Questions
Oral questions: Transport
“14. What steps she is taking to help decarbonise the transport sector.…”
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Perran Moon
LabourMP for Camborne and Redruth
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“Mr. speaker, even GB news is now admitting that with small boat crossings down more than 40% this year, the Prime Minister's strategy to smash the trafficking trafficking gangs is working. Yeah. With the costly fiasco of the Conservatives R…”
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Debate
Backbench Business: General Debate on Corridor Care in the NHS
“I thank my honourable Friend for giving way. And on that point of burnout, we are entering what, for many Cornish men and women, is the dreaded tourist season when our population doubles or trebles. And my constituents in Campbell, Redruth …”
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Debate
Opposition Day: Early Release of Prisoners
“I thank the Shadow Minister for giving way. Further to the point that my honourable Friend meant that the last conservative government granted early release, largely in secret, to more than 10,000 prisoners, including domestic abusers and t…”
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Debate
Backbench Business: Access to further education
“Madam Deputy Speaker, I want to raise awareness of the transformative role of further education in remote coastal communities like mine in Camborne-redruth and Hayle in Cornwall. Despite the talent, ambition and resilience of our young peop…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Historic Forced Adoption
“Madam Deputy speaker Rose Mundy. Mother and baby home. A Church of England affiliated institution in Saint Agnes in my Camborne and Redruth and Hayle constituency, was a key institution in this scandal. The shame and pain has lived with the…”
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Adjournment
Adjournment: Impact of extended producer responsibility on packaging manufacturers
“I thank my honourable Friend. For for for giving way. In my constituency we have three breweries verdant, a Caltech and Saint Ives brewery based in Hayle. Does she agree with me that when it comes to these these breweries, they're not just …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Justice
“I listened carefully to what the Minister has just said. Court transcripts are important to a victim’s sense of justice served, but does she agree that access to this very important information should never be dependent on the victim’s abil…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Work and Pensions
“In January, Storm Goretti slammed into Cornwall, bringing down trees and phonelines, and cutting off individual communities. I was shocked to hear about the story of an elderly couple who were trapped in their bedroom because their stairlif…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Housing, Communities and Local Government
“Cornish towns such as St Austell and Redruth desperately need support for their high streets, but Pride in Place criteria such as those on community cohesion and green spaces count against such towns. It is virtually impossible to be in Cor…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Health and Social Care
“3. What steps his Department is taking to help tackle health inequalities.…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Home Department
“14. What steps her Department is taking to introduce new safe and legal routes for migrants.…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“Meur ras, Mr Speaker. Horticulture plays a significant part in the farming economy of Wales, as it does for Wales’s Celtic cousins in Cornwall. The seasonal worker scheme is only announced at the end of the year, when the horticultural indu…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Coastal Communities: Government Support
“The issues in Poole sound very similar to those in Cornwall, where we have a chronic housing crisis. For several months now we have been asking the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for a strategic place partnership with…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East: Economic Response
“Inflation is down, wages are up, interest rates are down, and growth is up. These are the reasons why the Chancellor can make today’s announcements. Those on the Opposition Benches will not say it, but I will: thank you, Chancellor. As the …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Business and Trade
“Meur ras ha myttin da, Mr Speaker. Over 95% of Cornish businesses are small or microbusinesses. We are a hotbed of innovation and agility, but these Cornish businesses have been supported over the last 10 years with European Union objective…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Treasury
“Hundreds of small family businesses across Cornwall will soon be subject to a significant increase in their property costs as a result of the Valuation Office Agency’s decision to reclassify serviced offices, business centres and co-working…”
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Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
“Does the honourable Gentleman agree that the fact that half of Cornish MPs are present tonight, at this late stage and in a relatively sparsely populated Chamber, and that the others would be here if they were able to be, is testament to th…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response Update
“The worst outcome from this process is that a police investigation is compromised by materials making their way into the public domain before time. While Opposition MPs seek to rush this process through, can the Chief Secretary confirm that…”
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Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
“Will the Minister give way?…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East: Economic Update
“The Chancellor will know that AutoTrader announced last week that, for the first time, the average cost of a new electric vehicle has fallen below the average cost of a new petrol vehicle. There has never been a better time to switch to EVs…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Security Vetting
“I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement. I have sat here and listened today to one Conservative Member after another preaching at us about standards of honesty and integrity. Will the Prime Minister remind us whether these are the same Con…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Education
“2. What steps she is taking to roll out Best Start family hubs.…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero
“I do not think I have ever been called an extreme left winger, but there is always a first time. In rural and coastal Britain there is deep worry among families about the effect of the conflict in the middle east on oil prices. We welcome t…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Residents in my Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency rely on the postal service to stay connected with loved ones, especially given the paucity of digital connectivity across Cornwall. However, residents have been complaining to me that…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Heating Oil Support
“Although I warmly welcome this support for the poorest rural homes, hydrotreated vegetable oil prices have remained relatively stable throughout the fortnight, so as well as securing ample production of HVO through sustainable aviation fuel…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: GP Contract
“My father was a family doctor in my Camborne, Redruth and Hayle constituency for more than 40 years; now that he is in his 91st year, I am thankful he is no longer practising. I have the highest number of deep-end group GP practices in my c…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Strait of Hormuz
“Rather than adopting the Conservatives’ hokey-cokey, in-out policy on this conflict, does the Minister agree that any commitments to UK military support in the strait of Hormuz must be subject to time-bound operational objectives? Can he co…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Joff Machell, from a constituency neighbouring mine, was diagnosed with motor neurone disease last October. Since then he has raised over £50,000 for MND research through activities including plunging into frozen Austrian lakes and warm Sri…”
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Debate
Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion
“Epstein was a truly despicable criminal and Mandelson’s lying and actions with Epstein shamed the nation, but does the Chief Secretary agree that what we must not do right now is to compromise the criminal investigations that the Met is cur…”
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