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HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesFarmers across the United Kingdom are coping with the lingering legacy of betrayal—betrayal from the trade deals that happened under the last Government, which threw them under a…04 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the hon. Lady and the Treasury Committee look very carefully at the Chancellor’s proposals on agricultural property relief? They are very likely to do damage to small,…30 Oct 2024HANSARDChildren’s Hospices: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your guidance today, Mr Twigg. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Liverpool West Derby (Ian Byrne) for bringing this important debate to this…30 Oct 2024HANSARD Ministerial Code: Policy AnnouncementsAt 10 pm last night, the Government announced a £70 million increase in funding for radiotherapy. As the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for radiotherapy, I very much…29 Oct 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyGiven that, I assume, everyone in the Chamber has eaten at some point today, do we think that backing Britain’s farmers is a good use of public money, and given that there is a…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransTrue enough, and I am sure I should know better. Recruiting and retaining good people who will serve our country is made a little easier if they know that they will be cared for…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and VeteransWill the Secretary of State give way?28 Oct 2024HANSARD Remembrance and Veteransrose—28 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityIn one second. At Greystoke on the River North Petteril, there were 146 spills. I could go on, but I will give way to my hon. Friend.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityI beg to move, That this House has considered the regulation and financial stability of water companies. It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your guidance this afternoon, Mr…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityMr Pritchard, she’s a good ‘un. I thank the Minister very much indeed; I appreciate that. Finally, I thank everyone who has contributed to the debate, but I also thank you, Mr…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityI will give way one final time, because I am running out of time.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Independent Water CommissionI am grateful to the Secretary of State for advance sight of his statement. To a large degree, I welcome it—or at least the intention behind it—but water companies dumped 54% more…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityI completely agree, and I will answer that point more fully in a moment.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityIf the Minister wants to say, “Yes”, she will meet me, I will be delighted to give way to her.23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityI absolutely agree. That reminds us that, of the over 464,000-plus spills that took place in 2023, most were legal and permitted—and most of them should not have been. We…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityFirst of all, I am merely, and happily, an honourable Member, although it is very kind of the hon. Lady to call me “right honourable”. Secondly, we welcome many proposals in the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityI see I have seven minutes—I will do my best not to use them all. I first want to reiterate something I said at the very beginning of my opening remarks: I genuinely pay tribute…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityI absolutely endorse the work of the campaigners in my hon. Friend’s community. Those on the banks of Coniston Water have done the same in our area, raising the bar and the…23 Oct 2024HANSARD Water Companies: Regulation and Financial StabilityI very much agree. Regulation is the key. Welsh Water is not for profit and Scottish Water is publicly owned, yet they both still face major problems with sewage discharges. As my…23 Oct 2024