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HANSARD English Wine WeekIt is a great pleasure to talk about the success story that is English wine in English Wine Week, but I am happy to expand the designation to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.…23 Jun 2021HANSARD English Wine WeekI thank my hon. Friend for that eminent suggestion. As we know, the only thing better than half a litre of English sparkling wine is a full litre, but why would we seek to deprive…23 Jun 2021HANSARD English Wine WeekI thank the hon. Gentleman for reminding us of the importance of the single internal market. I would be delighted to promote his Echlinville gin to my constituents in Arundel and…23 Jun 2021HANSARD English Wine WeekMy hon. Friend makes a fantastic point. I look forward to consuming Yorkshire’s Lass or Yorkshire’s Lad. We should certainly support our small producers in what is, as I will go…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Planning System Reforms: Wild Belt DesignationIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, and I join other Members in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for East Surrey (Claire Coutinho) on…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsBusinesses and local government alike will join me in welcoming the launch of the UK Infrastructure Bank last week. Its doors are now open for business and it is deploying…22 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementThe hon. Gentleman talks about the Government’s proposals. I think that he should bring them here and table them in this House, because all that we on the Government Benches have…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementWe in West Sussex are on the frontline of the debate on planning, squeezed between the coast and the capital. In my short time here, I have spoken many times against proposed…21 Jun 2021HANSARDPlanning Decisions: Local InvolvementFundamental to building a consensus around the new planning structure will be making better use of brownfield land and, in particular, investing in brownfield land registers. Land…21 Jun 2021HANSARDOverseas Commercial InterestsAhead of English Wine Week next week, would the Minister give me his personal assurance that he will do everything in his power to ensure that our embassies and our high…15 Jun 2021HANSARDOverseas Commercial InterestsWhat diplomatic steps he is taking to advance the commercial interests of the UK overseas.15 Jun 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateThe tremendous effort by the Secretary of State and his colleagues in delivering 71 million doses has clearly made a difference, and it is why we are not going backwards today. I…14 Jun 2021HANSARDClean EnergyDoes my hon. Friend agree that one of the many natural advantages we are blessed with is the tide around the shores of the United Kingdom, and will she bring forward at the…25 May 2021HANSARDClean EnergyWhat steps his Department is taking to increase renewable energy production.25 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkThere is so much to welcome and so much ambition, yet I have so little time to welcome, on behalf of the constituents of Arundel and South Downs, what was in Her Majesty’s Speech…12 May 2021HANSARDBetter Jobs and a Fair Deal at WorkDoes my hon. Friend agree that the only person to whom the hon. Member for City of Chester (Christian Matheson) should be directing his comments in respect of fire and rehire, as…12 May 2021HANSARDMinisterial CodeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that this UK Government are almost painfully transparent by any yardstick, and that while sessions such as this may be an inevitable part of the…26 Apr 2021HANSARDEngagementsRecycling is one way in which we can all individually tackle the climate crisis. Will my right hon. Friend join me in congratulating West Sussex County Council on recycling 53% of…21 Apr 2021HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillWe hear from the hon. Gentleman that his party seeks to strike out the single largest intervention that will help the recovery, in the form of the super-deduction, which…19 Apr 2021HANSARDUniversity Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and RentStudents across Arundel and South Downs have told me of their disappointment with this week’s announcement. Will the Minister confirm that those students with inadequate study…15 Apr 2021