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Timms Review: Interim Report

Commons debates

I declare an interest as the father of a child in receipt of DLA. “Not fit for purpose”, “degrading”, “dehumanising”, “stressful”—the...

Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project - [Wera Hobhouse in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Sam Rushworth made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I think there is a space between the two approaches. As wonderful as the Lobular Moon Shot Project is, I fully respect why the Government say that we cannot allow campaign groups to dictate which...

Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project - [Wera Hobhouse in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Sam Rushworth made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

My hon. Friend just made an excellent point. We know the research questions that need to be answered. Does he agree that it should not be beyond UKRI to put out a specific call asking people,...

Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project - [Wera Hobhouse in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Sam Rushworth made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Hobhouse. I thank my friend the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) for the initiative to lead this debate. Although she is not present in...

NHS Dentistry

Commons debates

Does my hon. Friend agree that this is a massive cost of living pressure for people who cannot afford a dentist, and that it would probably be worth our putting in the investment to ensure...

NHS Dentistry

Commons debates

I would like to see that change, and I urge the Minister not to delay the consultation on new proposals on the contract. However, in addition to bringing about reform, we need to return funding...

NHS Dentistry

Commons debates

It is now 9.20 pm, and I have waited all day to be able to say what I am going to say—in three minutes. I cannot give the speech that I wanted to give, but I had to come to speak up on...

NHS Dentistry

Commons debates

The hon. Member is making an excellent point, and I suspect that the ICB in that situation is finding that its budget is overstretched. On that basis, and in the spirit of not being partisan,...

NHS Dentistry

Commons debates

I broadly agree with the hon. Gentleman’s list of demands. I wonder whether he could offer advice, based on the Liberal Democrats’ five years in government, on lessons learned about...

Food Welfare Labelling

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I like to buy British, because I know that our farmers have some of the best quality and welfare standards in the world, and I know that my constituents feel the same. However, that is difficult...

Food Welfare Labelling

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

Whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving the transparency of food welfare labelling.

Lord Mandelson Humble Address: Government Response

Commons debates

Peter Mandelson should never have been appointed, and I look forward to the day that we can remove him as a peer. Even now, he makes a mockery of this process by not releasing his messages. Is...

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sam Rushworth received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreements have been accepted since September 2025; and how many farmers have...

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sam Rushworth received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average waiting time is for applicants between between being invited to apply online by the Rural Payments Agency...

Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Sam Rushworth received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether everyone with a legacy Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier agreement that expired on 30 December 2025 secured a new...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I fully agree with my hon. Friend. It would be remiss of me if I did not mention my absolute delight at the education for all Bill included in the King’s Speech. I intend to speak in the...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I am coming on to talk about the importance of FE funding, while understanding the challenges the Government face. There is enormous demand to spend money everywhere, but I want to make the case...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I draw attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in that I am the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for T-levels. I thank Harrison Willmott, a...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I hear what the hon. Lady is saying—we have exactly the same challenges in my rural community, where people cannot get to job interviews or to jobs—but we passed the Bus Services Act...

Getting Britain Working Again

Debate on the Address

Sam Rushworth made a speech in the House of Commons

I certainly do. It is this Labour Government and it is getting people off NHS waiting lists and back into work. However, it is not for me to answer the questions; my intervention was simply to...