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HANSARDRural Connectivity6. What steps her Department is taking to improve rural connectivity.22 May 2024HANSARDRural ConnectivityI thank the Minister for her answer. I am delighted to see that Project Gigabit is delivering for Barrow and Furness: we have Fibrus delivering to the procured areas and companies…22 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsA key tool in our arsenal against climate change must be sequestering carbon. It was a pleasure last week to see the Morecambe bay net zero peak cluster vision launched, which…21 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I put on record my thanks to Barrow jobcentre and to the central DWP team for the work they have been doing to support the community through the Team Barrow project? I was…13 May 2024HANSARDDefence SpendingI commend my right hon. Friend on the work he has done in setting the new 2.5% baseline. It will reassure our allies, send an important message to our adversaries and strengthen…24 Apr 2024HANSARDNHS Treatment Waiting TimesI see increasing numbers of women coming to my constituency surgeries about chronic urinary tract infections, not for themselves but for their daughters. Unfortunately there seems…23 Apr 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt my constituency surgery on Friday, I met representatives of the Riddings Lane solar action group who are concerned about the proposals to build a new solar farm covering 145…16 Apr 2024HANSARDIndependent Chief Inspector of Borders and ImmigrationI pay tribute to David Neal. It is fair to say that when we did his pre-appointment scrutiny at the Home Affairs Committee, we had doubts, but he has proved himself to be a…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Angiolini Inquiry ReportI pay tribute to Lady Elish Angiolini for her thoughtful and considered report. The Home Affairs Committee took significant evidence on this issue, and her findings chime with…29 Feb 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ13. The AUKUS programme is not just a national endeavour designed to keep our nation safe; it is also an international partnership that speaks about our ambitious work across the…28 Feb 2024HANSARDReoffending17. What steps his Department is taking to help reduce rates of reoffending by people released from prison.20 Feb 2024HANSARDReoffendingLast year I was grateful for the Government’s support for my private Member’s Bill to limit Friday releases for vulnerable prisoners. It is an important measure and is now an Act,…20 Feb 2024HANSARDIll Health: Economic Inactivity11. What steps his Department is taking to reduce labour inactivity.05 Feb 2024HANSARDIll Health: Economic InactivityIn Barrow and Furness, an estimated 4,000 people who could be contributing to the labour market are not doing so. I am incredibly grateful to my right hon. Friend and his team, in…05 Feb 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesOne of the most effective ways in which we can hit our net zero targets is by delivering an effective carbon capture and storage industry, and I was delighted to see the…16 Jan 2024HANSARDHome Affairs CommitteeI thank the Chair for her statement. As a member of the Committee, I found this an interesting but deeply troubling area to look into. Building on what the Chair has just said,…14 Dec 2023HANSARDFurness Line Electrification4. What assessment he has made of the potential merits of electrifying the Furness line.14 Dec 2023HANSARDFurness Line ElectrificationI thank the Minister for his answer. He will be delighted to know that, for once, I am going to ask not about the quality of service on the Furness line, but rather about…14 Dec 2023HANSARDUlverston LibraryI rise to present this petition on the urgent need to reopen Ulverston library in my Barrow and Furness constituency. Since Ulverston library’s closure due to an electrical fault,…13 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI will start by saying simply that I am not a massive fan of this policy. I suspect that will not come as a great surprise to the former Home Secretary, my right hon. Friend the…12 Dec 2023