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HANSARDDefence ProcurementDefence procurement is essential to the success of a domestic steel industry, but, as the Secretary of State will know, the UK is currently the only country in the G20 in which…13 Mar 2023HANSARDDefence Procurement6. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the defence procurement system.13 Mar 2023HANSARDHousehold Energy Efficiency MeasuresWe were insulating 10 times as many homes in 2010 as this Government are doing now. Everyone knows what has happened since the Secretary of State’s Government decided to get rid…28 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentThe Minister knows that there is a backlog and that hotels are having to be used because of it. He might not want to admit it from the Dispatch Box, but that is the reality. My…20 Feb 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyThe Minister says from a sedentary position that I am making out that her role is not important enough. I am not doing that at all—I think it is a very important role. It is…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that we need to sort out the Northern Ireland protocol. That is a slightly longer and wider debate, but it is an important point for him to…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyAs always, Mr Pritchard, it is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. My hon. Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) has set out a fantastically well-crafted case for…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyYou haven’t met the unions.25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyIt should be both.25 Jan 2023HANSARDInterest Rates and Inflation: Inequality and Levelling Up2. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes in the level of (a) interest rates and (b) inflation on regional inequality.09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]rose —09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]The Minister says that he is here to talk about a modern procurement system for the UK, but The Guardian is saying today that a Conservative peer who advised the Government during…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]rose —09 Jan 2023HANSARDInterest Rates and Inflation: Inequality and Levelling UpHappy new year, Mr Speaker. According to the Department, construction of major projects has stalled because industry prices are well above the headline rates of inflation. As the…09 Jan 2023HANSARD Procurement Bill [Lords]rose —09 Jan 2023HANSARDDraft Prescribed Persons (Reports on Disclosures of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022That is a disgrace—questions should be asked in the House. Anyway, it is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair. The draft regulations have complete support on both sides of…30 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Prescribed Persons (Reports on Disclosures of Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure, Sir James—30 Nov 2022HANSARDManufacturing: Support for InnovationOn 16 November, the Government awarded the contract for the new fleet solid support ships to a Spanish state-led consortium. Around £700 million of that contract will go to…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Fleet Solid Support ShipsOf course, if the whole contract was coming to UK yards, the investment would be more than £77 million. Now that the Minister has confirmed that the consortium is indeed…18 Nov 2022HANSARD Terminal Illness (Support and Rights) BillI start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) on bringing forward an important and heartfelt piece of legislation. I hope, as the…18 Nov 2022