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HANSARDParis Agreement Temperature GoalGiven that the Centre for International Environmental Law states that plastic pollution and global warming are linked, does the Minister agree that we need to do far more to…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateHad we listened to the Opposition prior to Christmas, the restrictions that they were asking for would have had a catastrophic effect. Thank goodness we have this Prime Minister,…19 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsWashing machine manufacturers are considering installing microfibre filter systems in all new washing machines. Will the Prime Minister ask his Ministers to look at— […12 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsPeople are laughing at plastic pollution, Mr Speaker. Will the Prime Minister ask his Ministers to look into the viability of my Bill, which has cross-party support and seeks to…12 Jan 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. The Committee on Standards has issued its fourth report of this Session, making a number of proposals and recommendations, some of which are open…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Microplastic Filters (Washing Machines)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require manufacturers to fit microplastic-catching filters to new domestic and commercial washing machines; to make…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26I thank the Prime Minister, the COP26 President, my right hon. Friend the Member for Reading West (Alok Sharma) and all the teams for the enormous work they have done in putting…15 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseThe point is that the former member of the judiciary, Sir Stephen Irwin, has created a set of appeal rules that are very clear in outlining when a complainant or an MP can appeal…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI want this process to move forward. I have a great deal of respect for the right hon. Gentleman; we have worked together on a cross-party basis on a number of things. I am trying…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI want to move on, as other Members want to speak. I believe that there is an important role for the Committee on Standards, in particular with its lay people. I think that it…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseThank you, Mr Speaker. The reason I am saying this—and I understand why the hon. Member for Glenrothes (Peter Grant) has made that comment—is that I have tried my very best, for…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseYes. I consistently argue across the Chamber to the hon. Member for Rhondda that our current system must be improved. I will go further, and repeat a phrase that I used during one…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseI will tell the House what is most certainly not novel. Let us imagine that in any normal court of law, whether civil or criminal, there are two parties, a claimant and a…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseNot just now. In the real world, where I used to advise as a lawyer, it is common for the HR process to have a panel of three. It is so common that only last year, this House…08 Nov 2021HANSARDCommittee on Standards: Decision of the HouseIt is always a pleasure to follow the amusements of the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart), who I am sure would be delighted to have the title of Lord of…08 Nov 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis under Prescription: Children with EpilepsyI am not sure, but I doubt that our constituents would have to put their hands in their pockets to the tune of £2,000 a month to pay for any other medication that was extremely…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis under Prescription: Children with EpilepsyI thank all Members for contributing this evening. I thank the Minister for her response. Clearly, it is not the response that I was hoping for, but I know that she genuinely…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis under Prescription: Children with EpilepsyI think it is imperative that we work cross party and we encourage, cajole and push the Government to do the right thing. The right thing is what? While acknowledging that the…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Medical Cannabis under Prescription: Children with EpilepsyI beg to move, That this House has considered medical cannabis under prescription for children with epilepsy. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Bardell, and I…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Elections BillLet me directly address the comments just made by the hon. Member for Glasgow North (Patrick Grady) by warmly welcoming the Government’s proposals in the Bill, particularly those…07 Sept 2021