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HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillWhen first announcing this Bill, the Prime Minister promised that it would clamp down on greenwashing and bring misleading environmental claims under the umbrella of consumer…20 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerWhat about Norway?09 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerI am losing track of the number of times I have pointed out in this Chamber that just because we extract oil and gas from the North sea does not mean that it gets used here. It…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerI would like to start by saying what I think we can all clearly see: that the Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill announced in the Gracious Speech is no more than a cheap and…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMaking Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerNo, you are not. From a sedentary position, Ministers say, “We are”, but I would draw their attention to the last round for offshore wind. Tell us again how much that delivered?…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationWill the Minister tell us whether his discussions with charities and non-governmental organisations this morning included aid agencies such as Oxfam, Christian Aid or Save the…08 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the Addressindicated dissent.07 Nov 2023HANSARDDebate on the AddressI am grateful to the Prime Minister for giving way. I want to ask him when he will start being straight with the British public. He pretends that new oil and gas licences will…07 Nov 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillThe speech we have just listened to from the hon. Member for Brigg and Goole (Andrew Percy) shows exactly why this is not the right time for this Bill and this debate. The speech…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillI commend the hon. Gentleman on the way he is making his comments. Does he agree that it is positively dangerous to do what this Government are doing when we see the huge rise in…25 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillIt is about time. It is nearly five years since promises were first made to tenants facing soaring rents, huge energy bills, cold and damp homes, and limited rights. We are now on…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillThere is plenty to welcome in this Bill, but it should have been an opportunity to increase minimum energy efficiency standards. When the Secretary of State for Energy Security…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) Billrose —23 Oct 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI was pleased to hear the Prime Minister talk of the need to get fuel into Gaza, but as the hon. Member for Arfon (Hywel Williams) said, that was not referenced in yesterday’s…23 Oct 2023HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillOn decent home standards, would the right hon. Lady support the integration of Awaab’s law into the Bill? We are talking about delays, but my concern is that if those provisions…23 Oct 2023HANSARDGaza: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital ExplosionWe do not yet know who is responsible for the unspeakable atrocity at the Gaza hospital, but we do know that hundreds were killed and hundreds more were injured; we do know that…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWill the Minister give way?17 Oct 2023HANSARD Safe Asylum Routes: Afghan RefugeesI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. As he knows, I have a constituent who was instructed by the Government to make the dangerous journey, with his young family, to…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am truly grateful to the Minister for giving way. In its latest progress report, the Climate Change Committee was clear that planning policy needs what it calls “radical reform”…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWill the Minister give way?17 Oct 2023