In Parliament

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Cop28 | Commons debates

I welcome that two of the 34 new landscape recovery schemes are in west Cornwall and on Scilly, and I credit the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Fa

Cop28 | Commons debates

I welcome that two of the 34 new landscape recovery schemes are in west Cornwall and on Scilly, and I credit the Cornwall Wildlife Trust, Fa

Rural Councils: Funding - [Mrs Pauline Latham in the Chair] | Westminster Hall debates

I thank my hon.

Housing in Tourist Destinations - [Sir Charles Walker in the Chair] | Westminster Hall debates

I appreciate the warning, Sir Charles; I would never want to interrupt the flow of the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon).

Dental Services: Cornwall | Department of Health and Social Care | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of NHS dental provi

Natural England: Disclosure of Information | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203372 on

Natural England: Disclosure of Information | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 25 October 2023 to Question 203372 on

Energy: Standing Charges | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if she will hold discussions with Ofgem on the potential merits of including

Relationships and Sex Education: Public Consultation | Department for Education | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's planned timescale is for publishing its consultation on relationship, hea

Members: Correspondence | Department of Health and Social Care | Written Answers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Lords) plans to