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HANSARDGovernment Resilience Action PlanSomerset is so often at the forefront of climate change. Recently, Somerset Rivers Authority set up a community flood action fund to provide small grants for small-scale works to…08 Jul 2025HANSARDRoad and Rail ProjectsResidents in Somerton and Langport are isolated from the railway line that runs right through the area. Some 50,000 residents could benefit from a new station, but hopes for that…08 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesGeorge is the fifth-generation owner of Knight’s fish and chip shop in Glastonbury. It is a much-loved business in the town, but it is under severe pressure after the NICs…07 Jul 2025HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourGlastonbury town centre has seen increasing rates of antisocial behaviour, shoplifting and crime. A local charity shop manager told me that residents and customers are too scared…07 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsJackie from Street suffers with Crohn’s disease, fibromyalgia and mental health issues. She worked for most of her life until ill health made it impossible. Under the reforms, she…01 Jul 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for leading this important debate. I also…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces DayI, too, participated in my school’s combined cadet service, and we enjoyed many evenings and nights on Salisbury plain in the bitter cold—in fact, they were some of the coldest…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces DayOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. If I may just correct the right hon. Gentleman, the Glastonbury festival site is not in my constituency.26 Jun 2025HANSARD Armed Forces DayVeterans play an important role in my Glastonbury and Somerton constituency, where 11% of households include at least one veteran. However, female veterans are more than 10% less…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseJune is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month, celebrating the colourful histories and contributions of those communities. People are drawn to Glastonbury and Somerton as a…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Businesses in Rural AreasIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing this important debate and for his…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Disabled People in PovertyI spoke to Jacqueline from Street, who is unable to work and is absolutely desperate. Heartbreakingly, she told me that if her PIP is removed, she is prepared to take her own…17 Jun 2025HANSARD Disabled People in PovertyMy constituent in Langport, Samantha, is a recipient of personal independence payment. She had treatment for endometritis and is struggling with cancer. Her PIP review was…17 Jun 2025HANSARDFarmed Animals: Cages and CratesIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. I thank the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for leading this important debate, and I thank…16 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ13. Glastonbury is experiencing a notable increase in antisocial behaviour. St John’s church was recently forced to close its doors after gravestones were reportedly used as…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Business Rates Relief: High-street BusinessesApril’s retail, hospitality and leisure relief reduction left Samantha, a shopkeeper from Langport in my constituency, with a £2,000 business rates bill, on top of a £5,000 bill,…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Business Rates Relief: High-street BusinessesAs my hon. Friend alluded to, the previous Conservative administration in Somerset was a disaster; indeed, it oversaw an irresponsible record six-year freeze on council tax. Does…04 Jun 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I congratulate the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) on securing this important…03 Jun 2025HANSARD Yeovil Hospital: Maternity UnitMay I raise the issue of maternity services at Musgrove Park hospital, which will be taking on a number of patients? An upgrade that was due has now been pushed back to the…03 Jun 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorWill the Minister give way?03 Jun 2025