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HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI will.21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThe right hon. and learned Member is making a very powerful speech. On procedures, does he agree that there is a bigger point about Parliament’s governance structures? Our whole…21 Apr 2022HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThis weekend marks the anniversary of the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, which paved the way for the establishment of our precious national parks. Yet 90 years on, the Countryside…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateThe respected constitutional historian Lord Peter Hennessy reminds us that it is the Prime Minister who is the guardian of the ministerial code. What can we do to protect that…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyThe triple test of the strategy is whether it helps to cut dependence on Russian gas, whether it brings down bills and whether it secures a safe climate. It manages to fail on all…19 Apr 2022HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: Change of NameNo amount of greenwash can hide the fact that the Oil and Gas Authority’s primary purpose is to pump every last drop of oil and gas from the North sea, but the International…29 Mar 2022HANSARDOil and Gas Authority: Change of Name14. Whether he was involved in the decision of the Oil and Gas Authority to change its name to the North Sea Transition Authority.29 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineIn an FCDO press release last week, the Foreign Secretary said that Russian intelligence services have targeted UK national infrastructure in what she called a “calculated and…28 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementOnce again, quite incredibly, there is climate-shaped hole at the heart of this statement. Once again, the Chancellor did not even mention the word “climate”. That is all the more…23 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionI am glad the Minister has acknowledged that fracking would do nothing to increase our energy security, given that the energy would then be sold on global markets at international…15 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraineLet me start by echoing the fine tribute that the right hon. Member for New Forest East (Dr Lewis) gave to Marina Ovsyannikova. Her bravery yesterday was extraordinary, as it has…15 Mar 2022HANSARDExecutions in Saudi ArabiaMay I press the Minister? Does she not see any contradiction between rightly ending dependence on Putin’s Russia for fossil fuels and then seeking to replace them by going cap in…14 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import BanThe Government are right to get off Russian oil and gas—I welcome that—but wrong to propose replacing it with new domestic production. Our dependence on fossil fuels is what got…09 Mar 2022HANSARDRussian Oil Import Ban“No new licences” is what I said.09 Mar 2022HANSARDSupport for UkraineUkraine’s national debt is already crippling its economy. In 2020, the debt stood at $94 billion. At this truly dark moment, it is unconscionable that Ukraine should be required…08 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Urgent Refugee ApplicationsThis Government have some pretty strange priorities: apparently, they think nothing of overturning national security advice when it comes to granting a life peerage to the son of…08 Mar 2022HANSARDCOP26 Presidency: PrioritiesThe Glasgow climate pact and, indeed, the COP26 priorities contain a commitment to keep 1.5° alive, yet the UN Environment Programme production gap report warns that Governments…02 Mar 2022HANSARDPublic HealthI was also at the all-party parliamentary group on coronavirus evidence session this morning and the health experts were unanimous in saying that to remove the restrictions around…01 Mar 2022HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe hon. Member is giving a good speech. Does he agree that the Bill is part of a wider pattern that makes it even more dangerous? When we consider it alongside voter suppression…28 Feb 2022HANSARDSanctionsI am pleased that the Foreign Secretary has urged Russia to enable safe passage for civilians to flee the violence, but does she recognise that her Government have to do far more…28 Feb 2022