Liberal DemocratMP for Ely and East Cambridgeshire
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I refer the House to my register of interest as I am in East Cambridgeshire. District councillor. there's clearly going to be a great deal of uncertainty across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Has the M…”
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I congratulate this government for recognising the state of Palestine. That recognition was long overdue. But a state needs territory and its citizens need safety and security. The state of Palestine and its…”
“Almost half of children in Cambridgeshire have not seen a dentist in the last 12 months. That will have many impacts that we can only imagine, but one of them is that one in every eight children in East Cambridgeshire have tooth decay by th…”
“I too have been contacted by a great many trans people, and their families and friends, who have expressed genuine fear about the implications of this guidance. We have heard about the practicalities. I have heard from someone who has cance…”
“One of the things that shocked me most when I was elected was how much we are failing children with special educational needs. We all get those emails in our inbox, and they are heartrending. When we meet those parents, we can see the stres…”
“I congratulate my honourable Friend the Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing this important debate. I agree with much of what she said in her speech, and much of what other honourable Members have said. My honourable Frien…”
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I would like to apologise to the House for failing to declare an interest when tabling three written parliamentary questions to the Treasury and one written parliamentary question to the Department…”
“Like so many Members from across the House, I welcome the Government’s decision finally to scrap the two-child limit on benefits—I just wish they had done so much earlier. The two-child limit is a cruel and unfair penalty on those in the mo…”
“I congratulate my honourable Friend the Member for Stratford-on-Avon (Manuela Perteghella) on securing the debate and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for making time for it. As we approach the six-year anniversary of the first lock…”
“I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests as a district councillor for East Cambridgeshire. The outline business case for the Ely area capacity enhancement scheme shows that for every £1 invested,…”
“I, too, welcome the Chancellor’s decision to remove the two-child benefit cap. I was proud to stand on that policy from the Lib Dem manifesto, because it will lift at least 350,000 children out of poverty. It will go a long way to helping f…”
“I agree that the asylum system is broken, and I welcome the commitment to safe and legal routes for people to seek asylum, but there is much in these measures that I think is cruel, impractical and will not work. One example is making peopl…”
“I also have a chalk stream in my constituency, the River Snail. Does my honourable Friend agree that it is important that we give these chalk streams statutory protection through measures such as those set out in Lords amendment 38, rather …”
“15. Whether he is taking steps to implement the outstanding recommendations of the Defence Committee’s report entitled “Protecting those who protect us: Women in the Armed Forces from Recruitment to Civilian Life”, published on 25 July 2021…”
“The Venerable Bede first wrote of the “Isle of Eels” back in the 8th century. He explained that the Isle of Ely is known as such because it was surrounded by water, with an abundance of eels, but these eels do not spend their whole life in …”
“I rise to speak in support of new clause 2, which was tabled by my honourable Friend the Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) and has cross-party support. I really hope that that cross-party support holds up in the vote. As w…”
“Sunnica solar farm, which runs through my constituency, was given permission by this Government, and there are more solar farm applications in the pipeline. My constituents are concerned that these applications are being made without a land…”
“Last Sunday I visited the River Snail, a chalk stream in my constituency, and was horrified to see not a river but a dried and cracked river bed. Our chalk streams, which are a really important part of our biodiversity, are under increasing…”
“I draw Members’ attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, which states that I am a sitting member of East Cambridgeshire district council. We can surely all agree that power should be devolved as close to commun…”
“12. What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the personal independence payment application process.…”
“10. What steps his Department is taking to support community pharmacies.…”
“5. What steps she is taking to ensure that new homes meet the minimum standard of EPC C rating.…”
“I draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, as I am an unpaid director for Reach Community Solar Farm. I congratulate my honourable Friend the Member for Horsham (John Milne) on securing this im…”
“Many of our hospitals are crumbling, but even those that appear sound may contain hidden dangers, notably asbestos. Last week I met a constituent who is suffering from mesothelioma, contracted from asbestos. He was very concerned that so ma…”
“Farmers in Ely and East Cambridgeshire face the threats of flood and drought, which are made infinitely worse by the climate change that my right honourable Friend is talking about, in addition to all the other challenges that farmers are f…”
“I welcome much of what was in the Prime Minister’s statement, particularly what he said about our continued support for the brave people of Ukraine, but I was shocked by what he has described as a difficult and painful decision to cut overs…”
“11. What steps his Department is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase access to assessments for special educational needs.…”
“6. What steps he is taking to support off-grid communities with energy prices.…”
“I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests: I am an unpaid director of Reach community solar farm. I congratulate my honourable Friend the Member for South Cotswolds (Dr Savage) on bringing this important B…”
“I thank my honourable Friend the Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson) for introducing the Bill. I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Just after the general election, Ministers made the shock decision…”
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