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HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI declare an interest as a pilot. In this context, I spoke to one of the would-be producers—I think it is called Zero—and its primary concern with respect to the strike price…11 Jun 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ15. In 1999, the Prime Minister produced a book on “Miscarriages of Justice”, recommending ways of preventing them and of quickly putting them right. In 2014, people who had been…04 Jun 2025HANSARDVeterans: Legal ProtectionsSeven hundred and twenty-two of our soldiers were killed by paramilitary murderers during the troubles. Not one of those deaths will be revisited. Because of the current…21 May 2025HANSARDVeterans: Legal Protections4. What steps he is taking to ensure adequate legal protections for veterans who served in Northern Ireland during the troubles.21 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.19 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI do apologise to the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). I am glad that the Secretary of State is here. As we have heard today, a very successful parliamentary petition was…19 May 2025HANSARDSupport for VeteransI take it that the meeting will not be on Everest. The Secretary of State knows as well as I do that one of the most distressing experiences for our veterans today is the fear of…19 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsUnless the hon. Lady is talking about the suntans of the criminals, I am not quite sure what the relevance of that was. She was one of the ones who were picking numbers out of the…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsMy right hon. Friend makes a brilliant point. Does he also recognise that the way that this Government have set up the arrangements—they are guaranteeing 10% to 20% returns on…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI am listening with interest to what the hon. Member has to say, and I have some sympathy with it, but does he have any specific proposal for how we deal with the nationally…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsMay I congratulate the hon. Member for South West Norfolk (Terry Jermy) on what he had to say? He was at least responsive to local interest in this. We have heard a number of…15 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend makes a formidably important point. The amendment highlights one of the extraordinary weaknesses of the Bill, which is that it in effect reverses GDPR on a…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]On this issue of Luddites, surely one of the problems for English language creators is that what they create is of more value because of the reach of the English language over…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]Before the hon. Lady moves on from Palantir, I think the House should know that it is an organisation with its origins in the American security state—the National Security Agency…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am emphatically on the hon. Lady’s side in her intent to protect British creativity, but how does she respond to the implicit threat from artificial intelligence providers to…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech and some very perceptive points. I remind him that previous attempts by the NHS to create a single data standard have all failed,…07 May 2025HANSARD UK-USA Trade Agreements (Parliamentary Scrutiny)On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Today’s Daily Telegraph says that it has been reprimanded by the Independent Press Standards Organisation for reporting on remarks made…30 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillThe right hon. Gentleman goes right to the point I tried to make with the Minister. There are 25 NGOs supporting amendment 11. It is almost certain that if we go down this route,…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI thank the Minister for giving way, and I hope he will forgive me for waiting till what appears to be the end of his list. When the hon. Member for Blyth and Ashington (Ian…29 Apr 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillDoes the Minister recognise that the Government’s own assessment of the effectiveness of the Bill is that it will recover a tiny 1.8% of losses?29 Apr 2025