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HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillIt is four months since the Bill concluded in Committee and five years since the Government promised to legislate for renters’ rights, so I start by saying that it is totally…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillWill the hon. Gentleman concede that, although in principle it is perfectly possible to imagine a scenario where the tenant and landlord mutually agree to a set length of tenancy,…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI am grateful to the Minister. As he knows, I tried to intervene earlier during his summing-up speech. I merely wanted to pursue the point about rent tribunals that I made in my…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillThe Minister is being very generous in giving way. I am not the only person to have said that it should not be possible for rents to rise in these circumstances; the Government’s…24 Apr 2024HANSARDLNG Emissions: Impact of Oil and Gas LicencesI welcome the Minister to his post, but he will know that most of our gas imports are not LNG and that they actually come via a pipeline from Norway, where gas production is half…16 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateLike the whole House, I condemn the attack on Israel by the tyrannical Iranian regime, just as I deeply condemn the atrocities of Hamas, but I am also incredibly concerned that…15 Apr 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementOnce again, the Government seem to be dodging scrutiny. This national policy statement for national networks has significant implications for the delivery of our climate and…26 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Networks National Policy StatementWill the Minister give way?26 Mar 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaThe UN’s special rapporteur has been crystal clear that arms sales to Israel for use in Gaza are unlawful, given the clear risk that they will be used to violate international…19 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe hon. and learned Lady is making a case about the importance of evidence. Does she agree that there is evidence right in front of us in the fact that the UK Government accepted…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful for the opportunity to take part in the debate. This Bill is an affront to the principle that human rights are universal and belong to all of us by virtue of our…18 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention and he is absolutely right in what he says. It is ironic that by refusing these amendments, the Government are, in a sense,…18 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power Stations( Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero to make a statement on the Government’s plan to build new gas-fired power stations.13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsI am a bit tired of this Government shunning any scrutiny of their climate record and instead relying on a past record, because while the UK may indeed be the first major economy…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe hon. Lady is making a powerful case for the need for investment in public services, but in that context, I wonder why the Labour party appears to be supporting the freezing of…06 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIs the Chancellor, and indeed the hon. Lady, being a little complacent about investment? Although it is true that business investment is higher than it was in 2010, our business…06 Mar 2024HANSARDIsrael and GazaIn response to my many written questions, the Government continue to say that they are keeping arms export licences under review, including with regard to international…27 Feb 2024HANSARDGreen Technologies: Private InvestmentA new report from the Green Finance Institute and the Institute for Public Policy Research notes that a lack of public investment and strategy is holding back progress on…27 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillThe best way to make use of those skills is by making sure that we put resources behind those workers so that they can make the transition, which so many of them want to do, into…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillDoes the hon. Gentleman agree that it might be useful to remind Conservative Members that, according to the UN production gap report, Governments are already planning for their…20 Feb 2024