"It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. I thank the hon. Member for Maidstone and Malling (Helen Grant) for bringing forward this debate today. It is lovely to see cross-party working on such a serious issue.
"I was keen to speak in the debate, to share with hon. Members my own lived experiences of our current welfare system and to explain why I support a number of the amendments.
My dad worked hard from the day he left school, at age 15, right the way through …..." Terry Jermy - View Speech
"I warmly welcome this statement. After years of neglect, it is quite clear that our infrastructure has been creaking and that opportunities have been missed. That is particularly the case in the east of England, where the Government inherited a per head of population spend that is £1,000 less than …..." Terry Jermy - View Speech
"The Health Secretary has rightly described Norfolk as
“the Sahara of dental deserts”—[Official Report, 23 July 2024; Vol. 752, c. 506.]
I very much welcome the 700,000 extra dentistry appointments since Labour took office, as well as the money for supervised toothbrushing, but East Anglia is the …..." Terry Jermy - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Western. I thank my Norfolk colleague, the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone), for securing the debate.
One of the real pleasures of being a Member of Parliament is visiting businesses across the constituency. That is something I aim …..." Terry Jermy - View Speech
"There is a clear link between disability and poverty, particularly in rural communities such as mine, where poor public transport adds to difficulties accessing basic medical appointments and makes it either really difficult or really expensive.
I wanted to ask the Minister about the PIP process. It is a horrible …..." Terry Jermy - View Speech
"I entirely agree. It is through the good work of organisations like the RSPCA that we can increase awareness of those improved standards.
As I have mentioned in this Chamber recently, and as was reported in TheGuardian last week, through freedom of information requests I have found that …..." Terry Jermy - View Speech
"It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for opening the debate on behalf of the Petitions Committee.
The debate has attracted a lot of interest in my South West Norfolk constituency, where …..." Terry Jermy - View Speech
"The Government recently announced £7.5 million of funding for the British Sugar factory in my constituency, support that unlocks a further £43 million of investment. In Liz Truss’s former constituency, this Government are investing to secure growth. The Wissington factory is Europe’s largest sugar beet factory and is celebrating its …..." Terry Jermy - View Speech
"It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket (Peter Prinsley) for securing this debate. This is also an appropriate time to acknowledge his more than four decades of service as a surgeon in the …..." Terry Jermy - View Speech