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HANSARD World Biosphere DayToday is World Biosphere Day, and as UNESCO has said: “With each passing year, the urgency of tackling environmental issues becomes clearer: we only have one planet, and it is in…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HousePlease can my right hon. Friend explain who is managing the dispersal of asylum seekers to hotels? Having raised this matter previously, I know that it is not the Department for…03 Nov 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector White PaperI thank the hon. Member for Brighton, Kemptown (Lloyd Russell-Moyle) and my hon. Friend the Member for Dover (Mrs Elphicke) for securing this important debate. Apparently I have…03 Nov 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillWill the hon. Member explain why the entire industry has asked me to speak this evening to say that the amendment would slow down the roll-out and do literally nothing to speed it…31 Oct 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillI thank the Minister for her intervention on this. Does she agree with me, as chair of the all-party group on broadband and digital communication, that the industry is desperately…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Preston (Sir Mark Hendrick) on introducing this important Bill. In North Devon, co-operatives cover industries ranging from agriculture through…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) and thank her for bringing forward such an important piece of legislation. As she rightly said, some…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Employment Relations (Flexible Working) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) on introducing this important Bill, which we are pleased to support. Indeed, our Conservative 2019 manifesto…28 Oct 2022HANSARD Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) BillI agree with my hon. Friend; what we hear is really harrowing. The next testimony says, “The Child Maintenance Service is his last avenue of financial control, so he uses this…28 Oct 2022HANSARD World Menopause DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I offer my congratulations to the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris) and my right hon. Friend the…27 Oct 2022HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction)I reiterate the concerns raised by my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double). Would it be possible to meet the Treasury team as the Bill progresses to…24 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryLike other colleagues, I have spoken out many times in this House about dentists, including in the debate earlier this year. Indeed, the very first letter that I wrote as an MP…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseNitrous oxide capsules have littered North Devon beaches this summer, as more and more people use them for recreational purposes despite risks such as damage to the lungs, halting…20 Oct 2022HANSARDNHS DentistryMy right hon. Friend’s comments are wise, as always. On international dentists, during the first lockdown, I had an Indian dentist come and meet me privately, and I forwarded that…20 Oct 2022HANSARDProsecution Rates for Rape and Sexual Assault: South-west England6. What steps he is taking to increase the rate of prosecution for rape cases.20 Oct 2022HANSARDProsecution Rates for Rape and Sexual Assault: South-west EnglandIn North Devon, I am repeatedly told by police that the CPS requires too much information before it can decide whether to prosecute, that there are many outstanding rape cases and…20 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind Locations in Celtic SeaIn order to realise the full potential of the Celtic sea, we need a timely consenting process from the Welsh Government. What discussions has my right hon. and learned Friend had…19 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind Locations in Celtic Sea10. What assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of establishing floating offshore wind locations in the Celtic sea.19 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Preseli Pembrokeshire (Stephen Crabb) for securing this important…18 Oct 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind ProjectsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention—I agree entirely. I am also grateful for the work of the Crown Estate in trying to tackle some of these matters. We need to…18 Oct 2022