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HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI rise to reaffirm my opposition to fracking in Rother Valley. I believe I am the only colleague in the House who not only has two potential fracking sites in my…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend will be aware of the fire burning for over five weeks at Kiveton Park industrial estate in Rother Valley. It is having an impact on local residents, creating…13 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationThe whole world is facing a global inflation crisis, and the US, Germany and other countries are facing a worse situation. That is why I believe that the best way to deal with the…12 Oct 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenThis day is a day many of us wished would never come, but many of us also believed that it would never happen. I need not remind Members of Her late Majesty’s unwavering service…09 Sept 2022HANSARDCryptoassets: RegulationI agree that fraud is fraud, and that we must clamp down on it. We already have some regulation, but we are also in a new world. We need better and tighter regulation to deal with…07 Sept 2022HANSARDCryptoassets: RegulationI thank the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) for bringing this important debate to the House, and for securing the first ever debate on crypto in the…07 Sept 2022HANSARDCryptoassets: RegulationWhy does the hon. Gentleman believe that Northern Irish people like cryptocurrency more than Scottish, English and Welsh people do?07 Sept 2022HANSARDCryptoassets: RegulationI thank the hon. Member for her intervention and for all the hard work she is doing on this subject. She is right: we need to get these business regulated more quickly. We cannot…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Sir David Amess Summer AdjournmentOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Yesterday in this House I raised on point of order that images of my wife and two children have been used this week in paid-for Facebook…21 Jul 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The Rother Valley Labour party has this week been running paid-for Facebook attack adverts featuring images of my wife and my two…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Medieval History in SchoolsI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I completely agree. That is exactly what we should be talking about. We should be talking about the witans to which he referred and…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Medieval History in SchoolsI rise to argue that we need to consider the teaching of medieval history in schools. As every historian knows, when starting an essay we have to define the topic, so what is…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Medieval History in SchoolsIndeed. Looking through the papers offered by exam boards, I was dumbfounded to find topics such as “Migrants in Britain: Notting Hill 1948 to 1970” and “Changes in entertainment…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Medieval History in SchoolsI agree with everything the Minister is saying. I know that he wants to end soon, but does he agree that we should not just be teaching medieval history as a stand-alone subject…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Medieval History in SchoolsMy hon. Friend makes an important point about the beauty of architecture. We can look at some of the finest medieval buildings across this land. Westminster Hall itself was built…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Medieval History in SchoolsI completely agree: there is plenty of space in the curriculum. Earlier, I mentioned that the “Hitler and Henry” version of history is often done to death. Children often study…04 Jul 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Thornberry animal sanctuary in North Anston in Rother Valley suffered a power cut early in the morning on 19 June. It was left totally without power for more than six hours,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDFreeports: Economic Impact5. What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential economic impact of building two freeports in Scotland.29 Jun 2022HANSARDFreeports: Economic ImpactThe UK Government expect the existing confirmed freeports to add £24 billion to the UK economy. Does my hon. Friend agree that it is vital that all political parties get behind…29 Jun 2022HANSARDFreedom of Religion or Belief: International ConferenceThere is clearly a great deal of interest among parliamentarians about when the independent review—the Truro report—will be published. Will my hon. Friend, who is the Prime…28 Jun 2022