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HANSARD Pharmacy First: Withholding PaymentsAllied Pharmacies has taken over a couple of failing Jhoots Pharmacy branches in my area since Pharmacy First was introduced, which is very welcome. The chief executive said this…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address MotionFirst, I should say that, although I enormously respect the right hon. Member for The Wrekin (Mark Pritchard), I disagree with him about the independence of the Intelligence and…12 Feb 2026HANSARDUK-EU Agritrade: SPS AgreementI am grateful to the Chair of the EFRA Committee for laying out the top lines from this excellent report, and I also commend the Committee for its work on the inquiry into animal…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural Mobile ConnectivityOne of those commercial operators is O2. My constituent, Martin Ferdinando, contacted O2 over 40 times. He was offered a handset, a new 5G SIM, an escalation to the ombudsman and,…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Rural Mobile ConnectivityThe hon. Gentleman is talking about the frustrations in Cornwall, which my constituents really can relate to. This issue is peninsula-wide, across Devon and Cornwall. Only 52% of…12 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportMeasuring police effectiveness by looking solely at numbers is absolutely flawed. Does the shadow Minister accept in retrospect that the way in which Theresa May allowed police…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Police Grant ReportMy hon. Friend is making an excellent point about rural crime. My concern is that as the boundaries of police forces become greater, the resources tend to go to the urban areas.…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceThe final settlement for local government finance does not bring good news for Devon. Research by the Rural Services Network has shown that urban councils will have significantly…11 Feb 2026HANSARDIndependent Water Commission: Final ReportMy hon. Friend mentions the River Lim Action group that works on the boundary between his West Dorset constituency and mine. The group has identified that the sewage treatment…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Standards in Public LifeThe Intelligence and Security Committee wrote to the Prime Minister last Thursday. The letter, which has been published, included the following request: “The Committee would be…09 Feb 2026HANSARDRussian Influence on UK Politics and DemocracyI accept the hon. Gentleman’s point about the need to amplify threat perception, but I do not think that that is required with the conduct of elections. The Intelligence and…09 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Drainage SystemsI am really grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate. He talks about maintenance, but design is also crucial. Margaret Leppard, from Seaton, set up the Seaton Flood…05 Feb 2026HANSARDSustainable Drainage SystemsWhat my hon. Friend has identified in his Newton Abbot constituency is a situation that exists all over the country. In July 2025, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural…05 Feb 2026HANSARDLord MandelsonOn the shortcomings of what the Prime Minister proposed from the Dispatch Box earlier, the Cabinet Secretary told the Foreign Affairs Committee back in November: “The only…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Construction Industry Training Board: FundingIt is my understanding that, in addition to employer networks, the CITB is also seeking to redirect funding to the new entrant support team. I declare an interest: my father…04 Feb 2026HANSARD Construction Industry Training Board: FundingI am grateful to the hon. Member for Exeter (Steve Race) for calling the debate. I appreciate that CITB is at arm’s length from Government, but of course, 946,000 young people…04 Feb 2026HANSARDCivil Service Pension Scheme: AdministrationI was contacted by a constituent who is a former civil servant. They waited on the so-called helpline for over two hours on six occasions and were cut off continually. It is a…04 Feb 2026HANSARDIranIn response to the unilateral US action in Venezuela, the Government merely said that they were waiting to establish all the facts. Meanwhile President Trump said that he does not…03 Feb 2026HANSARDUS Department of Justice Release of FilesThe Epstein files suggest that Lord Mandelson was prepared to lobby in the United States in 2009 for a policy position in contradiction to that of Her Majesty’s Government, in…02 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanIn 2023, the Intelligence and Security Committee reported: “The UK’s academic institutions provide a rich feeding ground for China to achieve both political influence and economic…02 Feb 2026