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HANSARDSteel Supply Chain JobsThe UK Government’s £500 million grant will safeguard steelmaking in Port Talbot, 5,000 jobs in the company and thousands more in supply chains across the UK that would otherwise…02 May 2024HANSARDUK Trade: AviationI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Henry Smith) for introducing this debate, and for his work in establishing and leading the all-party parliamentary group for the…01 May 2024HANSARD Lithium: Critical Minerals SupplyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for St Austell and Newquay (Steve Double) on securing this debate. He is a…23 Apr 2024HANSARD Lithium: Critical Minerals SupplyI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I will come shortly to the possibilities for Northern Ireland, and I will certainly cover the point that he makes. As ever, he is…23 Apr 2024HANSARDCritical Imports CouncilToday the Department for Business and Trade convened the first meeting of the Critical Imports Council. This forum brings together experts from industry, academia and government…17 Apr 2024HANSARD DefibrillatorsI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate and for giving such an excellent speech. Hayling Island Community Responders is a voluntary emergency response group in the Havant…20 Mar 2024HANSARD FloodingI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate. He quite rightly talked about responsibility being a focal point. In relation to flood defence work and preparation in Havant, we…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Leaving the EU: Driving LicencesThis June, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-day landings in northern France. My constituents and those of Members here today will be making the journey to the…31 Jan 2024HANSARDPost Office (Horizon System) Compensation BillLike Mr Bates, my constituents Mr and Mrs Simpson ran a village shop and post office that suffered from the faulty software. They have campaigned for compensation through the…19 Dec 2023HANSARD Rural Postal Services: SustainabilityI am delighted to hear about the success story in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency. When a rural post office closes, as he mentioned, a post box often remains in the vicinity.…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Thornbury Health CentreI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. I join him in wishing the NHS a happy 75th birthday, and I thank all those from the Havant constituency who work or have…05 Jul 2023HANSARD Thornbury Health CentreIn October 2021, I opened the new Emsworth surgery building, after a six-year campaign that I led to secure funding. Local community groups in Emsworth played a key role keeping…05 Jul 2023HANSARDHospice Services: SupportI thank my hon. Friend for securing this debate. Rowans Hospice does great work in the Havant constituency, and as a result it engenders a lot of loyalty, including from…14 Jun 2023HANSARD Autonomous Last-mile DeliveryLike Milton Keynes, Havant constituency is already home to several last-mile delivery facilities that sustain hundreds of local jobs. I hope that we will become a centre for…23 May 2023HANSARD Autonomous Last-mile DeliveryLike my hon. Friend, I want Britain to embrace advanced technologies, including last-mile robotic delivery services. Are there any countries from whose legislative framework he…23 May 2023HANSARD Universal Infant Free School MealsI thank my hon. Friend for supporting my recent campaign to increase funding for school breakfast clubs for infants. Will he continue to support that campaign? Does he agree that…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureMy hon. Friend rightly made the point about access. Havant Borough Council has installed several fast electric vehicle charging points in partnership with a private sector…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Electric Vehicle Charging InfrastructureThe Minister will know that throughout history the use of technology has accelerated when there is greater interoperability, common standards and open protocols. Does he feel that…07 Mar 2023HANSARDApprenticeships: Government SupportThe hon. Lady rightly says that young people often find the choice between an apprenticeship and a university degree challenging and compelling. Does she agree that a greater…24 Jan 2023HANSARDTax System: FairnessI welcome the Edinburgh reforms, which help to make our financial services sector more competitive. I urge my hon. Friend to adopt the same approach to R&D tax reliefs and capital…20 Dec 2022