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HANSARDCOP27I welcome my right hon. Friend’s speech at COP27 and especially his commitment to supporting green private finance projects, but does he agree that we should support private firms…09 Nov 2022HANSARDTrade in the UKNorthern Ireland boasts some of the UK’s most innovative businesses. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that Northern Irish businesses are placing environmental, social…09 Nov 2022HANSARDTrade in the UK5. What steps his Department is taking to help Northern Irish businesses trade with the rest of the UK.09 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Images of thousands of peaceful protestors in Iran, young and old, male and female, of all religions and beliefs, are heartwarming for those who choose democracy and civil…08 Nov 2022HANSARDState Pension Triple LockIt is a pleasure to speak in this important debate. We have heard some great speeches today about the importance of the triple lock and the pension. One thing that unites the…08 Nov 2022HANSARDRelations with China: BNO Visa Scheme5. What assessment he has made of the impact of the British national overseas visa scheme on diplomatic relations with China.08 Nov 2022HANSARDRelations with China: BNO Visa SchemeI deeply commend the Government on implementing the impressive, tailor-made British national overseas visa and standing up for the Hongkongers in the face of growing repression…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI am talking about the current Mayor. Of course, I have read the plan. We can all see where the airport fits into it, but that is not how it links together. It is too piecemeal.…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI give way to the former Mayor.24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportOf course, I agree. It is incredibly important that we work cross-party. That is why I have been saddened by some of the debate as well as by the urgent question earlier. We are…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportOn a point of order, I said in my speech that I had read the plan; the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) is now saying that I have not. For the record, he cannot just…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe hon. Gentleman has brought my speech on a bit, because what I am asking for is vision. I am asking the South Yorkshire Mayor for a vision of South Yorkshire. I want to know…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe loss of Doncaster airport would be devastating across the South Yorkshire region, including in my constituency of Rother Valley, but this is not the first time that Peel Group…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse: Final ReportChild sexual abuse has plagued Rotherham for decades. The Alexis Jay report found that over 1,500 girls in my constituency and across Rotherham were raped in a period of 10 to 15…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI withdraw my previous comment. “Bewildering”—fine.24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) for securing this important debate and for his tireless work over the past 105 days to save our airport. And it…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe hon. Member says that there is an opportunity for the new Prime Minister to do something. Apart from having a meeting with Members who are in the Chamber tonight, what is the…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportIf, as is reported, Peel is planning to sell the site or get rid of it for houses to be built on it, who exactly would benefit from the council tax on those houses? Would the…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportI am intrigued by those powers, and I think where the power lies is the nub of the issue. We have all seen the great success of Mayor Ben Houchen in Tees Valley, but why is that…24 Oct 2022