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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI wonder if there is a page missing in my copy of the Bill, because I was looking for the net zero test, which I am sure the Secretary of State would agree ought to be applied to…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEnergy Price CapOne of the fastest and most effective ways to protect people from the impact of rising energy costs would be an ambitious retrofit and insulation programme, which should have been…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe right hon. Lady is making a powerful speech. Does she agree that, when faced with a rogue Prime Minister, a mere adviser on the ministerial code is dangerously inadequate? We…07 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech. Does he agree that if the Prime Minister —any Prime Minister—can always simply bail out a ministerial colleague, even if they have…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment AllowancesJust six short months ago, the UK hosted COP26, and it remains its president—not that we would know that from this appalling policy from this Government. The Glasgow climate pact,…06 Jun 2022HANSARD Public Order BillThis is a deeply dangerous Bill, and I am pleased to support the reasoned amendments. The measures in the Bill represent a fresh outright attack on our fundamental rights. Indeed,…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillAs others have said, evidence-based stop and search—where there is evidence and a good reason—is not in question. What is in question here is stop and search on the basis of a…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI disagree with the premise of the Minister’s intervention. I have been proudly at the forefront of moves to say that women seeking their right to healthcare should not be subject…23 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillNo, I will not. Protest is, by definition, disruptive. I can promise Government Members that the protesters I have been alongside include grandmothers who have never been on a…23 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolCan I press the Foreign Secretary on why she is laying the ground for a trade war with our largest trading partners just as the Bank of England is warning of an “apocalyptic” rise…17 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesThe right hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech. I wonder whether he shares my anger at the news this week that the Government have underspent their net zero budget by a…17 May 2022HANSARDTackling Short-term and Long-term Cost of Living IncreasesWe are in the grip of multiple crises: a cost of living scandal that is pushing millions of households into fuel and food poverty; a war in Ukraine with disastrous consequences;…17 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that it is remarkable that, for a Government who say that they care about the cost of living crisis, there was absolutely nothing new in this…10 May 2022HANSARDEngagements4. Fifty-six Members of this House are under investigation for sexual misconduct, and that includes three members of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet. He has just rightly said that…27 Apr 2022HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. At Prime Minister’s questions today, I said that 56 MPs were “under investigation” over allegations of sexual misconduct. I should like to…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Fossil Fuel ExtractionIn this global week of advocacy for fossil fuel non-proliferation, I call on the Government to deliver on the climate leadership that was promised, while the UK still has the…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Fossil Fuel ExtractionI think I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. The truth is that although mistakes have certainly been made in Germany in the past, the idea that new nuclear now…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Fossil Fuel ExtractionI thank the hon. Lady for her contribution and I completely agree with it; that is exactly what this fossil fuel treaty is all about. It is about countries setting those end dates…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesMadam Deputy Speaker, on that note, I will not give way. I had not realised it was nine minutes and I will bring my comments to a close. Simply to say again, this matter could not…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI will.21 Apr 2022