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HANSARD 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 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 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 Access to Primary HealthcareMy hon. Friend is making a brilliant introductory speech. Is she aware that perhaps only a third of those leaving medical school and seeking to go into general practice are able…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Renewable Energy Projects: Community BenefitsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. I represent roughly 1,500 farmers in Westmorland. All of them, pretty much, have water flowing through their…15 Oct 2024HANSARDAccess to NHS Mental Health ServicesThose providing child and adolescent mental health services in south Cumbria do an outstanding job, but they are without a dedicated crisis team, unlike the rest of Lancashire and…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for the RSPCAIt is an absolute pleasure to serve under your guidance, Mr Twigg. It is a tremendous honour to follow so many great speeches, most of all that by the hon. Member for Newport West…09 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for the RSPCATragically, my hon. Friend is correct. There is much evidence to back up the idea that many people who abuse human beings started off or learned their trade with how they treated…09 Oct 2024HANSARDGovernment Support for the RSPCAMy hon. Friend makes a good point; that is absolutely true. Animals are good for us, so we should be good to them. The RSPCA has been great at encouraging both sides of that. We…09 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityI happily give way to my neighbour.08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityIt is an honour to take part in this debate and to speak not just on behalf of my party, but as the Member of Parliament for farmers from the Cartmel peninsula to the Eden valley,…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityYes.08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityThat is the real challenge, so we need to ensure that there is more money in the budget for welfare schemes and support to ensure that farmers can carry on farming. If we are…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityI completely agree with that, and it leads me on to what I was going to say next, which is to praise Michael Gove. The environmental land management scheme created at the…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityI agree with that, and I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising Growing Well at Sizergh and Tebay, and the fantastic job it does in building mental health and connecting that with…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityI have been generous in giving way, and you have been even more generous, Madam Deputy Speaker. A minute and I am done. I agree with the hon. Member for Carlisle (Ms Minns). The…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityHopefully we have established that we need to care for those who feed us and care for our environment. Farmers need friends, so let me mention one potential very important friend:…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityShe really has, and I completely sympathise with her and those around her over the loss of her friend.08 Oct 2024HANSARDClimate Change: International WorkInternational trade deals are a great way of using our leverage to make sure we advance our agenda on things such as tackling climate change. The previous Government let Britain…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Farming and Food SecurityThe right hon. Member is absolutely right. I support the NFU’s call for accurate labelling that is enforceable, and he is right to say that. To move on, if we are losing farms and…08 Oct 2024