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HANSARDEnvironment Agency Funding10. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Environment Agency funding levels in the context of recent storms.01 Feb 2024HANSARDEnvironment Agency FundingFollowing the 2014 flooding, the current Foreign Secretary—the then Prime Minister—stated that money was no object as he agreed a £100 million plan to protect the Somerset levels.…01 Feb 2024HANSARD Protecting and Restoring WetlandsI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this important debate. Without wanting to sound competitive, Somerset has some amazing wetlands and Ramsar sites, and Somerset Wetlands,…31 Jan 2024HANSARDVictims of Road Traffic Offences: Criminal Justice SystemI thank the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing this important debate. Sentences do not reflect the impact and nature of the crime in all circumstances.…30 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Women are unequally affected in conflict. We have heard accounts of horrific rapes perpetrated by Hamas, of women assuming heavy care responsibilities due to failing medical…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Somerset Council: Funding and GovernanceIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Mark. I thank the hon. Member for Yeovil (Mr Fysh) for securing this really important debate. I agree with him on many of his…30 Jan 2024HANSARD Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]The hon. Member makes an interesting point, but my view is about what the future will bring. I have spoken in this place about the concerns I have regarding the mental health of…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Member for those interesting points. I am concerned about the negative impact that this Bill has on modern innovative and sustainable agribusiness. I am concerned…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]The CPTPP poses a serious public health risk, makes us complicit in untold environmental harm and is “another nail in the coffin” for UK farmers, as one constituent put it to me…29 Jan 2024HANSARD Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I will not. I want to end with a stark and urgent warning. Last month, the Food Standards Agency had to issue a health warning after a rise in salmonella cases from Polish eggs…29 Jan 2024HANSARDHedgerows: Legal ProtectionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Elliott. I thank the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing the debate, and the hon. Member for Copeland…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Shared Rural Network ImplementationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this important debate. What…24 Jan 2024HANSARD Shared Rural Network ImplementationThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. A recent report from the National Farmers Union confirmed that by stating that four out of five farmers do not have reliable…24 Jan 2024HANSARDExtreme Weather Events: ResilienceSomerset is so often battered by extreme flooding and, in response, the River Cam flood warning system is being piloted in my constituency. A stretch near North Cadbury will be…24 Jan 2024HANSARDRevised National Planning FrameworkLocal authorities are best placed to ensure that the right homes are built in the right places, so does the right hon. Lady agree that we need to protect the voice of local…23 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. I recently met the staff of a pharmacy in Bruton in my constituency to hear about some of the challenges it is facing. Community pharmacists are dispensing some of the…23 Jan 2024HANSARDChildren Not in School: National Register and SupportFirst, I extend my deepest sympathies to the family of Sir Tony Lloyd. I would also like to mention that, as Members will know, I am a proud Somerset councillor. Tory cuts to…23 Jan 2024HANSARDGroceries Supply Code of PracticeYes, Mrs Murray. My office contacted the hon. Gentleman’s office an hour before the debate. One farmer described the Government’s trade deal with Australia as a “disaster”, and…22 Jan 2024HANSARDGroceries Supply Code of PracticeIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Murray, and I thank the hon. Member for Neath (Christina Rees) for opening this crucial debate. We need to get fair about…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Public Services in Cornwall: FundingI congratulate the hon. Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing this important debate. As a fellow south-west MP, I know that what he is referring to is also…15 Jan 2024