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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Flooding: Rural Communities

"I will gently say to Members that, as much as I love to have an audience for my Adjournment debate, we must recognise that I need to get through everything. I will give way quickly to my hon. Friend the Member for Bridgwater (Sir Ashley Fox) and then to the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Flooding: Rural Communities

"I was not aware of just how drastic insurers see the situation, but it does not surprise me, based on what I see in my communities. I know that my hon. Friend has worked consistently on the issue of flooding, so I take him at his word that we need …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Flooding: Rural Communities

"The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right—riparian ownership is a repeated issue in my community. It is also devastating to hear that he has things like shopping trollies in his waterways; we are very fortunate, in that we have so many local groups who go out and drag anything like that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Flooding: Rural Communities

"I am in quite an unenviable position, in that only some of my constituency is covered by an internal drainage board, but that capital is absolutely fundamental. I am sure the Minister has heard my right hon. Friend’s intervention and will be able to reflect that in her speech—I was …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Flooding: Rural Communities

"The hon. Gentleman is at risk of stealing my sandwiches, but I will get there shortly. He is right, particularly when it comes to farmers; too often they are overlooked and they need support.

The issues that I hear about at my flooding summits are that local authorities are too …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Flooding: Rural Communities

"I will happily pay tribute. In fact, that gives me a great opportunity to mention Ben Thornely, who is our local Environment Agency officer. It does not matter when I call him or whether it is an emergency or proactively trying to make our communities safer, he always takes the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Flooding: Rural Communities

"Run-off has unfortunately been a real problem. I have only three towns in my constituency. They are not substantial, but Oakham in particular has seen a real issue with run-off, and that is all from new properties. It needs to be dealt with, and it speaks to the need for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Flooding: Rural Communities

"The Minister has been very generous with interventions. We are about to run out the clock. There were a few more questions and I would be very grateful if she would write to me on them. I know how diligently she fulfils her brief and I am really grateful to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Flooding: Rural Communities

"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for granting this debate. Water has no respect for property. It has no regard for a family’s memories or for a business’s survival. It rises where it will, and for too many in our communities across Rutland, Harborough and the South Kesteven villages, it rises …..."
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Written Question
Undocumented Migrants: Northern Ireland
Tuesday 17th March 2026

Asked by: Alicia Kearns (Conservative - Rutland and Stamford)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many illegal crossings were made over the Northern Ireland border in the last 5 years.

Answered by Alex Norris - Minister of State (Home Office)

It is not possible to state how many illegal crossings were made over the Northern Ireland border in the last 5 years as not all people arriving via illegal entry routes will be detected.

Operation Gull is an ongoing Home Office Immigration Enforcement intelligence led initiative that tackles Common Travel Area (CTA) immigration abuse in air and sea ports in Northern Ireland. Through Operation Gull Immigration Enforcement will be aware of those individuals who they encounter abusing the CTA.

To maintain the highest standards of accuracy, the Home Office prefers to refer to published data, as this has been subject to rigorous quality assurance under National Statistics protocols prior to publication.

Our published data is available at the following link and includes data on illegal entry to the UK : Immigration system statistics, year ending December 2025 - GOV.UK