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HANSARDCOP27Will the Prime Minister say what view he takes of the role of local authorities in the climate emergency? In 2010, there were some fantastic programmes. Had they continued to…09 Nov 2022HANSARD Chinese Consul General: Manchester ProtestI thank the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing this urgent question, for yesterday’s interview with Mr Chan and for his work…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Chinese Consulate: Attack on Hong Kong ProtestersI am so pleased that there is consensus across this House that freedom of expression is an important principle which we hold dear in our democracy, and it is testament to our…18 Oct 2022HANSARDEarly General ElectionThank you for calling me to speak, Mr Mundell. It is a pleasure to contribute to this debate under your chairmanship. This is a Tory crisis, made in Downing Street but paid for by…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEarly General ElectionThe Minister is very generous in giving way. He is making an important point that general elections are not always necessary. Does he agree, however, that one of the problems…17 Oct 2022HANSARDCycling Targets: 2025 and 20305. Whether her Department has made an assessment of the level of funding that will be required to meet its cycling targets for (a) 2025 and (b) 2030.13 Oct 2022HANSARDCycling Targets: 2025 and 2030I am sure the Minister agrees that there is nothing nicer than seeing schoolchildren in local streets learning in a supervised way how to cycle safely, particularly as interest in…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseEvery seven minutes, a household in the private rented sector is given a section 21 notice—commonly known as a no-fault eviction—which is having a huge impact on our communities.…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. This week, the Deputy Prime Minister visited my constituency as part of her ministerial brief. While I appreciate that her office…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillOn the agencies, does the Home Secretary accept that it has taken an awfully long for the Government to get around to reforming Companies House, which is very open to abuse and…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillWill the Home Secretary give way?13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThe Witanhurst property, a 500-room mansion in Highgate, is the second largest property in the UK after Buckingham Palace. Its ownership is contested, so it has not been seized.…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does she agree that it is also necessary for the courts in London to accept that there are limits to how many cases can be held…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseIn the light of the Bank of England’s statement this morning that interest rates are to go up again, food inflation going through the roof and the burgeoning Government debt,…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionIs the truth not more fundamental: when a party stands on a manifesto promise, regardless of what it is, it should stick by that? Can the right hon. Gentleman rule out today any…22 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage DischargeOver the summer, I had the pleasure of meeting those from the Hampstead and Highgate Angling Society, who fish in all 32 London boroughs. The River Wandle has had a very bad…08 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage Discharge4. What steps he is taking to ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into rivers, inland waterways and the sea.08 Sept 2022HANSARD Jagtar Singh JohalThe allegations in recent weeks of the potential collusion of the British intelligence service in the arbitrary detention of Mr Johal are deeply worrying. It is vital that the…07 Sept 2022HANSARDPakistan: Flood ReliefCatastrophic scenes of flooding in Pakistan: 1,000 lost lives, 33 million people displaced and a third of the country under water. As we have heard today, the whole House has…06 Sept 2022HANSARD Ukraine UpdateThat was going to be my exact question: on the next step of the scheme. None of us wishes to see Homes for Ukraine become homeless Ukrainians on our streets. Perhaps some other…05 Sept 2022