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HANSARD Heat Batteries: Decarbonising HomesI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. I am well aware of the company he mentions and will talk about it later in my remarks. It is a great example to build on. We need to…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Heat Batteries: Decarbonising HomesI thank the hon. Member for his support for Backbench Business in this place, which is very much appreciated by all Members. I certainly agree on the need for financial support; I…08 Jan 2025HANSARD Heat Batteries: Decarbonising HomesI thank the hon. Member for her intervention; I will come to that point later in my speech. I know that the Government are giving this much consideration.08 Jan 2025HANSARD Heat Batteries: Decarbonising HomesI beg to move, That this House has considered decarbonising homes and heat batteries. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms McVey. My constituents in Ealing Southall…08 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe last Government treated mental health as a Cinderella service, with my constituents waiting days in A&E to be admitted to hospital mental health wards. The Solace Centre in…07 Jan 2025HANSARDWorkplace Pay GapsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) for securing this important debate. I declare an interest…07 Jan 2025HANSARDGeneral ElectionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I understand that the people who signed this petition feel angry, and a lot of people are angry in my constituency of…06 Jan 2025HANSARDHealth and Adult Social Care ReformDoes the Secretary of State agree that his plan to transform adult social care services has already started with Labour’s Employment Rights Bill ensuring that social care workers…06 Jan 2025HANSARD Provisional Local Government Finance SettlementMassive cuts to local government services by the previous Conservative Government have seen rough sleeping more than double and families in temporary accommodation regularly…18 Dec 2024HANSARDBudget 2024: UnemploymentMany disabled people in Ealing Southall are unnecessarily unemployed purely and simply because their employer refuses to respond to their request for the reasonable adjustments…16 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you, Minister. I know you are a former local government leader. I want to ask about local councils and what support there will be to ensure that they can administer the…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Q You said at the outset, Rachel, that you wanted the tax system to be more responsive. Would you not agree that rebalancing the tax system in this way is being responsive to…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much for your evidence. I am a former chair of the governing body of a state school, so this is a really interesting conversation. Mr Woodgate, you mentioned that…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Q I was specifically asking for a comparison with the state sector. Do you think that redundancies will have a similar impact, a worse impact, or less of an impact in the private…11 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI note that the hon. and learned Gentleman failed to answer the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast South and Mid Down (Claire Hanna). He talks about doing a deal…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillLet us look at the intent behind the existing democratic consent mechanism. The Windsor framework carefully designed the process to ensure that the people of Northern Ireland,…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillMy hon. Friend makes a good point. I am focusing on businesses in Northern Ireland, many of which lack the resources to implement the dual tracking system for goods destined for…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillI am afraid that the hon. and learned Member has had sufficient time to speak today. The Bill is an attempt to undermine the very foundations and underpinnings of the Good Friday…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to speak in this debate. I also thank the hon. and learned Member for North Antrim (Jim Allister) for introducing the Bill. I…06 Dec 2024HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Arrangements) BillWill the hon. and learned Member give way?06 Dec 2024