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HANSARDSyresham Truck StopI rise to present a petition. The petition states: The petition of residents of Syresham and surrounding villages (Crowfield, Pimlico, Biddlesden, Helmdon, Wappenham, Whitfield,…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Cost of Living IncreasesI want to speak very briefly to commend the Government for their efforts, not just over the last couple of years, and not just since the appalling aggression of Putin in Ukraine…25 Apr 2023HANSARDAnglian WaterThe petition states: “The petition of the residents of Weedon Lois, Weston, Maidford, Whittlebury, Cogenhoe, Adstone, Eydon and Towcester, Declares that Anglian Water should…28 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy TrilemmaI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising the issue of nuclear. I am a huge supporter of both small modular reactors and advanced modular reactors. They offer massive potential…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy TrilemmaThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right; of course regulation, safety and considering the impact of potential stranded assets are vital. I do not think there should be any…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy TrilemmaI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of tackling the energy trilemma. I am grateful to the Backbench Business Committee and to the many colleagues from across…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy TrilemmaI would like to reflect what a fantastic debate this has been. I think it is very rare to find the spokesmen for the opposition parties actually agreeing with Conservative…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Energy TrilemmaThe Back-Bench committee proposed that individual households living very close to a renewable project should have their energy bills subsidised or free for the duration of that…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI am a passionate Brexiteer, and I still think that our future outside of the European Union is the best possible thing for the United Kingdom, but above all else, I am a…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Northern IrelandI fully support what my right hon. Friend has done here. The Prime Minister and the whole of the Northern Ireland team have done a great job. Does my right hon. Friend agree that…22 Mar 2023HANSARDTax-free ChildcareI congratulate the Treasury team on the excellent new policy of providing much more childcare support to families. Will my right hon. Friend persuade the Chancellor to meet me and…21 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationI agree with the hon. Lady that decarbonisation is vital, but where we part company is that I think people have to live in the meantime, and some of the ideas she puts forward are…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationI take a different view from the hon. Member for Hackney South and Shoreditch (Dame Meg Hillier), for whom I have great respect; I feel that this is an excellent Budget and I…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Silicon Valley BankI congratulate my hon. Friend and all who were involved in the rescue. It was vital that we acted urgently to prevent the fear and the risk of contagion that were apparent over…13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that in the last couple of years, when we have seen exponential growth in this human trafficking across the channel, the money that people can ill…13 Mar 2023HANSARDBest Start for Life Policy Paper2. What steps the Church of England is taking to help support the roll-out of (a) family hubs and (b) the other policies in the Department of Health and Social Care policy paper…09 Mar 2023HANSARDBest Start for Life Policy PaperIs my hon. Friend aware that the 75 local authority areas in England that are taking part in the Government’s family hub and best start for life programme are required to work…09 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsThat is lovely, and I pay tribute to the thousands of volunteers who provide breastfeeding support. My hon. Friend highlights perfectly one of the great challenges of becoming a…08 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsMy colleague is going to tell us how to breastfeed, ladies!08 Mar 2023HANSARDChildcare and Early YearsI have to pick up the term “early educator” because the reality is that most children start nursery when they are about six months to eight months old. It is simply wrong to call…08 Mar 2023