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HANSARD Climate and Nature BillWill the hon. Lady give way?24 Jan 2025HANSARDPrayersI beg to move, That the House sit in private. Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 163). A Division was called.24 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention and, of course, I completely agree with everything she says. I firmly believe that education, skills development and all the aspects we…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, and I agree. It is important that when these difficult scenarios arise, we are able to account for them and have systems in place to…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI thank the hon. Member for Cheltenham (Max Wilkinson) for introducing the Bill. I think it is laudable, and its heart is very much in the right place. We should think of the…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI just want to advise the right hon. Member that several products of the type he is referencing are available on the market at the moment.17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Tracy Gilbert) for bringing forward this wonderful Bill. It is important to say that this Bill is fundamentally…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillOf course, I completely agree with everything my hon. Friend just said. I am sure that many Members—probably all right hon. and hon. Members—agree that the polling clerks and all…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI must say that I declare my support for those projects wherever they come up. Indeed, I will touch on some of them in a moment. I was recently asked by the media whether I would…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI thank the hon. Member for her intervention, and I will cover some of those points shortly. I broadly agree with the sentiment of what she said. The Bill’s aims, in promoting the…17 Jan 2025HANSARD Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillI thank my neighbour and dear friend, my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth). I certainly agree with her and commend the school in Langley Mill. I was her…17 Jan 2025HANSARDNew Homes (Solar Generation) BillI completely agree. It is not about one solution versus another, but a diverse, broad array of solutions, all feeding into a grand, greener future.17 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI refer to Hansard for the discussions we had in Committee, but that did not come through in the evidence we heard. However, I respect the fact that the hon. Member has made that…15 Jan 2025HANSARDHigher Education Regulatory ApproachI thank the Secretary of State for her statement and particularly in regard to the removal of the tort from the existing legislation. That will allow our universities to ensure…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillIf I am incorrect, I stand corrected. My understanding from speaking to the experts is that the proportion has remained broadly consistent, but my apologies if that is incorrect.…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to speak again on this Bill, having been part of the scrutiny process in Committee. The Committee heard representations from a wide variety of…15 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillWill the hon. Member reflect on my comments a few moments ago about how the expert suggested that the Bill would have a marginal, negligible impact on the education sector?15 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillStability for 11 million renters, and, indeed, for 2.3 million landlords, is necessary to build our better Britain. For the tenants enduring the least affordable, poorest quality…14 Jan 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillIn his opening remarks, the Minister addressed the fact that there are issues in the space, but they go beyond the scope of the Bill. We need to continue having these…14 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Professor Green, for joining us this afternoon. You have noted a couple of times already that your assessment is that the impact of this measure will probably be…11 Dec 2024