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HANSARD Asylum-seeking Children: Hotel AccommodationWill the Minister give way?07 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Zero: 2050 TargetIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I welcome this debate on Government policy on reaching net zero by 2050 and I congratulate the right hon. Member…06 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Zero: 2050 TargetDoes the right hon. Gentleman recognise that at the time when the net zero by 2050 target was agreed, so was the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities? That…06 Jun 2023HANSARDReaching Net Zero: Local Government RoleThe hon. Member is making a powerful case, and I very much agree with the point she is making about air pollution. I am sure she will agree that things like air pollution hit the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDReaching Net Zero: Local Government RoleI am grateful that the hon. Lady is recognising the problems around funding, but also around regulatory frameworks. She will know that a report by UK100 has said that local…05 Jun 2023HANSARDReaching Net Zero: Local Government RoleOn the issue of planning, as an example, does the Minister accept that the Government need to give powers to local authorities as well? There are examples of local authorities…05 Jun 2023HANSARDReaching Net Zero: Local Government RoleI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. On funding, does she agree that, as well as reversing the 13 years of serious cuts that are preventing local…05 Jun 2023HANSARDCovid 19 Inquiry: Judicial ReviewI listened carefully to the Minister’s statement and I have never heard so much insulting verbiage. He says that “it should be for the inquiry alone to judge the relevance of the…05 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWill the Solicitor General give way on that point?24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Solicitor General keeps talking about getting rid of laws that are burdensome or unnecessary, but caught up in the revocation schedule, among many other things, are the…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillYou have already given way to him.24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWill the hon. and learned Gentleman give way on that point?24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this really important debate; he is making a powerful case. My Brighton constituency is one of the most expensive places to rent…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe Government are trying to get rid of Lords amendment 15, which reinstates the principle of non-regression. Can the Solicitor General explain what is so burdensome about…24 May 2023HANSARDPrivate Rented Sector: RegulationIt is generous of the hon. Gentleman to give way again; he is making a powerful case. Does he agree that we also need to look at rent controls, which are used in many other…24 May 2023HANSARDNuclear Fusion: Energy ProvisionEven nuclear fusion’s most ardent advocates admit that it will be decades before an operational power station is built. At the same time, I remind the Secretary of State that his…23 May 2023HANSARDG7 SummitThe Prime Minister did finally mention climate change in his response to the Leader of the Opposition, but this G7 summit was a disaster for the climate, flying in the face of…22 May 2023HANSARDPublic Access to NatureThe hon. Member will not be surprised to know that I agree entirely with her points. Indeed, I will come to them a little later. In my introductory remarks to the debate, I will…18 May 2023HANSARDPublic Access to NatureI hope that everything I have said so far demonstrates that I entirely agree with the point that the hon. Lady makes. I believe it is time to consider a comprehensive right of…18 May 2023HANSARDPublic Access to NatureI agree entirely with the hon. Member. It is slightly unfortunate that the phrase “right to roam” does not automatically include the right to access water, but that is exactly…18 May 2023