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HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]On that point, will my hon. Friend give way?05 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is being very generous. Does he agree that the failure to roll out onshore wind is costing families £182 a year because of lack of investment?05 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentOf course this new gigafactory announcement is very welcome, but it has taken time. How will it impact the industrial energy price? The Minister has not answered that question and…20 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for tabling this new clause. The criminal justice system places such a high burden on victims, in terms of the processes that they are expected to…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham for her commitment to ensuring that child victims remain at the forefront of this debate. She has done an enormous amount…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)As we have reached the end of the Bill Committee, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who has worked so hard on the Bill over the past few weeks and enabled…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I thank the Minister for expanding on new clause 4 and I welcome the Government proposals to protect third-party materials. However, new clause 4 does not go far enough, as it…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I rise to offer a reflection on the clauses from the Opposition Front-Bench team. Given that victims services and stakeholders throughout the country are crying out for more…11 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)My hon. Friend is absolutely right. A lack of candour frustrates the fundamental purpose of inquests and inquiries, as we heard in the evidence sessions. Candour is essential if…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)Again, I want to mention INQUEST, Hillsborough Law Now and Justice, the organisations working with me on these provisions. There is an urgent need to introduce a duty of candour…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 25, in clause 29, page 22, line 15, at end insert— “(5A) An advocate must provide periodic reports, at least annually, to the Secretary of State, regarding…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)Although I am disappointed, I will not press the amendment to a vote. I hope that we will continue discussion of the importance of the duty of candour, and ensure that it is a…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I am disappointed by the response on the amendment, new clause 3 and the request of my right hon. Friend the Member for Garston and Halewood for a response to the report that was…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I rise to support the amendments.06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 23, in clause 29, page 22, line 18, leave out paragraph (a). This amendment would remove the Secretary of State’s ability to omit material in the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I understand the points that the Minister is making about the legal wording, but this is such a deeply rooted issue. He refers to a small number of families, but the impact goes…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)Well, I won’t comment on that, Mr Hosie. I would just like to say, very briefly, that I would like the Minister to provide the assurance that the IPA will be granted the authority…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I have already made my points about this issue. I wish to ensure that the IPA is granted the authority to receive all the information they need. I hope the Minister will continue…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I simply say that I think the arguments that I set out in my amendments and new clauses still stand. The clause states that the Secretary of State can require the advocate to…06 Jul 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thank the Minister for agreeing to reflect on the issue. On that basis, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Question proposed, That the…06 Jul 2023