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HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of @0082Ivory@0083 and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024And the warthogs?11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of @0082Ivory@0083 and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024I am reassured in part, but I would be delighted if we can look further at walrus. I do not understand why we would not protect the walrus and the warthog. Closing off the trade…11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of @0082Ivory@0083 and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024None the less, I ask the Minister to recognise that warthogs are declining in number and are on the red list. I am happy to discuss the issue with her later, but I want to ensure…11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024And the warthogs?11 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Ivory Act 2018 (Meaning of “Ivory” and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024I am reassured in part, but I would be delighted if we can look further at walrus. I do not understand why we would not protect the walrus and the warthog. Closing off the trade…11 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Last week, the Government released their latest departmental lobbying transparency data. The data was two months late and relates to the last months of the previous…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseRachel was a village postmistress in my constituency, and her life was smashed to pieces by the Horizon scandal. Her claim was decided by a body of professionals put together to…05 Dec 2024HANSARDHousing, Communities and Local GovernmentNon-qualifying leaseholder status gets slapped on a property in perpetuity long after the required safety works are completed. That status means that it is almost impossible to…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryYes, I agree with my hon. Friend, and I will come on to some of those issues. Sophisticated business entities are probably the intended target of the legislation, so there is good…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI associate myself with the remarks of the Deputy Prime Minister and my hon. Friend the Member for Taunton and Wellington (Gideon Amos) in recognising the pain, grief and hurt…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsNon-qualifying leaseholder status gets slapped on a property in perpetuity long after the required safety works are completed. That status means that it is almost impossible to…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI have constituents who live on the Somerset levels who are 90 years young. They have limited mobility and do not have mobile phones. Three months ago BT cut them off in the…28 Nov 2024HANSARDStellantis LutonSuccess in the transition to electrical vehicles is vital for the west country and Somerset in particular, with the new Agratas battery plant that is coming to Somerset and the…27 Nov 2024HANSARDPolice ReformMay I associate myself with the comments made by my hon. Friends the Members for Hazel Grove (Lisa Smart) and for Frome and East Somerset (Anna Sabine), particularly in relation…20 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Hospital Equipment2. What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the condition of NHS hospital equipment.19 Nov 2024HANSARDNHS Hospital EquipmentResidents in Somerset, and in North Somerset, my part of the world, recognise the £70 million that has been granted for new radiotherapy machines, as announced in the Budget,…19 Nov 2024HANSARD Rural BroadbandThe Minister has very kindly agreed to meet me and my Somerset colleagues, including the instigator of this debate. The reducing rate of network expansion across Somerset is…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Rural Broadbandrose —13 Nov 2024HANSARD Rural BroadbandI thank the Minister greatly. I join my hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Dr Chambers)—is the Minister actually the king of mobile signal as well? If he is, there is a…13 Nov 2024HANSARDSupporting Young OffendersA young person I know was involved in an incident at 16. Can the Minister assure me that, because delays to going through the youth justice system have meant that that young…05 Nov 2024