Contributions
1,353 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDRegional GrowthIn rural communities, especially Cumbria, we are deeply concerned about the Government’s apparent lack of concern about growth in the rural parts of this country. Is the Minister…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I will speak in favour of new clause 5, which would ensure an annual report including, “the number of sentient animals killed or injured”, as a result of pollution, a description…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]Yes. Often rivers can meet an acceptable standard but in reality not be healthy places, particularly as regards biodiversity and wildlife. The hon. Gentleman makes an extremely…14 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for UkraineI was speaking to Ukrainian friends of mine who live in Kendal just a day or two ago. They have family in Kyiv and family in Crimea. In Kyiv, they know exactly, tragically, what…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsThis may be down to Home Office incompetence, or this may be being done for political reasons, and, if it is, may I tell the Minister that he has misread the country? Like other…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Rape and Sexual ViolenceI pay tribute to Labour Front Benchers for calling this important debate on International Women’s Day. On a day when women and girls across the world have much to celebrate, it is…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseThe hon. Lady is making an important speech. She is right that the national insurance rise will cripple families who are already struggling to get by, but does she agree that what…08 Mar 2022HANSARD Rural Communities in Cumbria: Levelling UpI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, my neighbour, for securing this important debate and I congratulate him on a good speech. Does he agree that the communities of which he…23 Feb 2022HANSARDFood and Farming: Devon and CornwallIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I am hugely grateful to the right hon. and learned Member for Torridge and West Devon (Sir Geoffrey Cox) for an…23 Feb 2022HANSARD Rural Communities in Cumbria: Levelling UpGiven the urgency of this, I cannot stress how important it is that action is taken, well, yesterday really. In the South Lakeland District, there has been a 32% rise in the…23 Feb 2022HANSARDScience and Innovation: Levelling UpThe Minister may be aware that many rural parts of the north feel that levelling up does not really apply to them, but of course it must and it should. The Minister may be aware…22 Feb 2022HANSARD Local Government Finance (England)I pay tribute to all those who work in local government, particularly for the immense efforts that they have made over the past two years to meet the needs of their local…09 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityThe hon. Gentleman is making a series of good points. Does he share my concern that the Government’s plans for environmental land management schemes provide an incentive for…08 Feb 2022HANSARDElective TreatmentI am grateful for what the Secretary of State said about diagnostic hubs. Will he investigate personally why the planned hub for Westmorland General Hospital has been delayed…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityI completely agree with my hon. Friend and believe that, in so many ways, the Government are getting it wrong when it comes to the availability of visas to allow people to work.…08 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of Living and Food InsecurityFood insecurity will get worse and it will have an impact on the affordability of food for everybody. This is something that farmers know and, sadly, this is something that…08 Feb 2022HANSARD Levelling UpI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and for the White Paper, which is very thoughtfully put together—not least because the foreword by the Prime Minister is on a…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders Bill: LGBTQ+ PeopleThe hon. Member is absolutely right. That is what is wrong with the Bill. He sums up the problem of having this nonsense, immoral, two-tier system. We do not want people to use…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders Bill: LGBTQ+ PeopleIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I congratulate the hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam (Olivia Blake) on securing this important debate and on…02 Feb 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders Bill: LGBTQ+ PeopleSpot on. I appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, because it frames how ludicrous it is to have a system that sees people as “good refugees” or “bad refugees”. The reality…02 Feb 2022