Questions
Topical questions: Culture, Media and Sport
“8. What steps the Church of England is taking to ensure that rural churches are aware of the places of worship renewal fund.…”
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Ben Goldsborough
LabourMP for South Norfolk
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
“I do welcome the new sanctions. My concern is over the temporary use of licence agreements, which goes to a bigger issue for the country. We keep talking about the supply side of petroleum instead of the demand side. We need to have a frank…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Government Procurement Strategy
“I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. An important aspect of Government spending is food procurement in the NHS, on which £500 million is spent every year in England alone. May I stress to the Govern…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East: Economic Update
“Because of the action of this Government, rural communities in Norfolk received the highest payment of support for heating oil, with more than £3 million in the whole of England. However, a huge concern is that more than 60% of the applicat…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Culture, Media and Sport
“10. What steps she is taking to support the video games industry.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics
“I thank Philip Rycroft for his review and for meeting me to discuss his report. I also thank the Government for the quick action that they are taking. On cryptocurrencies, what further action will the Government be taking to ensure that the…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“The constituents, businesses and residents of Wymondham are sick to the back teeth of not having a mobile phone signal for nearly a month now. The companies have fobbed us off with excuses and have given no information about this happening.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Heating Oil Support
“With one in four households in South Norfolk relying on heating oil, the announcement today will make a huge difference to my constituents and I thank the Government for their extremely swift action. As local discretion is to be exercised b…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East: Economic Update
“I thank the Chancellor and Treasury officials for working closely with the Labour rural research group to discuss the heating oil troubles that we are facing right now, with prices going up by over 200% in some parts. Can she elaborate on w…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Immigration Policy
“South Norfolk expects our immigration system to be fair, open and transparent. The one problem we have come across, unfortunately, is that there is a lot of confusion online, as has been expertly shown by the shadow Home Secretary today. Ca…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Energy Markets
“To follow on from that exact question, I, too, represent a very rural constituency, and there will be constituencies up and down the United Kingdom, particularly in Northern Ireland, that are heavily reliant on heating oil as our source of …”
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Legislation
Representation of the People Bill
“I strongly welcome this legislation. The proposals for votes at 16, streamlined voter registration and tightened political funding regulations are very welcome, and I applaud the Government for grabbing the bull by the horns. Others will wa…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: National Cancer Plan
“Three hundred and eighty-eight days ago, the words were uttered to me, “You have stage 2C skin cancer.” I have had 388 days of scans, operations and treatments that did not need to happen, because preventive care could have stopped me getti…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Residents in Stoke, Holy Cross and Upper Stoke in South Norfolk have been terribly let down by Anglian Water. The company digs up the road every two seconds, which has meant that residents are cut off from the only bus service to Norwich. C…”
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“Q12. From heat-tolerant rice trials to world-leading science at the Earlham Institute and the John Innes Centre at Norwich Research Park, South Norwich is helping to feed the world. Will the Prime Minister secure a clear carve-out for preci…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“I have been working closely with local teacher and Labour Wymondham town councillor Lowell Doheny on the pressing issue of youth provision and wellbeing in our growing market town. Can we have a debate in Government time on youth provision,…”
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Debate
Rural Communities
“I think the fact that South Norfolk has a Labour MP for the first time since 1950 goes to show— [Interruption.] This is a key point, to which Opposition Members need to pay attention. I think it goes to show that there has been a huge chang…”
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Debate
Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief
“South Norfolk is home to 400 farms, and I put on record my thanks to Will, Nick, David and Deborah, who are some of the farmers have supported me hand in glove over the past 14 months in making representations to the Minister. I welcome the…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Home Department
“23. What recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle rural crime.…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Animal Welfare Strategy
“South Norfolk’s farmers produce some of the highest quality pork and poultry products in the world because they are so proud of the high animal welfare standards they have. May I urge the Minister to work closely with colleagues in the Depa…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“Merry Christmas to you and your team, Mr Speaker. Christmas is coming and the goose is getting fat—or it would be if we had not had such a terrible year for avian influenza. The poultry sector is worth £1.5 billion gross value added to our …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Defence
“18. What recent discussions he has had with NATO counterparts on European security.…”
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Legislation
Railways Bill
“The Railways Bill gives us the chance to deliver the biggest reset in a generation of how we run our railways. By bringing operators and infrastructure together under a single guiding mind, we will be able to make decisions faster, cut thro…”
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Debate
Budget Resolutions
“When we stood for election, we promised change—real change that would improve life for people in every part of this country. This week’s Budget moves in the right direction, but if we are to renew Britain, we must be willing to go further. …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Health and Social Care
“9. What steps his Department is taking to improve access to NHS dental services in Norfolk.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Asylum Policy
“South Norfolk expects to have a robust and compassionate asylum process. I welcome this statement. One of the aspects that I am most interested in is the penultimate paragraph on page 28 of the document, which states: “The new model will gi…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Police Reform
“Norfolk, which is already progressing through local government reorganisation and devolution, has several existing partnerships working to protect and support victims of crime. Will the Minister meet me and Sarah Taylor, Norfolk’s police an…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Alleged Spying Case: Home Office Involvement
“Malign foreign actors will always try to find the next weakest link, and my concern is local authorities, which have the spending power of £127.1 billion. What action is the Home Office taking to ensure that our councillors and other democr…”
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“Q10. As many Members know, I am currently being treated for stage 2C skin cancer. I am responding well, but only because it was caught early and because I have had the very best of NHS care. Not everyone is so fortunate. Zoe Panayi, a 26-ye…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Home Department
“10. What steps her Department is taking to help tackle shoplifting.…”
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