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HANSARDThe Cornish PeopleOne of the best ways in which the Department could recognise Cornish minority status is to drop the ludicrous suggestion of having a Cornwall-Devon boundary review. Will the…05 Jun 2019HANSARDArmed Forces Personnel17. I welcome the Secretary of State to her place. The Army is below its target strength in part because of the difficulties with and the inefficiency in Capita’s administration.…20 May 2019HANSARD Shared Prosperity FundI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for securing this debate. Does he acknowledge that it is not just the north that suffers this problem? Some areas in the south-west have…14 May 2019HANSARD Shared Prosperity FundCornwall has been a net beneficiary of objective 1 and convergence funding, as we have heard from other Members, for the past 20 years. If we step away from the coastal towns that…14 May 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Many of my constituents still access some form of off-grid energy. While the Department looks to introduce a cleaner form of energy, will it also look at the cost impact of…30 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingMeur ras, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair today. Investment in education is one of my priorities for North Cornwall and of special interest to me…25 Apr 2019HANSARDSchool FundingMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Rural deprivation is very much harder to differentiate. Urban deprivation tends to be easier to identify. Rural deprivation definitely exists…25 Apr 2019HANSARD Non-stun Slaughter of AnimalsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing this debate and taking my intervention. Does he agree that many residents in my constituency want proper labelling—as has been…03 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingI am grateful. If the Minister looks around the Chamber, she will see many colleagues who represent areas that have not benefited from globalisation. As we move into a…02 Apr 2019HANSARDFurther Education FundingWill the Minister give way?02 Apr 2019HANSARDPolice Funding: Rural Areas8. What discussions his Department has had with the Treasury on increasing police funding and provision for rural areas in the 2019 spending review.01 Apr 2019HANSARDPolice Funding: Rural AreasI thank the Minister for that response. I receive a large number of emails and a lot of casework from constituents who are concerned about parity between rural and urban areas. We…01 Apr 2019HANSARDChurch Land and Buildings: Digital ConnectivityIt is a pleasure to be coupled with my hon. Friend the Member for South East Cornwall (Mrs Murray). I wish her the very best in her coupling this weekend—a proper Cornish wedding…28 Mar 2019HANSARDChurch Land and Buildings: Digital Connectivity6. What recent discussions the Church of England has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on using church spires to facilitate the provision of…28 Mar 2019HANSARDServices for People with AutismIt is a pleasure to follow my south-west colleague, the hon. Member for Bristol West (Thangam Debbonaire), in this important debate. The National Autistic Society says that there…21 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. What is the Department doing to support the people of Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi after the recent cyclone?20 Mar 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Chancellor briefly mentioned the spring statement. Can he update the House on his plans for the spring statement on 13 March?05 Mar 2019HANSARDInfrastructure Funding: Devon and CornwallMeur ras, Mr Speaker. Gool Peran lowen—happy St Piran’s day—and Kernow bys vyken! The announcement yesterday on the stronger towns fund did not include any areas from Cornwall,…05 Mar 2019HANSARDSerious and Organised Waste CrimeThe cost of skip hire in Cornwall is disproportionately higher than in many other places around the country. The reason for that is that we do not have an aggregates recycling…21 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Is the hon. Gentleman aware that under the EU directives some diesel ships are allowed to flush their tanks at sea, which creates a wax pollution that has washed up on our…19 Feb 2019