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HANSARDAccess to NHS Dentistry13. What progress he has made on increasing the availability of NHS dentistry services.19 Jul 2022HANSARDFood Prices3. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to mitigate increases in food prices.14 Jul 2022HANSARDFood PricesGiven the huge increase in costs that farmers are enduring, what is being done to balance the need to mitigate food price increases with ensuring that farmers are paid fairly for…14 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. The Devon local authorities on the Social Mobility Commission’s index start with South Hams, which is 49th out of 324, yet North Devon is 238th. What is my right hon. Friend…13 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for FarmersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) for securing this important debate. Devon…12 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Support for FarmersI agree entirely. We need to work out how our land is used. We must tackle not only solar plants, but the issue of growing fuel where we could grow crops. We need to rebalance our…12 Jul 2022HANSARDMinisters’ Severance PayDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is outrageous that the Liberal Democrats put out an article last week stating that I, as a Parliamentary Private Secretary, was paid £22,375 for…11 Jul 2022HANSARDBereavement CharitiesI beg to move, That this House has considered funding for bereavement charities. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. At the end of March 2020, just as we…05 Jul 2022HANSARDReoffending Rates3. What steps he is taking to reduce reoffending.05 Jul 2022HANSARDReoffending RatesThe top 10 repeat offenders being dealt with by police in North Devon have committed 108 offences in April to June this year. As the police themselves say, many of these…05 Jul 2022HANSARDBereavement CharitiesIt is a pleasure to have you in the chair, Mr Davies. I thank the Minister for her words. I hope that this is the start of a conversation and that, by talking about some of these…05 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder whether you could advise me on how I can correct the record on the question from the right hon. Member for Kingston and…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRegional Inequality1. What steps she is taking to help reduce regional inequality.08 Jun 2022HANSARDRegional InequalityRegional inequalities exist even within large counties such as Devon, so what is my hon. Friend doing to tackle those disparities? For example, Ilfracombe in my constituency has…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I welcome so much of this levelling up Bill. I will address my comments to the housing issues in my beautiful constituency, which I know…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ7. The recent report on levelling up the rural economy highlighted many areas where more work is needed in small rural and coastal communities to ensure that they also benefit…25 May 2022HANSARDVictims of CrimeWill my right hon. Friend expand on the specifics for victims of an alleged crime who are under 16 and who attend the same school as the accused? Are there opportunities to…24 May 2022HANSARDVictims of Crime1. What steps his Department is taking to support victims of crime.24 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Will my hon. Friend detail how remote rural constituencies like mine will benefit from improvements to local transport services when our sparse population means that so many…19 May 2022HANSARDMaking Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow OldIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury), my co-chair on the all-party parliamentary group for cycling and walking, where we so often…16 May 2022