Speeches by Dyke.

“Q4. This morning, I met farmers on Whitehall and on Saturday I met farmers supplying milk to family-run Wyke Farms, which has been making traditional cheddar cheese near Bruton for 160 years. They all told me that the family farm tax, as it stands, will devastate their businesses. If the Prime Minister really wants gro…”

“T7. In Somerset, only 41% of children have seen an NHS dentist in the past two years, which is well below the national average. Ben from Somerton is a single parent of four children. He lives in an NHS dental desert and worries about the health of his children’s teeth. There is no way he can pay for private dental care…”

“There are nearly 300 households in temporary accommodation in Somerset, and 120 of them include children. Somerset is spending nearly £3.4 million per year on additional temporary accommodation to help to meet that demand, but it is clear that a long-term solution must be supported. What steps is the Minister taking to…”

“My hon. Friend will know that Somerset county council was near bankrupt in 2018. Indeed, we suffered a lot under the previous Conservative-led county council’s tenure because of its financial neglect. The rising costs and demand for essential services have put budgets under severe pressure, despite the significant tran…”

“I will focus my attention on my amendment 174, which would ensure that rural, remote and coastal areas are properly considered when preparing a local growth plan. As it stands, rurality is not mentioned once in the Bill, and the concerns that I raised on Second Reading remain. The Bill’s overly centralised approach to …”

“The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech. As he knows, the south-west has a brilliant, large defence-related manufacturing sector. Needles and Pins Aerospace is a small, women-led business based in Somerton that provides precision textile engineering for aviation and defence. It should be entitled to the same o…”

“T8. Gareth from Pitney lives in an off-grid home. He has no affordable heating options available to him other than oil. Despite being really keen to transition to renewable energy, it will cost him about £20,000 to do so. What steps is the Minister taking to support off-grid homeowners to transition to sustainable heat…”

“First, it is shocking and heartbreaking to hear some of the stories that you have just outlined. I find it really traumatising to hear of family homes lost and the impact on communities. There is obviously some confusion around which agencies are responsible for the different elements of the response to incidents relat…”

“Chair, I am conscious of your advice on timing.”

“I represent a landlocked constituency in Somerset, Glastonbury and Somerton, but we do have a large coastal area to the north of the county. We have not lost any homes to coastal erosion, but we have lost a key part of the B3191, which runs into the community of Cleeve Hill, near Watchet. It was closed back in January …”

“Just on that, it is very clear that without central Government funding, our local authorities are in a very difficult place to support activity. I know that the lead member, Richard Wilkins, at Somerset council has written to the Government to make exactly that point—that the local authority needs that funding to suppo…”

“First, it is shocking and heartbreaking to hear some of the stories that you have just outlined. I find it really traumatising to hear of family homes lost and the impact on communities. There is obviously some confusion around which agencies are responsible for the different elements of the response to incidents relat…”

“I represent a landlocked constituency in Somerset, Glastonbury and Somerton, but we do have a large coastal area to the north of the county. We have not lost any homes to coastal erosion, but we have lost a key part of the B3191, which runs into the community of Cleeve Hill, near Watchet. It was closed back in January …”

“Just on that, it is very clear that without central Government funding, our local authorities are in a very difficult place to support activity. I know that the lead member, Richard Wilkins, at Somerset council has written to the Government to make exactly that point—that the local authority needs that funding to suppo…”

“Thank you. Is there anything else that you want to add to that, Rob?”

“Chair, I am conscious of your advice on timing.”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Murrison. I thank the right hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills (Wendy Morton) for securing this important debate. British farmers are the best in the world. They are the bastions of the countryside and our rural way of life, and the backbone of our food system. If we…”

“Thank you. Is there anything else that you want to add to that, Rob?”

“It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Warrington South (Sarah Hall) for securing this important debate. In recent years, communities across the north-west have repeatedly endured devastating flooding, most recently following Storm Éowyn, which brought with it devastat…”

“My constituent Fiona from Milborne Port is a victim of historical rape. With recent reporting highlighting the vile attitudes of some in regard to historical rape victims, Fiona has told me that her confidence in the judicial system and the police has been well and truly knocked, and detectives have told her that there…”