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HANSARD Cancer Strategy for EnglandI thank my colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones), for calling this timely and critical debate. It is good to see the Minister for Care in his place. I…31 Oct 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseIn August, the Ministry of Justice informed Bristol Crown court that it would have to close courtrooms and save over 400 sitting days before March 2025. Last week, the difficult…31 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the hon. Lady give way?30 Oct 2024HANSARD World Stroke DayI pay tribute to a young man who lived in Shepton Mallet named Will. He spotted what was happening to his father. He is a young man with some difficulties himself, but he…29 Oct 2024HANSARDBroadband Access and Mobile Signal15. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that every property has access to either gigabit broadband or a 4G or 5G mobile signal.28 Oct 2024HANSARD Agricultural Land: ProtectionWould the Minister be keen to meet some of my constituents, who are threatened by the actions of EDF and Hinkley Point C, which wish to create salt marsh on land that is currently…28 Oct 2024HANSARDBroadband Access and Mobile SignalThird time lucky: it is Somerset here. I know that the Government want services—finding a home, looking for help, paying taxes, working, and even learning during covid—to be…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn broad daylight, in a public place, my constituent was attacked by a man who is well known to the police. When he realised that he was being videoed and the police were being…24 Oct 2024HANSARD Special Educational Needs and DisabilitiesDemand for EHCPs for children in Somerset has tripled in six years, and the county’s SEND budget is forecast to be in deficit by £290 million in the next five years. Previously,…24 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsYou will be aware, Mr Speaker, that we are coming to the end of Whistleblowing Awareness Week. Civil servants and others are Ministers’ best friends. They are the people who can…24 Oct 2024HANSARDSentencing Review and Prison CapacityWhat measures is the Lord Chancellor taking to ensure that the review considers the impact of sentencing polices on different socioeconomic groups, and addresses concerns about…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Flooding: BedfordshireI was part of the call to which the Minister referred on 30 September. I am an MP in Somerset, and we requested a meeting. We have the benefit of the Somerset Rivers Authority,…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Spice-spiked VapesCan the Minister confirm that the new Bill will take the age limit at which people can use cigarettes up gradually, as was proposed previously, and whether vaping will be caught…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for the RSPCAIn my area, the Brent Knoll animal centre, a wonderful part of the RSPCA, rehomes dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets and other small animals, and it is always full, but a lot of people…09 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for the RSPCAThat is counterintuitive, isn’t it, because having a pet can be one of the things that keeps people’s mental health so fit and together. As I mentioned earlier, the cost of…09 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for the RSPCAI do not want to say that people who have been violent to others start here, but there is a lot of research that indicates that cruelty to animals is often a precursor of cruelty…09 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for the RSPCAI would like to offer some balance, because it comes to me that the RSPCA was involved in an amazing project working with young offenders on the south coast. Young people who had…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Proposed Salt Marshes: Pawlett HamsI pay tribute, as I am sure the hon. Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) would, to the amazing community at Pawlett Hams, who campaigned ferociously, but in quite a gentle way, and…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Proposed Salt Marshes: Pawlett HamsThank you, Mr Twigg, for the opportunity to speak in the debate. I recognise that I have very little time, because I wish to ensure that the Minister has an opportunity to respond…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Proposed Salt Marshes: Pawlett HamsAs I understand it, the Environment Agency is helping the integrity of the seawall by building it up at Kingston Seymour, so it seems incredibly perverse that it might agree that…09 Oct 2024