Commons
Westminster Hall
14 July 2026
Support for Pig Farmers
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I thank the hon. Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) for securing this important debate.
I am very proud of the more than 500 farms in my constituency. Since I was elected, I have been delighted to meet with more than 100 of …
Commons
Oral Questions
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
9 July 2026
Pig Farmers
Many independent pig producers, including smaller family farms in my South West Norfolk constituency, have been served notice on their contracts by processors. The National Pig Association anticipates that, by November, more than 10,000 pigs a week could be without an outlet to be sold. Will my hon.…
Commons
Debate
6 July 2026
Environmental Protection
I very much support the proposals that the Minister is outlining. One of the groups most impacted by waste crime is farmers. There is a farm in my constituency where more than 200 bales of DIY waste were dumped on the land, at an estimated cost of £250,000 to remove. I welcome the discussion on fine…
Commons
Proceedings
4 June 2026
Russian Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure
It is clear that the sanctions imposed by this Government and other Governments have denied Russia funds for attacks on both military and civilian targets, but as the war has progressed, Russia has found ever more creative ways to avoid and delay their impact. Are the existing sanctions under consta…
Commons
Oral Questions
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4 June 2026
Topical Questions
The great work by my hon. Friends to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas risks being undermined, particularly in the eastern region, where a biomass-fuelled power station is at risk of closure due to the end of Government support. More than half a million tonnes of poultry litter risks being spread …
Commons
Statutory Instrument
1 June 2026
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I do not wish to detain hon. Members for any longer than necessary, but I am keen to speak about this issue.
I am proud to represent South West Norfolk and its 500-plus farmers—it is a real privilege to visit farms in my constituency, …
Commons
Statutory Instrument
1 June 2026
Delegated Legislation Committee
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I do not wish to detain hon. Members for any longer than necessary, but I am keen to speak about this issue.
I am proud to represent South West Norfolk and its 500-plus farmers—it is a real privilege to visit farms in my constituency, …
Commons
Statutory Instrument
1 June 2026
General Committees
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I do not wish to detain hon. Members for any longer than necessary, but I am keen to speak about this issue.
I am proud to represent South West Norfolk and its 500-plus farmers—it is a real privilege to visit farms in my constituency, …
Commons
Debate
23 March 2026
Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns
My hon. Friend, who is making a fine speech, is a passionate champion for her constituency. Does she agree that there are many new opportunities for rural communities in a post-covid world because they are really attractive places to live and work, and that the Government have a huge opportunity to …
Commons
Debate
16 March 2026
Heating Oil Support
More than 22,000 households in my constituency rely on heating oil. Dozens of constituents have contacted me over the last week, and they are worried sick, so I very much welcome this announcement and the speed with which the Government have made it. This situation has exposed the fact that rural co…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 March 2026
Consular Assistance
I thank the Minister for his statement. May I invite him to join me in paying tribute to the pilots and other service personnel based at RAF Marham in my constituency? It was the F-35s based there that were engaged in action this week to protect British citizens and support our allies, and I pay tri…
Commons
Proceedings
5 March 2026
Business of the House
English Tourism Week begins next week. Running from 13 to 22 March, it aims to highlight the importance of tourism to the UK economy. During it, I look forward to visiting Grime’s Graves, a neolithic flint mine in South West Norfolk operated by English Heritage. Will the Leader of the House join me …
Commons
Westminster Hall
5 March 2026
Local Museums
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Lewell. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Jen Craft). She is a passionate advocate for Thurrock, as she has demonstrated again today.
I am not sure whether my hon. Friend the Minister is a fan of “Dad’s Army”, but it was film…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
Norfolk is home to some of the finest natural environments anywhere in our country. In my constituency we are fortunate to have the Brecks, a unique biodiversity hotspot in the UK, vital for rare and threatened species. It supports more than 12,500 species of plants and animals, 2,000 of which are e…
Commons
Westminster Hall
3 March 2026
Small Charity Sector
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing this debate.
During my life, I have been involved with a number of different charities across my constituency, either in an employed capacit…
Commons
Proceedings
12 February 2026
Business of the House
I am increasingly concerned about the quality of social care provision in Norfolk. We have had three care homes by three different providers in the last month alone all rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission. Having read the inspection reports, I know that they contain some harrowing det…
Commons
Oral Questions
Transport
12 February 2026
Rural Transport Connections
Norfolk county council received one of the largest shares of money for bus services in the country, and I am very pleased that we have been able to open new rural bus routes in my constituency, but we still do not have a proper link with train services. What more can the Government do to get buses a…
Commons
Westminster Hall
12 February 2026
UK-EU Agritrade: SPS Agreement
I very much welcome the report. In particular, I support the recommendation on an exemption from dynamic alignment for precision breeding. In my part of the country, we are proud to host the Norwich Research Park, the Quadram Institute and the John Innes Centre, which are at the forefront of scienti…
Commons
Debate
11 February 2026
Local Government Finance
I was first elected back in 2008, when I stood in a by-election for my local town council. I was 22. It was by chance, really, that the opportunity came up to put myself forward to stand to represent my local community. As it happened, I beat the headteacher of the local high school in that by-elect…
Commons
Debate
11 February 2026
Police Grant Report
Does my county colleague agree that there are particular challenges in Norfolk? Under the previous Conservative police and crime commissioner, not only were all 150 of our police and community support officers made redundant, but many police stations lost their public access, and accessibility and v…
Commons
Ministerial Statement
10 February 2026
Local Power Plan
It is quite clear that communities that host energy projects should in some way benefit from them. I welcome that principle being incorporated into this plan. I particularly welcome the Government’s support for rooftop solar for Swaffham community hospital in South West Norfolk, not just from an env…
Commons
Proceedings
5 February 2026
NHS Dentists
Is the hon. Member aware that the east of England is the only region of the UK that has no dental school, which severely impacts the availability of dentists? Will he join me in pressing the Government and the Minister to do all they can to expedite a proposal by the University of East Anglia to ope…
Commons
Debate
5 February 2026
Road Safety
Prior to my role as a Member of Parliament, I was pleased to serve as a Norfolk county councillor for 12 years. In Norfolk, each time somebody is killed or seriously injured within a council division, the relevant councillor is informed. Clearly, nobody ever wanted to receive such an email, but all …
Commons
Ministerial Statement
5 February 2026
National Cancer Plan
I congratulate the Minister on this excellent piece of work. It is crucial to my residents in west Norfolk, where we have statistically the worst hospital in the country at the Queen Elizabeth in King’s Lynn—not in a big city, but in a rural part of west Norfolk. I ask the Minister to reassure my re…
Commons
Oral Questions
5 February 2026
Farming Sector Productivity
Precision breeding is critical to improving productivity. That is why I was so pleased to see so many Norfolk-based research projects, including the fantastic John Innes Centre, receive funding from DEFRA’s farming innovation programme. It is crucial that we protect these advancements, so can the Mi…