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HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Does my hon. Friend have plans to help high streets such as that in Barnstaple in North Devon, which has many large vacant units with several storage floors above them, with…01 Feb 2022HANSARDChurch SchoolsWill my hon. Friend join me in thanking the many Church schools in North Devon, and will he say what steps are being taken by the Church to help pupils in these schools to catch…27 Jan 2022HANSARDChurch Schools9. What recent assessment the Church of England has made of the contribution of Church schools to education provision (a) in North Devon constituency and (b) across the country.27 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillIt is a pleasure to speak in another debate on improving the nation’s connectivity. My hon. Friend the Minister is well aware of connectivity issues in places such as Ilfracombe…26 Jan 2022HANSARDProduct Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure BillMy right hon. Friend makes a noble point, to which I will allow our hon. Friend the Minister to respond. I recognise the need to balance competing interests carefully. The single…26 Jan 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetI thank the Minister for listening to the chair of the APPG on broadband and digital communications. I thank colleagues from both sides of the House from Devon and Somerset for…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetI thank the Minister for her clarifications this afternoon. We have already talked about the low take-up of gigabit in some areas. Is she able to clarify whether that is because…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that we should be following an outside-in, rather than inside-out, approach? We are almost approaching the whole broadband issue back to front in…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetI beg to move, That this House has considered the roll-out of ultrafast broadband in Devon and Somerset. It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. Although in…11 Jan 2022HANSARDUltrafast Broadband: Devon and SomersetI agree entirely with my right hon. and learned Friend, who is my constituency neighbour. There is much that our local councils can do, and are already doing, to support the work…11 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn North Devon, an ever-growing number of residents are unable to see a NHS dentist. Wait lists are now many years long. Although I recognise that work is going on through the…06 Jan 2022HANSARDSecond Homes and Holiday Lets: Rural CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I thank the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) for securing this important debate. I feel like a…06 Jan 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend has already touched on the impact that the recent changes in the taper rate and work allowances will have on claimants’ net income, but will she expand on…13 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.13 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillOn sitting Fridays, I often find that we have much in common with Opposition Members and that, when we work together, such as through all-party parliamentary groups—the hon.…10 Dec 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis (Access) BillI agree with my hon. Friend: it is vital that we fully understand the side-effects of these drugs that we know, when used in the wrong way, have clinical downsides. The Government…10 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Following on from the success of the North Devon climate summit, my constituents are keen to understand how can we empower people to make their own choices on a global scale.01 Dec 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesI agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman’s point. It is an opportunity to bring our communities with us on this journey, which is so vital to the whole purpose of the Bill and its…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. Congratulations to the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing today’s important debate. I want hon. Members…30 Nov 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. Friend meet me and other coastal MPs in Devon and Cornwall who are concerned about the deepening housing crisis, with no private rentals, no affordable homes…29 Nov 2021