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HANSARD Public Services: Rural AreasI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and thank the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) for his comments. We know that it costs more to…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Education, Health and Care PlansI thank my hon. Friend for securing this vital and important debate. She talks about inequality, and SEND funding is unequal across the country. Somerset council is part of the…22 Jan 2025HANSARDArmed Forces Commissioner BillAmendment 2, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire), would ensure that the commissioner published annual reports to outline what was being done to…21 Jan 2025HANSARDWelfare of DoctorsThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech. Langport surgery, in my constituency, is in the all too common position of struggling to attract and retain staff because of…21 Jan 2025HANSARD Farmland FloodingI thank the hon. Gentleman for securing this important debate. I represent Glastonbury and Somerton, and part of my constituency lies on the Somerset levels and moors. Somerset is…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Farmland Floodingrose—15 Jan 2025HANSARDRivers, Lakes and Seas: Water QualityI thank the hon. Member for securing this important debate. I represent Glastonbury and Somerton, and a large part of the Somerset levels and moors is in my constituency. Somerset…15 Jan 2025HANSARDFoot and Mouth DiseaseAs a farmer’s daughter, I fully remember the sickening impact of the last foot and mouth outbreaks across Somerset and Dorset, particularly on farmers’ mental health. The culling…15 Jan 2025HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationSomerset, Dorset and Wiltshire are working together collaboratively on the Heart of Wessex devolution deal and hope to be on the devolution priority programme, but there is still…15 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsPenselwood in Glastonbury and Somerton is regularly blighted by unlicensed music events, leaving residents feeling frightened and vulnerable, as organisers pay scant regard to…13 Jan 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe hon. Lady mentions school breakfast. Child obesity is up by a third and diabetes is up by a fifth. Does she agree that, while free breakfast clubs are a great opportunity to…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Heat Batteries: Decarbonising HomesThe hon. Member is making a strong point, and I thank her for secured this really important debate. I represent a very rural area where homes have depended on oil-fired heating…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Heat Batteries: Decarbonising HomesLike many residents of rural areas on an off-grid oil heating system, my constituent Nicholas in Sparkford desperately wants to change to a heat pump, but it would cost him…08 Jan 2025HANSARD National Resilience and PreparednessI thank my hon. Friend for bringing forward this really important debate. The latest food security report from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs found that…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Town CentresI thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and for securing this really important debate. Rural market towns are really important. In my constituency of Glastonbury and Somerton,…07 Jan 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: CharitiesI thank the hon. Member for securing this important debate. The Balsam Centre is a charity in Wincanton in my constituency that delivers some of the vital services that the hon.…07 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingExtreme weather events are becoming more frequent. New Environment Agency modelling shows that one in four properties in England, including an additional 39,000 homes in the…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformI am concerned about the lengthy timescale set out in the social care review, with the second phase not due to report until 2028. The care system is broken and it particularly…06 Jan 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransService Dogs UK is a charity dedicated to supporting armed forces and emergency services veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Since opening its south-west hub in Somerton…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Community Pharmacies: Devon and the South-westI thank my hon. Friend for giving way. As he is rightly pointing out, the employer national insurance contributions, alongside the national living wage, are increasing the…17 Dec 2024