Speeches by Dyke.

“When you are talking about thousands of farmers, though that multiplier effect becomes quite dramatic. At the end of the day, we are talking about farm businesses being viable and profitable. Obviously, if farmers are leaving their land fallow, they are going to put their farm business at risk. We have already said aro…”

“Daniel mentioned earlier that we are doing “well enough” in food security terms, but a farmer in my constituency from Long Sutton told me that after the closure of the SFI, he is contemplating leaving his ground fallow due to the risk of a failed crop and not being able to reach funding. It is going to push his farm fu…”

“I would like to drill down into some figures that Janet gave Tim. There are 3,000 applications that are in train. I do not think you actually mentioned a figure, but you said there are others. What are the next steps for those applications?”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) for securing this urgent question. Zach and Iesha were placed in the care of my amazing caseworker, Sammie, nine years ago. They had a really hard start in life and were shortly due to start receiving trauma therapy and life story work. I am really please…”

“My hon. Friend is making a strong speech. I am proud to represent Glastonbury and Somerton, where RNAS Yeovilton is based. The constituency is home to many veterans and serving personnel, with 11% of households being home to at least one veteran. We have many charities that support our veterans, like RBL Martock, which…”

“Women and girls will never truly be safe while terrifying online influencers such as Andrew Tate are allowed platforms that radicalise men and boys into extreme misogyny. What steps is the Secretary of State taking with Cabinet colleagues to support police in tackling violence against women and girls?”

“Growth is not the word on the lips of farmers, whose confidence in the Government is at a low ebb following the family farm tax, the abrupt closure of the sustainable farming incentive, and now possible departmental cuts, which could reduce the farming budget further. Charlie from Upton Bridge farm in Long Sutton told …”

“Lack of access to digital services prevents people from applying for jobs, studying and accessing healthcare, but community interest companies such as Donate IT, based in Wincanton, are helping to bridge the gap by diverting IT equipment that was otherwise heading to landfill. By refurbishing that tech and distributing…”

“The phased implementation has been bringing out some interesting information from the stats that you have just told us about, which are quite stark. It seems to me that data is key to this and we are not necessarily getting this. Resource is key. Efficiency can be vastly improved. We are talking about the timescale of …”

“Going back to Nigel’s point about the medium-risk checks that are going to be introduced in July, it is interesting to hear that you do not know yet and we are just a few months away from that being implemented. On that, how prepared do you think the fresh produce and logistics sectors are for the introduction of these…”

“On that, what is the strategy to implement more staff to deliver these schemes properly?”

“Some of the features envisaged in the 2023 BTOM policy have not yet been delivered, as we have been hearing. That includes the single trade window, the trusted trader schemes and the authorised operator status. Despite this, DEFRA’s delivery team for the biosecurity, borders and trade programme will shortly be restruct…”

“What is your view on the impact on consumers from July?”

“Are you suggesting there is a protocol in place that is just not being viewed as a mechanism?”

“There are five community energy schemes in my constituency, and they all contribute to local energy supplies. An increase in community energy projects would boost the local economy, as my hon. Friend says, create jobs and reduce energy costs, especially in rural areas. Does she agree that we must go further and create …”

“How can the process be bettered?”

“6. What steps he is taking to protect female members of the armed forces from sexual harassment.”

“I have reservations about whether the Bill will achieve its aims. Somerset faces a significant need for more homes, particularly social and affordable housing, especially in rural areas. It is crucial that local communities such as those in Glastonbury and Somerton have a strong voice and a real stake in the process of…”

“As a fellow Somerset MP, my hon. Friend will be aware that Somerset has had 18,000 homes stuck in a planning moratorium for nearly five years. While some of those have been unlocked, many are still in limbo. The Bill is meant to fix that impasse, but does he share my concern that the measures in the Bill may actually f…”

“I thank the Minister for his response, and for the work he has done. The 2024 armed forces continuous attitude survey reported that 13% of female personnel had experienced sexual harassment in service during the prior 12 months, and many women have said they would not report an incident due to fear of the consequences.…”