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HANSARDAmazon Forest FiresOver 120,000 people have already petitioned this Parliament, urging trade sanctions to be used against Brazil to put pressure on it. Given that a Minister was in Brazil recently,…03 Sept 2019HANSARDAmazon Forest Fires5. What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help tackle the fires in the Amazon rain forest.03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaDoes my hon. Friend agree—he probably does not—that although Norfolk faces a difficult situation, the situation in Cambridgeshire is even worse? Tony Davies, the headteacher of St…03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaThe Minister has talked about the impact on primary schools and secondary schools. Could he say a little about the impact on maintained nursery schools?03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaI hope that my hon. Friend is coming to Cambridgeshire. If he is, I can tell him that the figure is £208 per pupil and £45 million overall.03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point about early years funding—which is notoriously complex, it is fair to say. I am not sure about the pattern in Waveney, but certainly my…03 Sept 2019HANSARD School Funding: East AngliaPlease do.03 Sept 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentOptimism is one thing, but pantomime is quite another. On what is likely to be the hottest day on record for the UK, it is astonishing that the Prime Minister is seeking to…25 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsImproving the energy efficiency of our homes is one of the best ways to tackle climate change, yet since 2012 there has been a 95% fall in home insulation programmes. What has…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Dockless Bicycles (Regulation)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to give powers to local authorities to regulate dockless bicycle-sharing schemes; and for connected purposes. The sudden…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLeaving the EU: Access to DrugsThe Secretary of State will be aware of the expert evidence, including from the BioIndustry Association, warning that, although we may be able to stockpile the bog-standard drugs,…23 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [ Lords ]I am one of the few people in the room who does not have a legal background. I have an IT background, and I used to spend a lot of my time trying to explain to people that IT…23 Jul 2019HANSARDCourts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [ Lords ]I, too, apologise for rising at the wrong point, Sir Gary. I support this friendly amendment. Last year when the Government considered the future of the magistrates court in my…23 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI associate myself with the Secretary of State’s comments. The £1.5 billion A14 improvement scheme is, I am told, the biggest civil engineering project in Europe. Highways England…18 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.18 Jul 2019HANSARDBusiness of the HouseNext Tuesday, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough clinical commissioning group will hold an emergency meeting to discuss how to meet its current deficit of £33 million a year. It…11 Jul 2019HANSARDActive TravelI join my fellow members of the Transport Committee in thanking the hon. Member for Witney (Robert Courts) for bringing the debate. On walking, when we took evidence, it was clear…09 Jul 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75s14. If he will make it his policy to maintain free TV licences for the over-75s after 2020.04 Jul 2019HANSARDTV Licences for Over-75sIn the London Evening Standard on 11 June, there was a very interesting headline on page two, stating: “Tax campaigners defend axing of free TV licences for wealthy OAPs”. Wealthy…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Local Roads: Funding and MaintenanceI echo the thanks to the Committee staff and to witnesses, and I also thank my hon. Friend for her skilful chairing of the Committee. Does she agree with me that the evidence we…04 Jul 2019