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HANSARDG20 and COP26 World Leaders SummitI do not know what planet the hon. Gentleman has been on. He is totally wrong. This Government have helped to cut the UK’s emissions of carbon dioxide by almost half from 1990…03 Nov 2021HANSARDG20 and COP26 World Leaders SummitWe are investing massively in rail in the way that I described at PMQs earlier, not just with HS2, but with Northern Powerhouse Rail and the integrated rail plan. The hon. Lady…03 Nov 2021HANSARDG20 and COP26 World Leaders SummitSchools in Cornwall that I have been talking to have a fantastic understanding of what Cornwall is doing to cut carbon. There are amazing projects in Cornwall, and we are also…03 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsIndeed I do, but what I think the House should also recognise is how far we have moved in the space of a few years since the Paris COP summit of 2015, where, as I am sure the…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend is right that the development that he refers to is part of an infrastructure revolution that I think will transform the country, but he is also right that we should…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe focus is certainly on 2030. We have 122 nationally determined contributions already, and 17 out of 20 G20 countries have made NDCs. The commitments are coming through. The…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsThis morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, during which my right hon. Friend the Chancellor updated the Cabinet on how the Government’s plan for jobs is…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Gentleman makes a very important point about the high energy costs for energy-intensive industries, and that is why we have abated them with about £2 billion since 2013.…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsYes, and I think the whole House should be proud of the fact that the UK still produces more offshore wind— [ Interruption. ] Not hot air, but energy for the people of this…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsAll our donations are registered in the normal way. I would just remind the hon. Lady that the Labour party’s paymasters, the GMB, think that Labour’s policies mean that no…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsWell, yes—do I have to learn the song? I will do my best. I thank my hon. Friend for raising the work of her constituents and her constituents’ school. It is absolutely vital that…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his question, but the reality is that of course we monitor all the data very carefully every day. We see nothing to suggest that we need to…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsI am delighted to respond in the affirmative to my hon. Friend, because the last time he asked me about this it was to ensure that we got an Eden Project in Morecambe. It sounds…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe reports of spiking are extremely disturbing, and as the hon. Lady knows, it is already a criminal offence. I know that my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary has asked the…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman is completely right, I am sad to say. We are working hard to secure an agreement by negotiation, but we need to see real progress, because, as the right…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend—indeed, the whole House—will be hearing more about the spending for health in just a few moments, but I can tell him that we have received 120 applications for the…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe right hon. Gentleman talks about cutting CO 2 in half. Well, that is virtually what this country—this Government—has done. Since 1990, we have cut CO 2 by 44% and the economy…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsNo, Mr Speaker. The right hon. Gentleman is completely wrong, and I think he should withdraw what he has just said about the £11.6 billion, because we remain absolutely committed…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsI welcome the right hon. Gentleman to his place. I think the whole House extends its sympathies to the Leader of the Opposition. I hope he returns soon. It is, of course, correct…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsMy only question is, why is it only National Cheese Toastie Day? Why is it not International Cheese Toastie Day? I hope very much that among its many other achievements, the COP26…27 Oct 2021