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HANSARDFirst-time Home Buyers9. What steps his Department is taking to help first-time home buyers.25 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI want to follow up on that point. The hon. Gentleman says we are fabricating news. Would he like to explain why a senior Labour MP is reported as criticising Labour’s employment…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe shadow Front-Bench spokesman said earlier that various European countries were ahead of the UK, citing Germany, Spain and Ireland. I actually agree with him—they are ahead of…22 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021indicated dissent.21 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021That is a very good point and I will come to it briefly. We need absolutely to try and get to net zero, but also to promote measures such as insulation and energy efficiency in…21 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021I welcome that intervention. I believe that any change in diet to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would be, first, voluntary for consumers and, secondly, based on science. I do…21 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021Hopefully it will get there in the second phase. In my draft speech, I was also going to echo the Climate Change Committee’s call on the Government to commit to greenhouse gas…21 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021The more ambitious the Government are, the happier I will be, but I totally bow to the Government’s metrics. The first two projects are right for the first phase, and the Acorn…21 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021I will wind up by saying that nuclear is very safe and we do not need to worry about it. It has been an excellent debate. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has…21 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021I thank everyone for what has been an excellent debate, as various other Members have commented. We clearly have a shared ambition and this afternoon’s discussion has been 90%…21 Oct 2021HANSARDClimate Change Committee Progress Report 2021I beg to move, That this House has considered the UK’s Climate Progress: the Committee on Climate Change’s 2021 Progress Report. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship,…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Carbon Capture and StorageI will resume where I finished, if I remember rightly. I was saying that nature has continuously captured carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and stored it temporarily in the…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Carbon Capture and StorageI thank the Minister for his clarification on various points, particularly on my key question about the future funding envelope, which he said would be announced next year. I very…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Carbon Capture and StorageI beg to move, That this House has considered carbon capture and storage. It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Miller. Two decades ago, when I was environment…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Carbon Capture and StorageBasically, there is cross-party agreement that we need to move ahead with carbon capture and storage and the Government are doing a good job on that. This is one area where the…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Carbon Capture and StorageYes—20 Oct 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that it is the height of political cynicism for Opposition parties to campaign repeatedly to increase taxes to spend money on health and social care and…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI apologise.07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillAbsolutely. Peter Golds is one of the politicians I talked to at the time, and he has done excellent work in trying to restore trust in democracy in Tower Hamlets. Ridiculously,…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThe first time I went to a polling booth, I brought some ID with me. I assumed that surely I would need to prove who I am, so I was stunned when I was told, “Actually, no, you…07 Sept 2021