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Lords Chamber
Impact of Environmental Regulations on Development (Built Environment Committee Report) - Fri 19 Apr 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Earl of Lytton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) I am also a supporter of the local group Save Rural Southwater—SRS—which focuses on excessive residential - Speech Link
2: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) rules for grey-belt housebuilding, to deliver affordable homes, to boost infrastructure and public services - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Large-scale Solar Farms - Thu 18 Apr 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Mentions:
1: Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham) cannot always be relied on.In that context, large-scale solar projects have threatened to swallow up rural - Speech Link
2: Philip Dunne (Con - Ludlow) Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when appearing before the Select - Speech Link
3: Caroline Johnson (Con - Sleaford and North Hykeham) We, as representatives of largely rural communities, must find common cause. - Speech Link
4: Greg Smith (Con - Buckingham) land being sacrificed, and the facility itself poses a major fire risk in an area where the emergency services - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Business of the House - Thu 18 Apr 2024
Leader of the House

Mentions:
1: Steve Double (Con - St Austell and Newquay) Government’s plans to maintain, and hopefully increase, the number of community pharmacies, particularly in rural - Speech Link
2: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) Friend’s local care board will have a responsibility to ensure good coverage of those services. - Speech Link
3: Penny Mordaunt (Con - Portsmouth North) He has secured new and improved rail services across the region. - Speech Link
4: Holly Lynch (Lab - Halifax) Leader of the House will have followed the efforts of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Flood Recovery Framework - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Philip Dunne (Con - Ludlow) Those support arrangements are managed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. - Speech Link
2: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) In a place like rural Devon, this is illustrative of just how much flooding affects our communities.My - Speech Link
3: Emma Hardy (Lab - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle) flooding preparation between central Government, local authorities, local communities and emergency services - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Spring Budget 2024: Welsh Economy - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Wales Office

Mentions:
1: Nia Griffith (Lab - Llanelli) Local councils in Wales are faced with the difficult balancing act of having to either cut services or - Speech Link
2: Nia Griffith (Lab - Llanelli) But make no mistake—these cuts in services and rises in council tax are a direct result of the way in - Speech Link
3: Liz Saville Roberts (PC - Dwyfor Meirionnydd) I fear for the future of Welsh public services. - Speech Link
4: Fay Jones (Con - Brecon and Radnorshire) million for the agrifood industry in mid and north Wales, supporting research and development in our rural - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Dentistry: Access for Cancer Patients - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Richard Foord (LD - Tiverton and Honiton) This is not a hypothetical scenario; it is the experience for people in rural communities such as Devon - Speech Link
2: Kirsty Blackman (SNP - Aberdeen North) Given the much wider availability of NHS dentists in Scotland, people are able to access such services - Speech Link
3: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) Cancer patients, new mothers, those in rural communities and millions of others are being failed every - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Simon Jupp (Con - East Devon) I conducted a broadband survey in East Devon, which showed that some rural parts of my constituency sadly - Speech Link
2: Edward Leigh (Con - Gainsborough) Why should people living in rural areas be second-class citizens when it comes to mobile phone coverage - Speech Link
3: Julia Lopez (Con - Hornchurch and Upminster) We agree; that is why we have the shared rural network programme, which is dealing with a lot of those - Speech Link
4: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) We know how vital bus services are for communities right across the country. - Speech Link
5: Rishi Sunak (Con - Richmond (Yorks)) The Secretaries of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Speech Link


General Committees
Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme (Amendment) Order 2024 - Wed 17 Apr 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) There are currently over 6,000 rural branches—54% of the total network. - Speech Link
2: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) It is about maintaining services, including rural services. - Speech Link
3: Thérèse Coffey (Con - Suffolk Coastal) One of those is maintaining rural branches. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Food Waste and Food Distribution - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Anne McLaughlin (SNP - Glasgow North East) done that.My organisation, the Scottish Pantry Network, believes that dignity for people accessing our services - Speech Link
2: Selaine Saxby (Con - North Devon) As a very rural MP, I occasionally see different surplus food products in my constituency. - Speech Link
3: Sharon Hodgson (Lab - Washington and Sunderland West) Member for Stoke-on-Trent Central (Jo Gideon) for securing this important debate.Food redistribution services - Speech Link
4: Daniel Zeichner (Lab - Cambridge) Perhaps the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the hon. - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Digital Skills and Careers - Tue 16 Apr 2024
Department for Education

Mentions:
1: Lisa Cameron (Con - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) The UK boasts some of the most respected universities, and the largest financial services sector and - Speech Link
2: Alex Davies-Jones (Lab - Pontypridd) place on having a smartphone to access basic public services, if the economy of the future is to be - Speech Link
3: Margaret Greenwood (Lab - Wirral West) That is particularly important for people who live in rural areas, where digital access, ironically, - Speech Link
4: Lisa Cameron (Con - East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) I am pleased that we have been able to work together to identify the key challenges for those from rural - Speech Link