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Election of Speaker

Message to Attend the Lords Commissioners

Samantha Dixon made a speech in the House of Commons

I have to signify to the House the pleasure of His Majesty that the House should present their Speaker this day at 3.45 pm in the House of Peers for His Majesty’s Royal Approbation. Sitting...

Thirlwall Inquiry: Finance

Department of Health and Social Care

Samantha Dixon received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much funding her Department has allocated to the Thirlwall Inquiry.

Defence Funding: Efficient Spending

Samantha Dixon made a speech in the House of Commons

Because of Government plans to mothball HMS Albion, key artefacts from the ship, including the sword of peace, were given to Chester town hall for safekeeping, and then, on 14 May, the Secretary...

Petition - Recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry

Commons debates

I rise to present a petition on behalf of those in my constituency who have been affected by the contaminated blood scandal, including my constituent Neil Brown, who has sadly died while waiting...

Reliability of Rail Services

Samantha Dixon made a speech in the House of Commons

Summer has arrived and tens of thousands of visitors will be heading to Chester and north Wales, and cross-border connectivity is essential. I remind the Minister of his Government’s...

Reliability of Rail Services

Samantha Dixon made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to help improve the reliability of rail services for passengers.

Floods: Food

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Samantha Dixon received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the impact of flooding on food production in the last four months.

Topical Questions

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Samantha Dixon made a speech in the House of Commons

The sun may be shining today, but it has been a long, cold, wet spring for our farmers. Given the prediction that 17% of crops will be lost, what assessment has the Secretary of State made of the...

Question

Ministry of Justice

Samantha Dixon received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of accommodating young female offenders in all-male young offender institutions on the wellbeing of...

Topical Questions

Samantha Dixon made a speech in the House of Commons

HMS Albion is twinned with Chester, and we deeply value the ship and her company. Can the Secretary of State provide the next date on which HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark will be at sea, or will he...

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Commons debates

Is my hon. Friend aware of a recent “Coronation Street” storyline on precisely this issue? It involved the indomitable Evelyn, who is, of course, played by Maureen Lipman, and...

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Commons debates

My right hon. Friend makes an important point. As my hon. Friend the Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook) said in his intervention, the Government need to commit to enforcement...

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Commons debates

Yes, indeed. I agree with my hon. Friend. The Bill is a declaration of our commitment to compassion and responsibility towards our furry companions. It seeks to address several pressing issues...

Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to speak in today’s debate on the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill. Cestrians are certainly fond of animals and animal rights, and I have received...

Engagements

Samantha Dixon made a speech in the House of Commons

As our 2,000-year-old Roman walls are an important historic monument of world renown, will the Prime Minister join me in Chester to walk the walls and explore how the Government can support the...

Neonicotinoids and other Pesticides - [Gordon Henderson in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Crops are being treated with this particular chemical, which I find disconcerting. As I set out in my speech, concerns are shared by constituents up and down the country that instead of the...

Neonicotinoids and other Pesticides - [Gordon Henderson in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I thank the Minister, the shadow Minister—my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner)—and other hon. Members for joining the debate. I am not sure that I am...

Neonicotinoids and other Pesticides - [Gordon Henderson in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I agree. The hon. Lady makes a very compelling case, which I hope the Minister is listening to. The widespread use of the pesticides is not seeking to target known pest species but, as the hon....

Neonicotinoids and other Pesticides - [Gordon Henderson in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I could not agree more with the hon. Gentleman. In fact, that underlines the importance of the strategy coming forward on the use of all pesticides. I thank him for his intervention. We must find...

Neonicotinoids and other Pesticides - [Gordon Henderson in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I agree with the hon. Lady and I thank her for the intervention. Last night, I noted a BBC article entitled “Bee-harming neonicotinoid use ‘makes a mockery’ of ban”. There...