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HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationBack in the summer, checks on the land border between Albania and Kosovo were relaxed, so there was no need for citizens of either state to register at the border when crossing.…13 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS Industrial Action: Government PreparationsWe simply cannot afford to lose any more nurses and valued NHS staff. We already have huge workforce shortages—40,000 nurses resigned last year and there are more than 130,000…12 Dec 2022HANSARDUkraine: Defence SupportUkrainians have been buying Mitsubishi L200 pick-up trucks from west country farmers to adapt them for use as impromptu fighting vehicles. As the first Boxer armoured vehicles…12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillWill the hon. Member give way?12 Dec 2022HANSARDBritish Council Contractors: AfghanistanI disagree with the Minister that he is a poor replacement for his colleague at the Dispatch Box—I think he would bring a compassionate, informed and patriotic approach to this…12 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI thank the hon. Member for giving way. Mary Quicke from my part of Devon has become an export mentor, but she has indicated that exporting cheese to the Indo-Pacific is becoming…12 Dec 2022HANSARD BBC Local RadioI recognise what the right hon. Gentleman says about elderly constituents who depend on local radio. Angela Kalwaites does a fantastic show on BBC Radio Devon covering stories…08 Dec 2022HANSARDCancer ServicesOn that point about health disparities and levelling up, I want to draw attention to the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which serves my constituency. The…08 Dec 2022HANSARDNHS WorkforceWhen we think about pay for NHS staff, we also need to consider pay for those who work in NHS dentistry. The Government claim to have reformed the NHS dentistry contract earlier…06 Dec 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakThank you, Sir George; I will be brief. My constituents and I suggest that the current 12-month period should be reduced to six months, and the onerous and expensive cleansing and…30 Nov 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir George. I will make some comments about compensation and timescales for restocking. On compensation, although the Government…30 Nov 2022HANSARDEducation Recovery: Support for PupilsHelping children to catch up after the pandemic is partly about providing fit-for-purpose facilities, but the Government’s plan to cut education capital spending by £1 billion in…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillIt was indeed welcome to hear the Chancellor talking in the autumn statement about additional money for research and development, but what seemed to be lacking was investment in…28 Nov 2022HANSARDFinance BillColleges?28 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseToday, we have seen a damning report from Surfers Against Sewage regarding the scale of discharges being committed by water companies. In particular, the report includes new…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Tourism Industry: Devon and CornwallI must say that I agree with the hon. Gentleman that the unrestricted growth of the short-term holiday let is of some concern, including to my constituents working in the tourism…23 Nov 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabI understand that BEIS is expecting up to 1,830 voluntary notifications per year. In the first three months of the implementation of the Act, there were perhaps 222. Is the…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIn spite of what the hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire (Anthony Browne) says about the Conservative mini-Budget from two months ago, the very least we can say about it was that…21 Nov 2022HANSARDWater Industry: Competition and RegulationSouth West Water, which covers both my constituency and that of the Minister, has been given a one-star rating by the Environment Agency because of water pollution. It is clear…17 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementThanks to recent Conservative chaos, people are now facing both higher taxes and underfunded local services. More than 150,000 people across Devon are currently on an NHS waiting…17 Nov 2022