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HANSARDLimiting Global HeatingWe know the oil of Cambo and the coal of Cumbria have to stay in the ground if we are to keep temperature rises at below 2.4°C. I say 2.4°C because that is the new reality after…01 Dec 2021HANSARDLimiting Global Heating13. What recent assessment he has made of progress towards the globally agreed aim of limiting global heating to well below 2° C and pursuing efforts to limit heating to 1.5° C…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Climate Goals: Wellbeing EconomyI thank the hon. Lady for giving way in her fantastic speech. She may agree that part of the growth delusion—this constant demand for GDP and growth—is that it will actually begin…30 Nov 2021HANSARDHealth and Care BillListening to the hon. Member’s speech, I think he is giving the game away in some ways, because what I am hearing, if I understand him correctly, is that he wants to see a core of…23 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsOne of my favourite quotes of all time is from Henry Kissinger to, I think, the US press corps. He said: “Does anyone have any questions for my answers?” That has always tickled…02 Nov 2021HANSARDSustainability and Climate Change (National Curriculum)I thank the hon. Gentleman for giving way and congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich East—I mean for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome)—on securing this debate. Sorry,…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCOP26: Limiting Global Temperature RisesIt is good to speak after the hon. Member for Hertford and Stortford (Julie Marson), because in many ways she embodies the best of those on the Conservative Benches on this issue.…21 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThere are two problems with the Government’s net zero strategy: “net” and “zero”. The latter because it is not zero—we know there are sectors, such as aviation, that will be…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillWill the Minister give way?14 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillOn the point made by the hon. Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope), one reason the Government have used the term “health and social care” is that they have established…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThe hon. Member for South Cambridgeshire will also know that many of the countries he mentioned already have ID cards fully in use by their populations. As you well know, we do…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillI will conclude with my question to Members on the Government Benches: how comfortable are they with Government Front Benchers who are eroding the fabric of our fragile democracy?…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillMay I first say how pleased I am to see the Minister, my constituency neighbour in Norwich, back in her place? She may have been back before today, but this is the first day that…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThat is a fair point. Let me retort with an alternative statistic for you. There were 34 allegations of impersonation in the 2019 general election, out of 58 million votes. I took…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillWith the climate crisis and the reality of an ageing population, there has never been a better time for the Government to centre the wellbeing of people and planet and the way in…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeI thank the Minister for his answer. Even where the guidance provides a route back to status, it will not protect EU citizens who missed the deadline from hostile environment…07 Jun 2021HANSARDEU Settlement SchemeWhat rights will be protected for EU citizens and non-EU family members unable to apply to the EU settlement scheme by the 30 June 2021 deadline.07 Jun 2021HANSARDOral Health and Dentistry: EnglandThank you very much, Ms Bardell, for your chairmanship today. I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bedford (Mohammad Yasin) on securing this timely debate. Like…25 May 2021HANSARD Special Educational NeedsI thank you, Sir Edward, for chairing, and my hon. Friend the Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi) for leading this important debate. One does not have to be a parent to want to live in…21 Apr 2021HANSARDClimate Change: International Co-operation and the Global SouthWhat diplomatic steps his Department is taking ahead of COP26 to work with partners in the global south to tackle climate change.20 Apr 2021