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HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025We are debating the legislation, not a company.02 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024What happened to that guy?13 Jan 2025HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentLet me begin by paying tribute to the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and thanking him and all the members of the Backbench Business Committee for all the work they do…19 Dec 2024HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentI pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the hard work he is undertaking. What a doughty champion he is for the people of East Cleveland, the community in which he was born, and the…19 Dec 2024HANSARDChristmas AdjournmentEyes down. [ Laughter. ] To quote Lord Tennyson, “The old order changeth, yielding place to new”. In July, the people cast out the old and ushered in the new, and we will not fail…19 Dec 2024HANSARDThe EconomyThis is a Queen’s Speech for a parallel universe. It was called to set out an electioneering position for a Tory party that had planned that, by now, we would be about to launch…24 Oct 2019HANSARDThe National Health ServiceMy hon. Friend is absolutely right about the pressure on trusts. The chief executive of my NHS in South Tees has recently resigned, calling the current situation underfunded and…23 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right that there has been no economic impact assessment of the Bill, so many of us have to rely on the impact assessment of the previous Prime…22 Oct 2019HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal) ActsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. I would be grateful for your advice. I was shocked to hear the Secretary of State mention the name of Mo Mowlam in his introductory remarks. Mo…19 Oct 2019HANSARD Business of the HousePeople were obviously delighted to see Baby’s law come before Parliament, and if Parliament had not been illegally prorogued, it would have passed through this place by now. I am…17 Oct 2019HANSARD Racism in FootballIt is great to hear the whole House in support of the football team last night—not just Gareth Southgate, but in particular those lads who had to go about their jobs just yards…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Hacker HouseThe Minister has said that this whole process has been rigorous, open and transparent, and he is rightly making the bid available and accessible to all MPs in the Library.…25 Sept 2019HANSARDEthanol Imports: Tariff Schedule5. What plans the Government have to publish a tariff schedule for ethanol imports in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.05 Sept 2019HANSARDNo DealAnswer!05 Sept 2019HANSARDEthanol Imports: Tariff ScheduleI appreciate the Secretary of State’s response and the letter I received from the Department for International Trade this morning, but in the meetings we had with the Department,…05 Sept 2019HANSARDBritish Steel(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy if he will make a statement on the sale of British Steel.24 Jul 2019HANSARDBritish SteelLet me begin by putting on record my thanks to the Secretary of State—not only for his response just now, but for the way in which he has responded to this crisis. We find…24 Jul 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)Q First, I thank both of your organisations for all the campaigning work that you have done to support us in getting to this place, and for all the work that your staff do every…23 Jul 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (Second sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s thoughtful and considered response, which was very helpful. I thank his civil servants for their work in responding to my amendment. I am pleased to…23 Jul 2019HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill (First sitting)Q What proportion of the cases that you have seen have pushed the envelope and outstripped the existing sentencing bracket? Inspector O'Hara: It is a very small number. Mike…23 Jul 2019