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HANSARDParish MinistryWe also have rural churches in North Devon, and St Augustine’s church in Heanton Punchardon is without a rector. Will my hon. Friend join me in recognising and congratulating…16 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthThis afternoon, I thought I would revert to my role as a one-woman tourist board for North Devon, home to the only cold water surf reserve in the world and the UK’s only world…14 Nov 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. As someone who represents a hugely rural community, I would like to ask this about solar panels. Does he agree that farmers…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Government Support for a Circular EconomyI thank my hon. Friend for her excellent speech and for bringing this important matter before the House. She is talking about encouraging people to behave a certain way with…25 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. Please do not think that this is a nimby issue. North Devon is home to the Fullabrook wind farm, which, when it was built, was the…25 Oct 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy Providers: Planning ConsiderationsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McDonagh. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Siobhan Baillie) on securing this important debate. I have a…25 Oct 2023HANSARDDental provision in North DevonI rise to present a petition of 723 of my constituents in North Devon, in which they ask the House of Commons to urge the Government to assist with emergency dental provision in…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI welcome better protections for renters; in my constituency, swathes of constituents have been evicted so that landlords can flip their properties to become short-term holiday…23 Oct 2023HANSARDContracts for Difference Scheme2. What assessment she has made of the potential implications of the outcome of the contracts for difference allocation round 5 on the future development of floating offshore wind.19 Sept 2023HANSARDContracts for Difference SchemeThank you, Mr Speaker. I am keen to understand better what more can be done to assist floating offshore wind in AR6 following what happened in AR5.19 Sept 2023HANSARDContracts for Difference SchemeQuestion 2 please.19 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. To encourage active travel, people need to feel confident using our roads, yet the courts can impose only the same penalties on multiple offenders as on a first-timer. Will my…12 Sept 2023HANSARDPANS and PANDASIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for bringing this important debate to the House. As…12 Sept 2023HANSARDOffshore Wind ContractsI thank the Minister for his engagement with this process, particularly with the new technology of floating offshore wind. Three floating offshore wind projects were due to bid in…12 Sept 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is vital that we back British military manufacturers? What steps is he taking to speed up delayed procurement decisions? Will he visit North…11 Sept 2023HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsI thank the hon. Member for Bolton South East (Yasmin Qureshi) for securing this important debate and for her outstanding and ongoing work on the issue. I am here today on behalf…07 Sept 2023HANSARD Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to correct the record following my question to the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs this morning. Since raising the matter, I…07 Sept 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOn the eve of the rugby world cup, will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating Aramis Rugby, a North Devon-based manufacturing company, on providing all the scrum machines…07 Sept 2023HANSARD EU ProgrammesI congratulate my right hon. Friend on today’s announcement that the UK will be rejoining Horizon. Scientific research opportunities are vital to the development of our future…07 Sept 2023HANSARDAfghan ResettlementWill my right hon. Friend join me in welcoming the new Afghan families to North Devon and thank everyone locally who is working to ensure that their resettlement is as smooth as…07 Sept 2023