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HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsSpeak up for this country!14 Nov 2022HANSARDEngagementsOn Back British Farming Day, will the Prime Minister join all Members in recognising the important role of farmers, and in recognising that public money for public good means…02 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft International Development Association (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2022
Draft International Development Association (Twentieth Replenishment) Order 2022I am delighted to hear my right hon. Friend make the case for ICAI. As he has professed his keenness on the organisation, does he support ICAI’s recommendations on preventing…31 Oct 2022HANSARD UK-India Trade DealThere is absolutely no pleasing the Opposition. They criticise us when we sign our deals too quickly and they criticise us when we take too long. The point is that we have to get…26 Oct 2022HANSARDMarine Energy9. What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of tidal energy.25 Oct 2022HANSARDMarine EnergyAs is so often the case, local ideas can provide national solutions. Will the Minister meet me and Rev. Andrew Langley from my constituency, who is using his churches to look at…25 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingI apologise for having two bites of the cherry, but just two weeks ago I held my own careers fair at a local further education college—South Devon College—in my constituency of…19 Oct 2022HANSARDApprenticeships and Teacher TrainingMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech that I wholeheartedly agree with. It is deeply disappointing not to see a single Member of the Labour party, other than the shadow…19 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateI am utterly delighted to see my right hon. Friend in his place. It was an honour to be on his campaign team at the very beginning. May I add one small point? Last week, I met…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Efficiency: Guidance to HomeownersAcross Totnes and south Devon, small and medium-sized enterprises and local start-ups such as Oh4 are finding new ways to help to reduce household bills and energy costs. What…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Efficiency: Guidance to Homeowners13. What steps the Government are taking with (a) local authorities and (b) housing associations to provide guidance to homeowners on energy efficiency.17 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyI thank the Minister for his response, and I will write to him with the points that I have raised. Hon. Members might like to feed into that. I might just say to the hon.…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyI beg the hon. Gentleman’s pardon. If he wants to come and talk to the International Trade Committee about human rights, we will raise it when we discuss the India trade…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyI beg to move, That this House has considered parliamentary scrutiny of trade deals. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Elliott. I am delighted that I have been…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyI would be humbled and delighted to do so.12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyI agree with the hon. Gentleman on literally nothing apart from this point about scrutiny. I thoroughly enjoy working with him on this issue, because there is genuine cross-party…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyI thank my hon. Friend for his incredibly helpful intervention. Yes, I do. The International Trade Committee has sizeable limitations, and a number of trade deals are being…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyThe right hon. Gentleman caught me from a surprise angle here. I do not know exactly what is in the India trade agreement, other than the rumours that have been reported. Our…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyThe hon. Gentleman is making a very good speech, but I urge a bit of caution on that point, because we would never sign trade agreements with other countries if we expect them to…12 Oct 2022HANSARD Trade Deals: Parliamentary ScrutinyI am sorry to interrupt, but the Minister is making the point that Parliament has the ability to consider these things under CRaG. Parliament only has that ability if the…12 Oct 2022