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HANSARDChina Spying CaseThe Minister did say he would give way to me.28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseThe Attorney General’s Office has nothing to do with foreign policy.28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseNo, I will not—too short of time. There was nothing to prevent that because it was a question of fact. The fact is that the Government were not prepared to change their approach.…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseWhy was the Attorney General’s Office represented and present? If the meeting had nothing to do with the case, why was the Attorney General’s Office present through its…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChurches and Religious Buildings: CommunitiesI thank the hon. Lady for the work she does on behalf of the Church. She occupies a very important role and commands considerable respect for what she has been doing. I wish to…13 May 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsThis is a flagrant reversal of the promises that were made. The Prime Minister appeared before the National Farmers Union conference and shed crocodile tears as he said to the…10 Feb 2025HANSARDListed Places of Worship SchemeIt would be an act of cultural, social and spiritual mutilation not to continue with this scheme, which is why I do not think that the Minister will announce later that it will…22 Jan 2025HANSARD Family Farming in DevonThank you, Sir Mark; I can be quite concise. May I, through you, thank the Minister for, as ever, the polite, civil and gentle way in which he treats the inevitable criticism…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonThe figures that the Treasury published simply deal with the use of agricultural property relief. What they do not show is how many farms had already used their business property…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonI will indeed, Sir Mark. We do not need pyres 200 feet tall to see the invisible toll of carnage that cattle slaughter after bovine TB entails. I urge the Minister to remain open…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonI was dealing with the impact the changes agricultural property and business property relief will have on farming families, although that will be debated in greater and finer…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonI saw him, in his characteristically civil and polite way, gently shake his head. Nothing would more alight the hopes of those I represent than if that gentle shake of the head…03 Dec 2024HANSARD Family Farming in DevonI beg to move, That this House has considered family farming in Devon. It is a great pleasure to have been able to secure a debate under your presidency, Sir Mark. I am extremely…03 Dec 2024HANSARDRoad network in Torridge and West DevonI have the honour to present a petition on behalf of some 4,000 of my constituents concerning the road network in Torridge and West Devon. Devon has the largest road network of…08 May 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillThe Dangerous Dogs Act does permit disqualification, so although the Animal Welfare Act considers the welfare of an animal, the Dangerous Dogs Act aims at a different mischief.…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillOn disqualification, will the Minister go back to the Department and say to his officials that we ought to look at whether committing an offence under the 1953 Act should make…24 Apr 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. I should make a declaration of interest: I own land on which livestock is kept. I congratulate my right hon. Friend…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseJust five years ago, the gates of Appledore shipyard closed. It was a picture of dereliction; its workforce dispersed to the four winds. But now it has experienced a glorious…21 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingHow does the emphasis about which the Minister is talking square with the sustainable farming incentive activities? They arouse considerable concern in the farming community that…04 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Billrose —12 Dec 2023