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HANSARDDRAFT AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BOARD (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022Only in the sense that I am responding to the Minister’s contribution, Sir Gary. Having just spoken to representatives from the poultry sector, I wonder if the Minister could make…18 May 2022HANSARDMaking Britain the Best Place to Grow Up and Grow OldIt is right that when the Government bring forward their programme, the Opposition criticise it, but it is slightly surprising that the Government make it so easy for us. When the…16 May 2022HANSARDBuilding Remediation CostsThe Secretary of State will know that an associated problem for many leaseholders is the very high cost of insurance premiums; that affects many of my constituents in Cambridge.…16 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionLeaseholders in Cambridge and across the country are continuing to suffer punishing insurance premiums. Their homes are safe, but because of the fallout from the issues around the…12 May 2022HANSARDFertiliser CostsCost, of course, is incredibly important but so is availability. The UK food system is dependent on two factories for CO 2 , one of which has been shut for months and the other…28 Apr 2022HANSARD Future of Small Cities Following Covid-19I beg to move, That this House has considered the future of small cities following the covid-19 outbreak. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Nokes. Let me start…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Future of Small Cities Following Covid-19I will happily give way to my constituency neighbour.26 Apr 2022HANSARD Future of Small Cities Following Covid-19I am grateful for those contributions—they are all important. I mentioned lab workers in passing at the beginning, but the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. The Cambridge…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Future of Small Cities Following Covid-19The hon. Gentleman certainly sought my permission.26 Apr 2022HANSARD Future of Small Cities Following Covid-19I am encouraged by much of what the Minister is saying. Cambridge is in a slightly different position, with slightly different issues. Will he undertake to meet Cambridge Ahead to…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Food SecurityIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the chair, Mr Hollobone, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock) on securing this debate. Food…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Food SecurityI always agree with my hon. Friend, but he makes an important point. It is not just fishers, of course; farmers, growers and everyone are still relating those additional costs. I…31 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperI am concerned that the Secretary of State may be underestimating the damage that has been done to some children by the isolation during the pandemic—that is certainly what I hear…28 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair again, Mr Hollobone. I thank the hon. Member for Don Valley (Nick Fletcher) and the Petitions Committee for bringing this important…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI will come back to that point. As has already been said, it is amazing what can be done quite quickly when scientists really get behind something. I suspect many would agree with…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI will come to the hon. Gentleman’s points, because I think that the crux of the question is, “Does the culling of badgers achieve the desired result?” That is one of the points…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI always bow to the right hon. Gentleman’s superior knowledge on this, but my recollection from reading the Godfray review is that other factors were involved as well. Part of the…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI hear the hon. Gentleman’s point. However, he will know, full well, that others will disagree that that is what is actually going on. The worry expressed by the petitioners…21 Mar 2022HANSARDBadger CullingI was very pleased to see the right hon. Gentleman walk in because I expected him to make exactly that intervention; we had a similar discussion during the passage of the…21 Mar 2022HANSARD Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) BillThe right hon. and learned Gentleman is making an important addition to the safeguards in this area. Would he note, though, that back in 2018, Professor Mohammed Abdel-Haq made 34…18 Mar 2022