Commons
Debate
11 September 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
I thank the hon. Lady for being so generous with her time. Is she aware of the sheer number of palliative care consultants who are not prepared to take part in assisted dying, and the impact that that will have on the palliative care system? In my constituency, all three palliative care doctors who …
Commons
Westminster Hall
7 September 2026
Surrogacy Law and Legal Parenthood
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I welcome this debate.
As we know, the petition asks for parental orders to be permitted at birth. I believe that Members should approach the proposal with extreme caution. The number of people who have signed the petition—over 113,00…
Commons
Oral Questions
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
3 September 2026
Topical Questions
T8. An ever-growing list of charities have faced serious allegations of peddling extremism and even funding terrorism. Despite lengthy Charity Commission investigations, most of them continue to operate, such as the Iranian regime-linked Islamic Centre of England, which is reportedly sponsoring visa…
Commons
Proceedings
3 September 2026
Bluetongue Virus in Livestock
As my hon. Friend the Member for Exmouth and Exeter East (David Reed) has already alluded to, Devon has a huge issue with bluetongue cases. In fact, of the 795 cases, 334—by far the highest number across the country—are in Devon, and one of those is new this week. I am sure that the Minister will re…
Commons
Petition
2 September 2026
Local Government Reorganisation
Further to a similar online petition of more than 4,200 signatures, I present this petition on local government reorganisation in Devon. The plans published in July by the Government appear to have been configured entirely to benefit the urban areas of Plymouth, Exeter and Torbay, and call into ques…
Commons
Oral Questions
Transport
16 July 2026
2 contributions
Maritime Sector
4. What steps she is taking to support the maritime sector.
I thank the Minister for his answer. He and I have had several interactions over the marine autonomy sector in particular, and I welcome the regulating for growth Bill, as I have said before in this place. However, I am incredibly keen to be reassured that it is coming early in the autumn. Will the …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
16 July 2026
Local Government Reorganisation
The Secretary of State claims that decisions reflect local identities. Well, I can advise him that the majority of my constituents and those living in rural Devon would highly disagree. Instead, we have an urban Labour stitch-up that ignores the plethora of rural voices who oppose Plymouth and Exete…
Commons
Debate
6 July 2026
Employment and Training
This draft order will allow the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board, known as the ECITB, to continue collecting a levy on employers in order to fund training and address skills shortages. The engineering construction industry underpins many of the services that we rely on every day: hea…
Commons
Oral Questions
Justice
30 June 2026
2 contributions
Women’s Prison Estate: Biological Males
15. How many biological male prisoners are held in the general women’s estate.
We have just heard from my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen South (Douglas Lumsden) that the Supreme Court has clarified the meaning of sex in the Equality Act 2010 and that Scotland has taken the relevant steps. The Minister responded to my hon. Friend with a fairly vague answer about what needs…
Commons
Oral Questions
29 June 2026
Youth Guarantee
I am not surprised that Labour Ministers and Back Benchers are patting themselves on the back for their youth guarantee, but it is a sticking plaster solution to a problem of their own creation. Rather than U-turn on their triple whammy of increased business costs, higher national insurance, higher …
Commons
Oral Questions
Cabinet Office
25 June 2026
2 contributions
UK-EU Relations
11. What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the future EU-UK relationship.
I was recently in Washington DC. On several occasions, our American counterparts raised concerns about the future of the EU-UK relationship and realignment. What discussions has the Paymaster General had with his US counterparts, as well as with EU counterparts?
Commons
Oral Questions
24 June 2026
2 contributions
Antisemitism
2. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle antisemitism.
The inaugural Jewish Culture Month has just concluded. More than 100 events took place across the country to celebrate Jewish culture, community and creativity. For example, the Plymouth Jewish community partnered with the Klezmer Village Band to bring traditional Jewish music to local schools and P…
Commons
Oral Questions
24 June 2026
2 contributions
Discrimination against Trans People
2. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle antisemitism.
The inaugural Jewish Culture Month has just concluded. More than 100 events took place across the country to celebrate Jewish culture, community and creativity. For example, the Plymouth Jewish community partnered with the Klezmer Village Band to bring traditional Jewish music to local schools and P…
Commons
Westminster Hall
24 June 2026
2 contributions
Farming: Financial Sustainability
It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. Let me start by inviting the new Minister—I welcome him to his place—to visit Dartmoor over the summer to meet farmers, commoners, the Dartmoor hill pony organisations and, importantly, the Dartmoor Land Use Management Group. I invite hi…
On that point specifically, I raised Dartmoor and invited the Minister to visit my constituency. He has about 30 seconds left to speak, but could he respond to that point?
Commons
Statutory Instrument
24 June 2026
5 contributions
Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)
I beg to move,
That the Committee has considered the Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I., 2026, No. 457).
It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobho…
Of course we want to save money, but we do not think that this statutory instrument is the right way to do it. We think that it will just reduce the opportunities for people to have those reviews—the assessments that need to take place. Arguably, more money can perhaps be saved if those reviews happ…
+3 more contributions in this session
Commons
Oral Questions
Treasury
23 June 2026
2 contributions
Defence Investment Plan
7. What fiscal steps she is taking to support the defence investment plan.
The former Defence Secretary has blown apart the defence investment plan, revealing that the Treasury was prepared to offer only a pitiful increase in defence spending—just 0.08% by 2030—despite growing threats across the world. At the same time, the Treasury continues to fork out billions for welfa…
Commons
Proceedings
15 June 2026
Defence Investment Plan
Members of 42 Commando Royal Marines, led by Commanding Officer Tom Quinn, were a key part of the seizure of the Russian shadow fleet vessel yesterday morning. It is clear that our Royal Marines will always deliver for this country. They are world class, and I have had the privilege of seeing them i…
Commons
Oral Questions
Defence
1 June 2026
UK Coastal Waters: Protection
I know that, like me, those on the Government Front Bench welcome the regulating for growth Bill, which will enable the modernisation of regulations for maritime autonomy testing and the creation of regulatory sandbox powers. That is vital for the unmanned vessels that we need to protect our coastal…
Commons
Debate
20 May 2026
3 contributions
Defence Readiness
rose—
I have a simple question for the Minister. He keeps stating that 1,000 or so contracts have been signed, nearly all with companies based in the UK, but what percentage of those companies are small or medium-sized enterprises compared with the primes?
+1 more contribution in this session
Commons
Westminster Hall
28 April 2026
Park Home Owners
I thank the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for securing this important debate. There are clearly many issues facing park home residents across the country, and I want to touch briefly on two of them.
The first is the challenge around planning and sales problems. At Devon Oaks Park, a site…
Commons
Oral Questions
27 April 2026
Child Maintenance Service
The Child Maintenance Service is not working for parents and it is not working for children. My own casework shows that the majority of those getting in touch about the CMS believe it to be ineffective, with systemic issues in communication, timeliness and case handling. My constituents are not alon…
Commons
Debate
23 April 2026
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
The hon. Member is making an excellent speech, which has reminded me of a conversation I recently had in my constituency. Drivers in the area of Hooe and Plymstock are showing really antisocial behaviour, and one of the police officers I was with mentioned this fact. We were not even talking about h…
Commons
Proceedings
23 April 2026
Allied Health Professionals
I start by paying tribute to the allied health professionals in my constituency and across the country, who work so hard to help people to regain and maintain their health. Indeed, I count many among my friends. From paramedics to physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therap…
Commons
Oral Questions
22 April 2026
Job Creation
In Wales, the south-west and across the UK, nearly 1 million young people are not in education, employment or training. Labour’s jobs tax, failed welfare reforms and damaging energy policies will worsen that crisis. Does the Minister recognise that when the Labour Government’s first response to any …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
20 April 2026
Antisemitic Attacks
Last week, I had the privilege of visiting Auschwitz, on a visit organised by March of the Living UK. I joined 200 members of the British Jewish community there, and almost 8,000 people from around the world. We marched between Auschwitz and Birkenau. Many of those there were Holocaust survivors. I …