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HANSARD Rural HealthcareThe Minister alludes to GP surgeries in rural areas, which the hon. Member for Newton Abbot (Anne Marie Morris) also mentioned. Generally speaking, they serve smaller numbers of…12 Oct 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesThank you for chairing this debate, Ms Elliott, and I also thank the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman) for securing it. We hear that there will potentially be an…12 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanSurely the Chancellor understands that the cut in stamp duty will do nothing to help 99% of people who cannot quite afford their own homes? It will do huge amounts to incentivise…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateSome 41% of my constituents with a cancer diagnosis are now waiting more than two months for their first treatment. We know that every four weeks that people with a cancer…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenCumbria mourns the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I personally, and all of us in our county, want to express our genuine and deep condolences to the royal family. We have…09 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)Amendment 58 is really interesting, and probes the Government on an issue that I am also concerned about. The hon. Member for Buckingham set out the case well and I also very much…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)When it comes to these issues, one of the things that makes people look heavenward and tut is the phrase “affordable housing”. Many people see it as a reference to homes that are…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)The No. 1 housing-related concern that I hear from my constituents is the absence of affordable places that they can find to live in, whether they be private rented, private…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I am also very concerned. This rings serious alarm bells with me and, I think, many other people, particularly those who work in housing associations and local government. It is…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Amendment 58 is really interesting, and probes the Government on an issue that I am also concerned about. The hon. Member for Buckingham set out the case well and I also very much…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)Briefly, I think that the points made by the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich are really good. It is important that we do not provide loopholes to allow developers to get…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)When it comes to these issues, one of the things that makes people look heavenward and tut is the phrase “affordable housing”. Many people see it as a reference to homes that are…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)The No. 1 housing-related concern that I hear from my constituents is the absence of affordable places that they can find to live in, whether they be private rented, private…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I am also very concerned. This rings serious alarm bells with me and, I think, many other people, particularly those who work in housing associations and local government. It is…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)The hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich has just provided almost infinitely more detail than there is in the Bill. My understanding is that the whole point of a Bill Committee…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)This is an important amendment, which by my reading would ensure that communities do not get stitched up as a result of viability assessments. I can think of examples in all three…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)This is an important amendment. Throughout the passage of the Bill and in the discussions we have had and will continue to have in Committee, I and others have tabled amendments…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I gather it is a struggle to get back into the Toon afterwards—I will cadge a lift to the Bigg Market with you. My concern is—this is why the amendment is important—that when we…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship again, Mr Paisley, and a great pleasure to be with the other members of the Committee after the summer break. I support the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionThank you, Mr Speaker; impeccable timing, as always. Look, it is obvious to everybody watching that we have a colossal problem: 6 million hours of sewage being dumped legally into…06 Sept 2022