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HANSARDGaza and Humanitarian AidI congratulate the Minister on making his maiden address. Can he reflect on the verb that he used? He said that we have been “asking” Israel to do those three things. He then went…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGaza and Humanitarian AidAs politicians, we talk of the international rules-based system, by which we mean the World Trade Organisation and the United Nations, but often we do so only when it suits our…10 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsOn the penultimate day of the last Labour Government, the then Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, created the marine protected area around the British Indian Ocean Territory. At…07 Oct 2024HANSARDCarbon Capture, Usage and StorageI had rather hoped that my right hon. Friend was going to start his statement by saying, “As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted—”. I have waited so long to hear a…07 Oct 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceIt is troubling that many owners, who, according to the Act, are responsible for fire safety in these blocks, are seeking to establish themselves in foreign jurisdictions, often…11 Sept 2024HANSARD Building Safety and ResilienceOn regulation, my hon. Friend will know that Sir Martin Moore-Bick’s report made very strong statements about the difficulty of reconciling the role of maintaining standards with…11 Sept 2024HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 ReportI do not think I have ever heard my right hon. and learned Friend speak more powerfully, more personally or more movingly than he did in this statement. I know that the more than…04 Sept 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerMy hon. Friend, very importantly, mentioned the role that carbon capture, usage and storage has to play in the decarbonisation of our economy. I am sure he will have seen the…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerThe right hon. Lady said that Members should not quote only from sources that they feel are friendly to them, so I will not quote from the International Energy Association, but…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerThe hon. Lady is being generous in giving way. On the issue of undergrounding power lines, although that may in some cases be necessary for communities, does she not accept, given…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Convention on Biological DiversityI am grateful to my hon. Friend for her response. She will know that the reason for the 1 August deadline is to show our intent for the UK to be back out there at the forefront of…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Convention on Biological DiversityI am delighted to have given way to the hon. Gentleman, who makes a fair and important point. The way that we are incentivising farmers and land managers, and the financial…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Convention on Biological DiversityMay I add my voice to the concatenation across this House welcoming you to your new role, Madam Deputy Speaker? I also welcome my hon. Friend the Member for Coventry East (Mary…25 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesI heartily applaud what my right hon. Friend is saying about the renewed windfall tax. Will she also look at the fact that, in this country, we have the lowest basic rate of tax…22 Jul 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaMy right hon. Friend was absolutely right to speak of the need for an immediate ceasefire and the need to restore funding to UNRWA. I welcome both those moves. He also spoke of…19 Jul 2024HANSARDCovid-19 InquiryThe Minister spoke of resilience. He is aware that Northwick Park hospital in my constituency was the epicentre at the start of the pandemic, and the lack of resilience meant that…19 Jul 2024HANSARD Debate on the AddressCould the hon. Gentleman explain to the House why the SNP Government in Scotland, who have the power to do that, have not?17 Jul 2024HANSARDBiodiversity LossI absolutely agree with what the hon. Lady is saying. She mentions COP16. Later this year, the world will meet in Colombia for the biodiversity conference, which is of critical…15 May 2024HANSARD Global Ocean TreatyI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Torbay (Kevin Foster) for securing this very important debate and for his speech, and to the right hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr…25 Apr 2024HANSARD Global Ocean TreatyI am listening carefully to the Minister. Can she explain exactly how we will support countries to get that access and to have the capacity themselves? What financial and other…25 Apr 2024