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Steve Darling MP: speeches

4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress

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  • 8 Jul 2026 · Maritime and Coastguard Agency · Hansard source
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    In my discussions with coastguards in Torbay, they have shared the full spectrum of their activities. One of the most disturbing and harrowing is the recovery of dead bodies—not only where humans or pets may have gone over the edge of a cliff, but where people have died from drowning. That may be an accident or a suicide, and it will leave emotional scars on the officers. Does the Minister agree that choosing not to financially compensate people who undertake work that many of us would find really difficult is nothing short of an insult?

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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained.

View as listCommunities and local government: 11Communities and local government11Culture, media and sport: 1Culture, media and sport1Economy and business: 4Economy and business4Education and skills: 4Education and skills4Environment and energy: 1Environment and energy1Health and care: 6Health and care6Housing and planning: 1Housing and planning1Justice and policing: 6Justice and policing6Social security and pensions: 1Social security and pensions1Transport: 1Transport1Unclassified: 1Unclassified1
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4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Communities and local government11
Culture, media and sport1
Economy and business4
Education and skills4
Environment and energy1
Health and care6
Housing and planning1
Justice and policing6
Social security and pensions1
Transport1
Unclassified1

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