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HANSARDAction on Climate Change and DecarbonisationI thank my right hon. Friend for that typically well-made and excellent point. If the major energy companies established a long-term fund on that basis to make the investment that…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAction on Climate Change and DecarbonisationI thank the hon. Lady for her point. The intention behind subsidies—or, to use another word, support—for energy companies is to try to achieve what we want them to achieve. The…05 Jul 2022HANSARDAction on Climate Change and DecarbonisationI thank the hon. Gentleman for that point; I could not agree more. It is a really difficult point to make, because it seems counter-intuitive, but we will need the major energy…05 Jul 2022HANSARDCHOGM, G7 and NATO SummitsI welcome what the Prime Minister has said about working with other countries to reduce the price of oil and gas, which is critical in this country and across the world. Will he…04 Jul 2022HANSARDCost of LivingThe Chancellor knows that a significant part of inflation is not within this Government’s control, and indeed not within the country’s control; it is a result of international…28 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Gross Domestic ProductMuch of the discussion in the House today has been about the fiscal aspects of inflation, but a huge part of the rise in inflation in this country and across the western world is…13 Jun 2022HANSARDInvestment in UK InfrastructureI welcome the Government’s increased investment in infrastructure, but as the Minister knows, for the investment to be most useful we need to improve the deliverability of that…17 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI strongly support the Government and the Department in their introduction of biodiversity net gain, which could be transformative across the east and south-east of England in…28 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.28 Apr 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ2. Founded in Hitchin by an inspirational man called Richard Lucas, the Govox mental wellbeing platform was started in 2018, following the sad loss of local young men to suicide.…20 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. On nuclear, there has been much talk of the small modular reactors created by Rolls-Royce, which the Government are rightly supporting, and lots of talk of the progress on…29 Mar 2022HANSARDRegional GrowthThe Minister will be aware of the positive contribution that financial services can make to levelling up all over the country. With that in mind, and with the work of my all-party…15 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanThe Secretary of State knows that I am a strong supporter of his policy to end reliance on Russian oil and of the need to intensify our investment in renewable energy. There are…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMany of my colleagues— interestingly, more on the Conservative Benches—are fond of quoting Lenin these days. My right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis)…07 Mar 2022HANSARD SanctionsIt was Lenin who said that there are some decades when nothing happens and weeks in which decades happen. It feels as if this week is one of those weeks. This war, as we know, is…01 Mar 2022HANSARD UK-Australia Free Trade AgreementI know that the Secretary of State cares a lot about services trade and the positive impact that that can have not just for Britain but across the world, and I welcome what she…05 Jan 2022HANSARDFinancial Services: UK EconomyIt is a pleasure to speak in such a well-informed and thoughtful debate. First, on the contribution of the financial services sector, I do not want to repeat what has been said by…09 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister and I have a shared commitment to protecting our natural environment and improving our biodiversity across the country. Indeed, that is why I am campaigning to…01 Dec 2021HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 1 December.01 Dec 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipWhere I would gently disagree with the right hon. Gentleman is that the position of the Deputy First Minister, Mr Swinney, has explicitly been that independence is the priority.…30 Nov 2021