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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWhat we saw last week was a Budget with no vision, no plan for getting us to net zero, no plan to drive investment in renewables and low-emission technology, no plan to boost the…11 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe Secretary of State talks about a number of productions and studios, all of which are in the south of England. What support will the Government give to ensure that we have…11 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]The hon. Member is giving a list of things that are absent from the Bill. In my constituency we have autonomous delivery robots, which are currently on pilot; they are not…05 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingMy constituency is far more rural than its name suggests, with many farms around the towns of Otley and Yeadon and the villages of Bramhope, Pool and Arthington. I have visited…04 Mar 2024HANSARDFarmingI want to agree to disagree with the right hon. Gentleman. The fact that the baseline is so low makes it an easy target, so that shows a lack of ambition. Let us have a general…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Homes for Ukraine Scheme: Potential ExtensionI thank the hon. Member for Mid Derbyshire (Mrs Latham) for securing this debate, for all her work on behalf of Ukraine—we travelled there together last year—and particularly for…06 Feb 2024HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, including in highlighting the work of the Holocaust Educational Trust. Mine was one of those families in Poland. There are now very…25 Jan 2024HANSARD International Human Rights Abuses: UK ResponseThe hon. Gentleman is giving a great speech, and he mentioned a long list of places with human rights abuses. He mentioned the UN Human Rights Council. I know that he, like me,…24 Jan 2024HANSARDHedgerows: Legal ProtectionI thank the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing this important debate and for her technical recommendations, which should certainly help to improve things for…24 Jan 2024HANSARDChildren Not in School: National Register and SupportMy hon. Friend is giving a truly excellent speech. She has talked about barriers; does she agree that one of the big barriers is the fact that children with a neurodivergent…23 Jan 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksThe Prime Minister said, “We urge the Houthis, and those who enable them, to stop these illegal and unacceptable attacks.” He then spoke only about Iran in terms of those who…23 Jan 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillIt is not just at COP28, the climate COP, that there is an issue. I was at Montreal at the nature COP, and we were in the vanguard of agreeing that 30% of waters should be…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMany of the amendments relate to whether or not Rwanda is a safe country. Would we not be in a different place if there were a much broader range of safe and legal routes? We…16 Jan 2024HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill Thank you, Chair. This is an issue that I am personally passionate about—I have spoken on animal welfare issues from both the Back Benches and the Opposition Front Bench many…15 Jan 2024HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill Thank you, Chair. I will come to those now. The amendments in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) include a number of provisions to extend the…15 Jan 2024HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill I thank the right hon. Member. Obviously, there are wild deer and deer farmed for venison; both types exist in this country. I do not want to hold up the debate for too long, so I…15 Jan 2024HANSARDDefending the UK and AlliesThe Prime Minister, earlier in his statement, said that the Houthis were aided by Iranian military intelligence assets to target British shipping. Does that mean that the UK…15 Jan 2024HANSARD Proposed British Jewish History MonthI am grateful to the hon. Member for securing the debate. Jews have contributed hugely to this country over many centuries. In fact, over 200 have served in this Chamber—218 by my…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSEND Provision and FundingI thank the Backbench Business Committee, on which I served many years ago, and the right hon. Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Sir David Davis) for bringing forward this…11 Jan 2024HANSARDSEND Provision and FundingMy answer was 42, referencing Douglas Adams, which all the young people understood far better than me. They were a very bright and articulate bunch, but they were there because of…11 Jan 2024