prime…07 Mar 2023HANSARD SEND and Alternative ProvisionI welcome the Minister’s undertaking that, “we now need to make sure that the funding is being well spent.” I do not think that that has always been the case in Devon. I have a…06 Mar 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceIf the Government are so very keen on holding water companies’ feet to the fire, why did it require a Liberal Democrat amendment to the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill for the…28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceThe hon. Member suggests that some solutions should be offered by other parties. I will give him one: scrapping Ofwat. It has been found to be a toothless regulator, which the…28 Feb 2023HANSARD High Street Bank ClosuresIn addition to digital banking, what does the hon. Member think of community banking hubs, given that, in my part of Devon, Axminster lost its last bank in November and Honiton is…28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceWill the hon. Gentleman give way?28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George, and I congratulate the hon. Member for East Devon (Simon Jupp) on his contribution. Like other Members, I received…28 Feb 2023