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HANSARDEngagementsThe Prime Minister’s reckless predecessor, the right hon. Member for South West Norfolk (Elizabeth Truss), took a wrecking ball to nature, prompting millions of members of the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDSupport for Energy Customers: Winter 2022-23When Chancellor, our new Prime Minister spent precious months dragging his heels on energy efficiency, and now our fourth Chancellor this year scrambles with a Treasury-led review…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillIt is a positive delight to follow the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart), and it was refreshing to hear that strong defence of his position—to say that we…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe hon. Member is giving a powerful speech. On environmental regulation, does he agree that this could be a very good test of the credibility of the Office for Environmental…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I hope very much that the Minister will give us that guarantee. The Environment Secretary reportedly told the Conservative party…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Minister said earlier that the Bill was proportionate, but that is exactly what it is not, particularly given the sunset clause that means that DEFRA will have to go through…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Billrose —25 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillThe hon. Lady was speaking earlier about the protests in her constituency. I am perhaps the only hon. Member of this House to have been arrested, tried and acquitted for…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillWill the Secretary of State give way?19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. In terms of trust, he will know that the Government have set up a new consultation to determine what public consent is.…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillDo I agree? Yes, I do. The right hon. Gentleman makes a very important point. As someone who took part in some recreations of that trespass on Kinder Scout earlier this year, I…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillWill the Home Secretary give way?18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillFrankly, there is so much wrong with the Bill that it is difficult to know where to start. It basically needs a line striking through the vast majority of it, and I am therefore…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI thank the right hon. Member for her powerful contribution with which I entirely agree. I was just explaining about the combined effect of new clauses 7 and 8. New clause 7,…18 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerWe have just seen the back of one Tory Prime Minister for trampling over standards in public life, only for him to be replaced by another who in just 40 days has herself failed to…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateIn the bonfire of Government policy that has just taken place, the Chancellor was not very specific about what would happen to the Prime Minister’s investment zones policy.…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillWill the Secretary of State give way?17 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanThis Budget amounts to an environment wrecker’s charter and it is a statement of missed opportunities. For example, a report just this week shows that a major programme of…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessThe Secretary of State’s announcements may have finally put a temporary brake on further terrifying price hikes, but they leave huge questions unanswered, including: what is the…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionI must say that I am fascinated that the Secretary of State thinks that he knows more about the geology of the UK than the geologist who founded Cuadrilla, who said quite clearly…22 Sept 2022