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HANSARDEnvironmental Improvement Plan 2023These environmental targets will be a complete waste of paper if there are very few farmers left to put them into practice. Farmers have had their basic payment cut by 5% in 2021…01 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.01 Feb 2023HANSARDUkraine: Humanitarian SupportRussia is seeking to expand its sphere of influence in Africa and Asia. Ukraine is seeking for partners such as the UK to persuade other Governments of the justice of Ukraine’s…31 Jan 2023HANSARDChinese Armed Forces Training13. What steps he is taking to prevent former UK armed forces personnel from providing training to the Chinese armed forces.30 Jan 2023HANSARDChinese Armed Forces TrainingI thank the Secretary of State for that helpful response. Qualified RAF pilots are quitting for better paid jobs that involve training the air forces of other countries, and…30 Jan 2023HANSARDRestoring Your Railway FundIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Cummins. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for facilitating the debate. As an Opposition politician, I might not often…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyI agree with the right hon. Member that Russia uses its size to bully and intimidate other countries. He may recall that, last May, Dmitry Kiselyov used his Sunday night show to…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyOn the point about how we in the west might have set some red lines, I thought at the time that the west was not being firm enough in the red lines it was laying down. What we saw…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyI entirely agree. The Budapest memorandum was not worth the paper it was written on. It had no legal standing; even the word “guarantee” has different meanings in different…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2The promise of levelling-up funding rings hollow in many areas. The Government’s decision to overlook local projects in Axminster and Seaton in Devon, where I live, and also in…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRail Service ImprovementsMy constituents learned today that they will not be receiving a Cullompton relief road as a result of the second round of levelling-up funding. They still have great hopes for…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Russia’s Grand StrategyI congratulate the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on securing this debate, which has the same title as the debate last January. In preparing for…19 Jan 2023HANSARDInternational Development CommitteeThe Liberal Democrats warmly welcome the International Development Committee’s report, “From Srebenica to a Safer Tomorrow”. The all-party group on Bosnia and Herzegovina hosted a…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThis time last week we heard in a High Court ruling that wild camping on Dartmoor national park, which people have had a right to do for decades, will no longer be legal. We…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Ukraine: UpdateThe Liberal Democrats very much welcome the Secretary of State’s statement. Building on his exposition of the economic, diplomatic and military levers, communication levers are…16 Jan 2023HANSARDAlternative Provision SettingsFunding for alternative provision for children who are unwell peters out after the age of 16. There was no mention of colleges in last November’s autumn statement. I spoke to a…16 Jan 2023HANSARD UkraineI welcome the right hon. Member’s statement, including his conclusion that we in the UK believe in standing up for international law. The crime of aggression perpetrated by…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Future of Rail ServicesIs the hon. Member aware of the very good example of rural connectivity with the recent reopening of Okehampton railway station in Devon? Is he also aware of the potential for…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentIt is normal at this time to reflect on our constituencies and events that have affected them over time. My part of Devon found itself the subject of national attention on…20 Dec 2022HANSARDService Family AccommodationWhen service personnel in service families accommodation are away, their spouse has to take charge of property maintenance. I recall my wife spending hours on the phone to the…20 Dec 2022