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HANSARDClimate Targets: Energy EfficiencyThe Government have had a series of failed programmes on home insulation: the green new deal failed, and the recent green homes grant scheme failed, as the Public Accounts…20 Jul 2022HANSARDClimate Targets: Energy Efficiency6. What assessment he has made of the potential role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets.20 Jul 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine UptakeAs the Public Accounts Committee reported last week, there are still 3 million people who have not been vaccinated, and we hope that the Government will give as much support as…19 Jul 2022HANSARDCovid-19 Vaccine Uptake5. What steps he is taking to encourage covid-19 vaccine uptake in adults.19 Jul 2022HANSARDRemote Observation and Recording (Courts and Tribunals) Regulations 2022I welcome the Minister to her position. I have two questions. First, when we looked at the issue in the Public Accounts Committee—at all issues around remote proceedings—no proper…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterOn the point of fire safety, could the Leader of the House confirm that the tens of millions of pounds—£140 million or so—that has been spent on the fire safety system to date…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterThe Leader of the House has acknowledged that he is not an expert, and that most of us in this House are not experts on running major projects. The original intention of the Act…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterI thank my hon. Friend for her comments about the Public Accounts Committee. To be clear, the role of that Committee is no substitute for the role of a proper sponsor or client…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterThis is a very disappointing debate because, as other hon. Members have said, we have been going round and round this issue for far too long. I think we need to slay some myths…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way at such a late stage. One of my concerns is that the Commission has been rather spooked by numbers that, in major project terms,…12 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe Minister has danced on a pinhead here, but as the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) says, we are not just MPs, Ministers or Whips; we also employ staff in…05 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Construction Contracts (England) Exclusion Order 2022Before the Minister finishes, I note that it falls to Ofwat to monitor this legislation. Obviously, the very long-term timescales of some of the projects will be such that they…29 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomic InequalityAs my hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Walton (Dan Carden) highlights, the handouts from the Government to support families are already being wiped out by the rise in…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsA recent report by the Hong Kong Watch non-governmental organisation found that five Hong Kong officials and six lawmakers complicit in the ongoing human rights crackdown…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryA constituent of mine told me that she had a terrible toothache, rang 111 and was assigned to an emergency dentist. The system worked, but does my hon. Friend agree that that that…21 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogSpeaking as the last passport Minister for the Labour party, we saw the problem coming when the banking crisis hit, with a dip in passport applications, and had a plan for what…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNHS Dental Care ServicesLike the hon. Member for Weston-super-Mare (John Penrose), I have a number of constituents who have had real problems reaching dentists before and since covid, but there have been…14 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseDom Phillips, a British journalist, has been missing in the Amazon for more than three days with his Brazilian colleague Bruno Pereira. Will the Leader of the House raise the…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: First Treasury CounselWhen the Government put forward the withdrawal agreement, including the protocol, they went in with their eyes open, knowing that Northern Ireland was effectively a pawn. This…09 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeIn the early days of Nolan, I was an independent assessor of public appointments, which was a role I took very seriously. Has my right hon. Friend noticed the trend in many public…07 Jun 2022