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HANSARDVehicle Taxation ReformI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. The issue of how we tax road usage is very important, but I am deeply concerned about what is happening right now. In rural areas…19 Oct 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. As we are all aware, the Prime Minister was absent during yesterday’s urgent question. We were assured at the time by the Leader of the House that…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Chinese Consulate: Attack on Hong Kong ProtestersReflecting on what we saw over the weekend, the Chinese consulate general justified it by saying that the activists had “hung an insulting portrait of the Chinese president at the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Fund21. What his planned timetable is for (a) announcing the successful bids under levelling-up fund round 2 and (b) disbursing that funding.17 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up FundPlease could I remind the right hon. Gentleman that levelling-up funding was a pivotal part of this Government’s general election manifesto in 2019? Could I also remind him that…17 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineI thank the right hon. Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood) for tabling this urgent question on the enormously important issues that we have been discussing. I must disagree…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanI remind the Chancellor that security is the first responsibility of Government. How will today’s changes to corporation tax serve to reverse the cut of 10,000 soldiers, making…23 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineThe Ukrainian, Leon Trotsky, said: “You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you.” Leon Trotsky was previously a resident of Mykolaiv and Odessa. This phrase,…22 Sept 2022HANSARD SanctionsThe Liberal Democrats support the statutory instruments, so my comments will be brief. First, I heard the proposal that members of the United Russia party be subject to sanctions.…22 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionThis summer, people visiting east Devon had their health put at risk by greedy water companies. Executives at South West Water have been paid £2.2 million in bonuses over the past…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillThe chairman of the Farming Community Network in Devon wrote a column last year for the Devon Churches Rural Forum. John Wibberley wrote that he had collected agricultural postage…06 Sept 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyJilly Greed farms near where I live in Devon. She is a co-founder of Ladies in Beef, and this is what she wrote about the trade deal: “This is like Christmas all over for…19 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsHouse of Commons Library analysis forecasts that Ministry of Defence day-to-day spending will be cut by 5.5% in real terms by 2024-25. Can the Secretary of State confirm that this…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Protecting and Restoring Nature: COP15 and BeyondOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Health Service Journal is reporting that the Minister of State, Department for Health and Social Care, the hon. Member for Lewes (Maria…14 Jul 2022HANSARD British Special Forces in Afghanistan: New AllegationsWe on the Liberal Democrat Benches also pay tribute to the courage, bravery and ingenuity of UK special forces and all of our armed forces, but of course it is incumbent on them…14 Jul 2022HANSARDStrategy for International DevelopmentThank you, Mr Speaker, for calling me to speak. In the past, I worked with the conflict, stability and security fund, so I know how important it is that international development…06 Jul 2022HANSARDAmbulance and Emergency Department Waiting TimesI found on the doorsteps in my part of Devon over the last month that pretty much every door I knocked on had somebody behind it with an anecdote about how ambulance waiting times…06 Jul 2022HANSARD Ambulance Waiting Times: Royal Cornwall HospitalDuring the by-election campaign in Tiverton and Honiton, almost everybody I spoke to on the doorstep had their own personal story about having to wait for an ambulance. This is…29 Jun 2022