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HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureI am, and I am also particularly grateful for the work my right hon. Friend did during his time as Secretary of State for DEFRA. I thank him for reminding me about the…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureYes.15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureWill the hon. Gentleman give way?15 Mar 2023HANSARDSanctioned Russian AssetsReconstruction of Ukraine will also require rehabilitating and helping women. In the wake of what we have done on preventing sexual violence in conflict, what steps will we now be…14 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ4. On International Women’s Day, may I congratulate the Prime Minister on all the work that has been done on the preventing sexual violence in conflict initiative and on ensuring…08 Mar 2023HANSARDCivil Service ImpartialityThe damage has already been done. The Minister keeps telling us about the impact this will have on the civil service, but it has already had an impact. It might also be noted that…06 Mar 2023HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I apologise for interrupting the business and the 10-minute rule Bill from my hon. Friend the Member for Bolsover (Mark Fletcher).…01 Mar 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Simon Jupp) on leading the charge for Devon MPs by raising this matter with South West Water and Ministers. He has ensured…28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceI can think of 56 billion reasons that show that the Government have acted on this issue: they have required £56 billion of investment from our water companies. I will not be the…28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceI apologise for interrupting the Minister because she is making an excellent speech, but it is worth making this clear for anyone watching from across the south-west. Last year…28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceThere was no question there. If the hon. Gentleman could not be bothered to put that point in his speech, that is hardly my problem. Let us use the body that we have in place, and…28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceThe hon. Gentleman has had his chance to give his speech. In the course of my remarks, I will point out some of the flaws, but also some of the things we expect water companies to…28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceIt is not only ridiculous; it is incorrect. The legislation we have passed is the first ever to address this issue, and it is leading to meaningful action. Let us be clear: it is…28 Feb 2023HANSARD South West Water: PerformanceIs that enough?28 Feb 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolAfter all that has been said, I am not sure what I can ask that will be new, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will start by congratulating the quartet of negotiators sitting on the Front…27 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsI cannot ask the Prime Minister to stop time or tide, but I might ask him to offset their effects, because in south Devon, the Slapton line is being eroded away, and I need him to…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRural Areas: Housing Provision15. What steps his Department is taking to support the provision of housing in rural areas.20 Feb 2023HANSARDRural Areas: Housing ProvisionI wholeheartedly agree with the suggestion of my hon. Friend the Member for North Norfolk (Duncan Baker): we need to build more houses and put them in the right places and spaces,…20 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeHaving spent a considerable amount of time in Turkey during my lifetime, may I share in the comments that the Foreign Secretary has made and say how much I agree with them? I echo…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Prepayment MetersI do feel that the Government need to offer a clearer explanation as to why those on prepayment meters have higher energy charges—that is the least we can do. What help and…23 Jan 2023