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HANSARDCOP26 Commitments: Government ProcurementAs the COP26 President knows, the Glasgow climate pact reaffirmed the ambition to limit global heating to 1.5°. He also knows that the International Energy Agency has made it…19 Jan 2022HANSARD Building Safety BillI want the Minister to clarify one last thing before he sits down, because although other hon. Members have raised it, I am still not entirely clear what reassurance there is for…19 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI was listening carefully to the Prime Minister’s statement. I do not think he mentioned long covid once, yet according to the Office for National Statistics, over a million…19 Jan 2022HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]As the MP who I think made the first attempt to put sentience recognition into UK law with my amendment to the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, I warmly welcome this Bill. I…18 Jan 2022HANSARDPublic HealthThe Secretary of State is making a strong point about exactly why we need to do far more to address the threat of omicron, but does he accept that the Government’s mixed messaging…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthI have just come from a meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on coronavirus. We were given a shocking set of presentations, about which the hon. Member for Oxford West and…14 Dec 2021HANSARDPublic HealthThat may well be the case now, but I do not see why that is an argument against needing to get coronavirus cases down. If transmission rates go up on the trajectory that we are…14 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEI congratulate the hon. Member for Eastbourne (Caroline Ansell) on securing this really important debate. I apologise that I cannot stay for all of it, due to a Select Committee…01 Dec 2021HANSARDCOP27: Finance for Loss and DamageThe COP26 President will know of the extraordinary anger and sense of betrayal that was felt by the climate-vulnerable countries, in particular, when they saw the finance facility…01 Dec 2021HANSARDCOP27: Finance for Loss and Damage1. What steps he plans to take to help ensure that COP27 delivers finance for loss and damage.01 Dec 2021HANSARDNatural History GCSEI wonder if the hon. Lady has come across the statements from university lecturers about the fact that they see students come through the school system and arrive at university…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesI welcome the hon. Lady’s intervention and she is absolutely right. It feels to me as though this absolute reinforcement of the grid is often the poor cousin in these debates and…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Climate Goals: Wellbeing EconomyI thank everyone who has taken part in the debate; I really appreciate it. I have been struck by how well Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been represented in it. I…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this debate. On the issue of the Government saying it is a good thing, does she agree that the trouble in this country is that community…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Community Energy SchemesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Betts, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) on securing this important debate. It is just two weeks since…30 Nov 2021HANSARD Climate Goals: Wellbeing EconomyI beg to move, That this House has considered a wellbeing economy approach to meeting climate goals. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairing, Mr Betts. I am grateful for the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateThe Secretary of State says that rich countries must do everything they can to ensure more vaccines reach the global south. Judging by his actions, he means doing everything…29 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsI rarely agree with the Prime Minister, but last week, when he said that COP26 showed that we could end our reliance on fossil fuels, I did agree with him. That, however, prompts…24 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26He is not answering my question!15 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26The COP26 President has undoubtedly done an excellent job, but frankly, that is no thanks to the Prime Minister, who has consistently undermined climate leadership, whether that…15 Nov 2021