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HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech and pushing for even better legislation. Does she agree that that particular proposal would lead to a change in culture, which is what…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillDoes my hon. Friend believe that this afternoon’s debate has covered the important area of phoenix companies and consumer protection? There is clearly a role for the registrar in…24 Jan 2023HANSARDEconomic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that the US model is worth looking at? Law enforcement agencies that are successful get a percentage of the…24 Jan 2023HANSARD Prepayment MetersThe Minister needs to get a grip. A constituent has written to me saying that she has cut back to having one shower a week. Another says: “I am mostly washing in cold water, but…23 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn March this year, unfortunately, WH Smith in Wood Green is closing, which means that the post office is closing. It has not been able to find another site; 600 people have…19 Jan 2023HANSARDJagtar Singh JohalI pay tribute to the hon. Member for West Dunbartonshire (Martin Docherty-Hughes) for securing this debate and for demonstrating continuing and admirable tenacity in his support…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Afghanistan: Ban on Women Aid WorkersI pay tribute to my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) for his determination to secure this important urgent question, approaching your office on…19 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Battery ProductionIs it not the case that, in this crucial industry, this is just yet another example of the lack of confidence in the UK economy? Part of the reason for that is because there is no…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Attack on Protesters in ManchesterI thank the chair of the Select Committee, the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns), for the urgent question, and for her tireless work on this issue to date. We…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionThe hon. Lady is making an excellent beginning to her speech. Does she agree that what we see from the energy companies is the “rocket and feathers principle”, where the prices…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionIt is a real pleasure to follow the passionate speech by the hon. Member for East Lothian (Kenny MacAskill), and I could not agree with him more. Despite our constituencies being…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionThe hon. Gentleman is right to emphasise that point. He lives on the cold Gloucester plain, which can get very chilly and snowy at this time of year, so he will understand the…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionDoes my hon. Friend agree that this is yet another example of rip-off Britain?15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionI think the whole House would accept that advice on debt and debt management is crucial, but when a student household is spending £12 for 20 minutes of hot water, which,…15 Dec 2022HANSARDPrepayment Meters: Self-DisconnectionWill the Minister give way?15 Dec 2022HANSARDCommonwealth CountriesIn the Commonwealth we have a unique vehicle with which to engage on the global stage. I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s comments in his speech yesterday, but while Foreign Office…13 Dec 2022HANSARDProtection from Sex-based Harassment in Public BillI thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for her excellent campaigning in this area, and I thank the right hon. Member for Tunbridge Wells (Greg Clark) for bringing forward the…09 Dec 2022HANSARD Employment and the High StreetI thank the Minister for his unusual intervention on the opening speaker. I am confident that Labour’s plan to even up the balance between basic high street stores and the huge…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Employment and the High StreetI beg to move, That this House has considered employment and the high street. It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, and it is fantastic to see so…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Employment and the High StreetI believe that the free parking that is on offer from the Welsh Government is not necessarily replicated in England, so there are swings and roundabouts with different regions. I…07 Dec 2022