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HANSARDInstallation of Telecommunications InfrastructureI am not sure about the suggestion that either we get this rolled out, or we don’t because people have to be consulted. There could be a short period of consultation and…15 Mar 2023HANSARDInstallation of Telecommunications InfrastructureI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady. I will come on to what I think should happen in terms of regulation. I will talk about telecommunications in Hull, because we are unique and…15 Mar 2023HANSARDInstallation of Telecommunications InfrastructureI am grateful to Mr Speaker for allowing this debate this evening on telecommunications infrastructure. I know it has been a busy day with the Budget, but my constituents in Hull…15 Mar 2023HANSARDInstallation of Telecommunications InfrastructureI absolutely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. The reason that there is not that consultation at the moment is that the law was amended by the coalition Government in 2013, so…15 Mar 2023HANSARDInstallation of Telecommunications InfrastructureAbsolutely, and I am grateful to the hon. Lady for that intervention. It raises an important question: why can we not get this co-ordinated?15 Mar 2023HANSARDInstallation of Telecommunications InfrastructureI absolutely agree. The changes brought in in 2013 were introduced for only five years, but they have now been extended indefinitely, allowing the situation we are all talking…15 Mar 2023HANSARDInstallation of Telecommunications InfrastructureAbsolutely. Obviously, this is happening not just in my constituency, but up and down the land. There is no requirement for companies to consider alternatives to poles, such as…15 Mar 2023HANSARDInstallation of Telecommunications InfrastructureI am very conscious of the time, and I have got a few more things to say. I should raise at this point that it is, again, quite opaque whether network operators are actually…15 Mar 2023HANSARDSanctioned Russian AssetsThe UK Government have frozen Russian assets, but the EU has already set out a plan to shift such assets into a fund to help to rebuild Ukraine, and Canada has already passed a…14 Mar 2023HANSARDSanctioned Russian Assets4. Whether he is taking steps to seize and repurpose sanctioned Russian assets to assist the reconstruction of Ukraine.14 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillTo follow up on that point about the issue of tone, despite the strong views held about this Bill both in this House and outside by actors, football commentators and archbishops,…13 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way again, and I will be very quick, but decriminalisation does not mean deregulation. Of course, all the healthcare laws that apply to…09 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Dame Maria Miller) for opening the debate and for all her work for women over the years. I share her comments about…09 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayWill the hon. Member give way?09 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayAbsolutely. I am very grateful for that intervention. I think every woman in this Chamber or watching this debate will fully understand the impact that it can have. I return to…09 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayI am grateful to the hon. Lady. I am so pleased to hear her make this speech. What is even more worrying is that, while the 1967 Act is more than 50 years old, it is of course…09 Mar 2023HANSARDPlanning permission for telecommunication telegraph pole installationI rise to present a petition signed by residents of Hull North regarding the installation of telecommunication telegraph polls. Many of my constituents in Hull North, and indeed…08 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillIn the Home Affairs Committee report on channel crossings, which was published last summer, we found that small boats have not overwhelmed the asylum system as the Home Secretary…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseAlthough not announced today, I understand that the small-boats legislation will be coming to the House shortly. The Home Affairs Committee carried out a two-year inquiry into the…02 Mar 2023HANSARD Independent Public AdvocateI put it to the Secretary of State that, in the case of the contaminated blood scandal, Governments failed to acknowledge what actually happened for decades, even though thousands…01 Mar 2023