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HANSARDDefence Investment Plan6. What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of increasing funding for the defence investment plan.06 Jul 2026HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI recently visited RNAS Yeovilton and saw the welcome improvements to single living accommodation for serving personnel at HMS Heron. However, funding to refurbish or replace…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Civil Service PensionsMy team are dealing with 18 civil service pension scheme cases. One of them involves Frosoulla, from Glastonbury, who took partial retirement earlier this year to care for her…06 Jul 2026HANSARD Environmental ProtectionI thank the Minister for setting out this statutory instrument, which the Liberal Democrats support. For too long, the system regulating who can transport and manage our waste has…06 Jul 2026HANSARD National Maternity and Neonatal InvestigationA retired paediatrician and constituent told me recently that after giving 50 years’ service to the children of the NHS, she was devastated by the treatment of mothers and babies…30 Jun 2026HANSARD High StreetsWe are talking about vacant shops, but there is also a lot of antisocial behaviour on our high streets, which in some cases is largely due to the existence of vacant shops. I was…30 Jun 2026HANSARD High StreetsThe Minister is talking about driving footfall, but driving footfall in rural areas is sometimes quite difficult because of the sparsity. Rural high streets face significant…30 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming Road Map and Profitability ReviewInstability in the middle east is a stark reminder that food security cannot be taken for granted. British farmers are the best in the world and they get up every single day to…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Farming: Financial SustainabilityIt is an honour to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Turner. I congratulate the hon. Member for North Northumberland (David Smith) on securing this important debate. Farmers are the…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI thank the hon. Member for bringing forward this important debate. As she is setting out, peatlands store more carbon than all the world’s forests combined, whether that be on…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationThe Minister is clearly setting out how the Indonesian rainforests and peatlands deliver irreplaceable global climate benefits. We know that conservation efforts have been…23 Jun 2026HANSARDDefence Spending and ReadinessAs chair of the all-party parliamentary group on women in defence, I know that women make up only 11% of the regular forces. We cannot talk about defence readiness while failing…23 Jun 2026HANSARDFly-tipping: Residential AreasIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) for securing this important debate. The…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationI thank the hon. Member for bringing forward this important debate. As she is setting out, peatlands store more carbon than all the world’s forests combined, whether that be on…23 Jun 2026HANSARDEnvironmental Sustainability: UK-Indonesia CollaborationThe Minister is clearly setting out how the Indonesian rainforests and peatlands deliver irreplaceable global climate benefits. We know that conservation efforts have been…23 Jun 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. This week, temperatures in Somerset are forecast to exceed 35°C, and some classrooms are set to breach safe working thresholds by as much as 10°C, risking serious disruption…22 Jun 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseIn rural areas like Somerset, poor public transport prevents young people from accessing education, employment and training. At a roundtable that I held in the constituency…04 Jun 2026HANSARDSupport for Farmers: Fuel CostsMay I start by saying how deeply saddened I was by the news that three Royal Navy personnel based out of Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton in my constituency tragically lost their…04 Jun 2026HANSARD Pride MonthThe hon. Member rightly says that much progress has been made towards equality across the LGBT family, and that many lesbians are now standing and being prominent voices in the…04 Jun 2026HANSARD South East Water: Disruption of SupplyLeaving thousands of South East Water customers without access to drinking water has become a pattern of neglect, enabled by a water system that fails to hold water companies…03 Jun 2026