Results 141–160 of 700 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Anne Marie Morris

Police Grant Report ( 7 Feb 2018)

Anne Marie Morris: I, too, would certainly like to pay tribute to my local force, Devon and Cornwall, which does a fantastic job in very difficult circumstances. Rural constituencies have the extra challenges of distance and a lack of good infrastructure, particularly broadband. If hon. Members looked at the roads there, they would understand why there is a real challenge. I have talked to my PCC, Alison...

Police Grant Report ( 7 Feb 2018)

Anne Marie Morris: Absolutely, and I shall tell the hon. Gentleman why—although I am not going to put it in a leaflet. The point is that people on the streets are saying that they are prepared to pay for health and social care, education and policing. What they do not like is non-specific tax rises that they think will be spent on things that they do not really value.

Police Grant Report ( 7 Feb 2018)

Anne Marie Morris: No; I have taken one intervention and, given the time and how many Members wish to speak, I will carry on. My PCC was also pleased that, this time, the final settlement took account of the increase in housing numbers. In the past, that has not been done and that has meant a lower settlement. However, it is clear that many challenges are ongoing because, as the Minister rightly said, the...

Trade Bill ( 9 Jan 2018)

Anne Marie Morris: I will be brief. First, Brexit has already been a great success. We have seen great improvements in our economy and great opportunities for many businesses. Despite her wonderful ditty, I take issue with the sentiments of the hon. Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell). I am pleased that today we are talking trade because, when we talk about Brexit, trade is the key win as far as I am...

Leasehold and Commonhold Reform — [Sir David Amess in the Chair] (21 Dec 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: Will the Minister consider the particular problem of leasehold in shared ownership? There, when you want to extend, you do not even have recourse to the courts, as there is no reference to it in the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993. It is very serious that, with co-owners, you can effectively be treated as a tenant, with few rights and little opportunity to sell on....

Attorney General: Business of the House (21 Dec 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: It is increasingly clear that the health and social care needs of rural communities diverge very significantly from those of urban communities. Like me, does the Leader of the House welcome the creation of the National Centre for Rural Health and Care and the appointment of the excellent chairman, Richard Parish, who has vast international and local experience? Can we have a debate in...

Children’s Services — [Mr Philip Hollobone in the Chair] (12 Dec 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: We have talked about this being a broad issue around the individual. Does my hon. Friend agree that social services have an impact not only on the child and the family, but in education? Not having support from social services for children with difficulties puts pressure on teachers, who are effectively having to pick up the challenge. Likewise, there is an effect on the NHS. Certainly in my...

Fly-Tipping in Rural Areas (21 Nov 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: Fly-tipping is a very serious issue in my rural Devon constituency. I am pleased to see that so many Members, some of whom may wish to intervene during my speech, are still in the Chamber. That clearly shows that this is not just a topic for Devon, but applies to all the beautiful parts of the countryside where there is the blight of tipping. What is fly-tipping? It is the illegal disposal of...

Fly-Tipping in Rural Areas (21 Nov 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Central Government and local authorities are effectively contributing to the cost—there is a contribution from the taxpayer through central Government—but there is a burden on individual landowners and a requirement for them to clear up the land, and they get absolutely no contribution towards doing that. This is absolutely something that we need to...

Fly-Tipping in Rural Areas (21 Nov 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. There is a real challenge to incentivise people in this regard, and we need to use carrots rather than sticks to ensure that they dispose of their waste carefully and responsibly. Clearly, we should recognise the environmental damage that waste causes. It is absolutely right that we as a country have taken on board the European waste framework...

Fly-Tipping in Rural Areas (21 Nov 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: My hon. Friend makes a sound point. I am sad to hear that this is happening not just in my constituency, but I am not surprised. He is right to say that shutting the tip has placed a much greater burden of cost on the local authority than simply keeping it open. The overall responsibility for these matters lies with the Environment Agency. The question of who has to take action to clear up...

Fly-Tipping in Rural Areas (21 Nov 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: My hon. Friend is absolutely right. The challenge is not just to collect the data. A constituent of mine with a large estate regularly finds that people have been fly-tipping on it. Once, while sorting through the rubbish, he found a receipt from a fast food drive-through that included a date and time stamp. He and the local police managed to find the vehicle registration number, but when...

Fly-Tipping in Rural Areas (21 Nov 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: My hon. Friend is absolutely right. I believe that 0.1% of fly-tippers are prosecuted, and the average penalty is a £400 fine. There is absolutely no disincentive, so why would they stop fly-tipping? That has to change. What can we do to make the system work better? If tips just charge more, or indeed shut for four days a week, clearly that just makes the problem worse. If we do not extend...

Loneliness and Local Communities (15 Nov 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: Does the hon. Lady agree that loneliness is a particular issue in rural communities? For older people, it is not only the fact of their age, but that there is little transport and often no broadband. I pay tribute to my communities, and particularly my churches, which have done such a fantastic job and done the right thing by getting groups together and making sure that people are not on...

Taxation: Beer and Pubs — [Albert Owen in the Chair] (31 Oct 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: I will give an example of the costs I mentioned. One of my publicans told me about the cost of Bombardier. In July 2012, a nine gallon barrel cost him £42.99 plus VAT and he sold it at £2.20 a pint. In July 2017, the same barrel cost him £120 plus VAT and he sold it at £3.80 a pint—not the £6.60 that would have reflected the cost. We need to properly address the burdens that our pubs...

Taxation: Beer and Pubs — [Albert Owen in the Chair] (31 Oct 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: Pubs are a core part of my very rural constituency and provide 2,000 jobs overall. In those rural communities, many pubs are the only community centre. The small shop has gone. The post office has gone, and many of the pubs are now becoming the local store, in addition to being the local pub. We really need them but, despite all that, they are being penalised. We have discussed a number of...

Taxation: Beer and Pubs — [Albert Owen in the Chair] (31 Oct 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: My hon. Friend makes a very good point. A pub in my constituency has seen its rates go up 83%. Does he agree that it is completely inappropriate for pubs to be measured by turnover? They get measured on their actual turnover, not the perceived turnover for the square footage, so there is no fair comparison with the way in which rates are levied and measured in other industries in our country.

Petition - Funding for Young People in Devon (24 Oct 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: I rise to present a petition asking for fairer funding for Devon pupils, on behalf of the residents of my constituency. This petition, signed by a number of my constituents, and a similar petition signed by a further 900 of them, expresses concern about the funding situation in which our schools find themselves. It states: The petition of residents of the constituency of Newton Abbot,...

Rail Links: South-west England — [Mr Nigel Evans in the Chair] (24 Oct 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Evans. This is a cross-party issue, and I am pleased to see many hon. Members here to support this cause. We may not be the midlands engine or the northern powerhouse, but we are the great south-west. That phrase is increasingly being used, and I sincerely hope that we can all support it, because we need that branding and that name....

Health and Social Care Budgets — [Mr Adrian Bailey in the Chair] (14 Mar 2017)

Anne Marie Morris: I shall be brief, Mr Bailey. Our NHS is the envy of the world; our social care system, frankly, is not. Much has changed since the war years, and that has not yet been reflected or accepted. The health budget of £120 billion sounds a lot, but it is inadequate. It assumes that demand is falling; it is not, it is rising. Even NHS England has admitted that it is not enough. It is not...


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