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HANSARD Environment BillI am pleased to move new clause 1. This Bill could not be more important. It is 25 years since the last dedicated Environment Act was passed. During that time, the speed and scale…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Environment BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.26 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Limited Company DirectorsThank you very much, Mr Deputy Speaker. I am hugely grateful to the hon. Member for Midlothian (Owen Thompson) for allowing me to say a few words in this vital debate, and I…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Covid-19There is so much that could be said about the Government’s chronic mishandling of the pandemic; their failure to act swiftly enough and learn from their mistakes; the obsession…12 Jan 2021HANSARD Economic UpdateThe Chancellor said earlier that there is “unity of purpose” across this House. One area where it is clear there is unity with everybody except him is that more support is needed…11 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19It is extraordinary that, yet again, the Prime Minister did not say a word about the Government’s test, trace, isolate and support system. Vaccination and lockdown are essential…06 Jan 2021HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillThis hardest of Brexit deals, for which there is no mandate, is one that cuts British jobs, sidelines our services sector, undermines hard-won protections for the environment,…30 Dec 2020HANSARD Energy White PaperWith nuclear power both eye-wateringly expensive and painfully slow in the face of the climate emergency, it is disappointing that there is not more ambition on renewables and…14 Dec 2020HANSARDEngagementsLast week, we learned that UK Export Finance has been approached to back the east African crude oil pipeline. This is a climate catastrophe that will produce emissions equivalent…09 Dec 2020HANSARDUK-EU Future Relationship Negotiations and Transition PeriodDoes the Minister see the irony of UK negotiators trying to persuade our EU counterparts of our good faith when it comes to compliance with the rules of any new trade deal at…07 Dec 2020HANSARDCoronavirus VaccineI echo the congratulations to all involved with the good news about this vaccination. Last week, I asked the Secretary of State to “publish the modelling his Department holds on…02 Dec 2020HANSARD Spending Review 2020 and OBR ForecastThe Chancellor speaks of a fiscal emergency, but said not a word today about the climate and nature emergencies. There is a real risk that any green steps will be fatally…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Winter PlanIf these tougher tiers are to deliver sustained reductions in transmission, test, trace, isolate has to work better. Will the Secretary of State learn the lessons from countries…23 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateA constituent’s father is in a care home. He is non-verbal and relies on touch to communicate. She says: “I have not been able to hug my dad for over eight months. I have not been…10 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateIn reply to a question I asked the Chancellor back in September, he said that those excluded from the self-employed scheme earned more than £50,000 and were in the top 5% of all…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Lockdown: Economic SupportThe new grant scheme for businesses in the hospitality, leisure and accommodation sector is welcome, but those in my Brighton constituency need to know that all small and…03 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateExtending support for the self-employed is welcome, but it does nothing for the more than 3 million self-employed and freelancers who were unfairly left out of previous schemes…02 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateRebuilding confidence in Test and Trace is critical, yet the Secretary of State has taken the potentially counterproductive step of arranging for data to be shared with the police…19 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateToday, we seem to have a partial admission of the failure of the Government’s outsourced test and trace system. When so many of us have argued for so long that it should be in the…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillGiven that emissions from agriculture have not decreased—they have remained static for years—there is every good reason to focus on the role of agriculture in driving climate…12 Oct 2020