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HANSARDTaskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures: Recommendations16. If he will make mandatory the recommendations on reporting of the taskforce on nature-related financial disclosures.19 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillOf course I agree with my right hon. Friend. Indeed, I am standing in front of the shield of my former hon. Friend, a conscious reminder of the sacrifice that he paid for being a…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillI totally agree with my hon. Friend. However, I do think that we should be open about this. Animal welfare should not be a matter for competition, as some try to suggest. We are a…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) BillIt is a huge pleasure to speak in the debate. We have been waiting for this Bill, which was one of our manifesto commitments, but we had not left the European Union back in 2016…18 Dec 2023HANSARD COP28I strongly welcome this statement. I congratulate the Minister and my noble Friend Lord Benyon on the negotiations, but also officials such as Alison Campbell and many of the…14 Dec 2023HANSARDRail Infrastructure: East of EnglandMy hon. Friend has referred to the Horley junction and Ely junction developments, which came as very welcome news in October. The Horley junction development, in particular, is a…14 Dec 2023HANSARDCopper Wire TelecomsIt is a huge pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland (Mr Carmichael) on securing this debate. It is an…13 Dec 2023HANSARDCopper Wire TelecomsMy right hon. Friend the Member for West Suffolk (Matt Hancock) made it a mission to get rid of fax machines from the NHS, but perhaps the hon. Gentleman will agree that fax is…13 Dec 2023HANSARDCOP28Thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting this second opportunity for the House to discuss COP28. At the debate on 16 November, when the Government granted a full day’s debate, only…29 Nov 2023HANSARDRural Councils: FundingIt is an honour to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder) on not only the time we worked together at the…29 Nov 2023HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportI understand what the hon. Gentleman says. The situation varies around the country, but I know it is a challenge that councils have. We could actually have an all-day debate in…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportI am afraid that I just do not have the time, but I am sure the hon. Member will be making a speech soon.28 Nov 2023HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportThat is a good point. I do not know enough about the detail of what the hon. Lady suggests, but I know there are two sets of providers because they already share connection masts,…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. About a decade ago our ambition was to get to 10 megabits as the universal service obligation. We have much greater ambition that that now. Of…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Sarah Dyke) on securing this debate. The United Kingdom…28 Nov 2023HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportThen I will take the intervention.28 Nov 2023HANSARD Rural Communities: Government SupportYes, of course.28 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has made a lot of progress in trying to bring together a holistic network, but it is too late for communities in Suffolk, Norfolk and…28 Nov 2023HANSARDLegislation on Dangerous DogsI am not in Government anymore, so that is a question for the Minister. I think that was done to bring to an end the opportunity for the transfer of dogs. It is admittedly on a…27 Nov 2023HANSARDLegislation on Dangerous DogsIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline. As the Secretary of State who introduced this legislation—in fact, it was my last act in Government—I thought it…27 Nov 2023