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HANSARDPublic Ownership of Energy SystemIn 1985, just before privatisation, 4.2% of total consumer spending was on energy bills. Between 2000 and 2020, that dropped to between 2% and 3%. Even last year during the war in…21 May 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI recently met Rentstart, a homelessness organisation with a great track record of working with landlords and getting the homeless into rented accommodation. It is slightly…24 Apr 2024HANSARDFuel Poverty: Winter 2023-24In the Office for National Statistics and House of Commons data, fuel poverty in England was 13.5% back in 1996. It rose to 22% by 2010 and, as has already been mentioned, it fell…16 Apr 2024HANSARDTrade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]I thank my right hon. Friend for progressing CPTPP with all his usual energy, because it will boost trade and be of huge strategic significance. It is an opportunity of Brexit…19 Mar 2024HANSARD World Book DayI thank my hon. Friend for securing the debate and the powerful message she is sending. World Book Day’s theme is encouraging reading for fun, and, with nine and 11-year-old boys…06 Mar 2024HANSARD UkraineMay I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement? In an interview this week, Ukraine’s national security adviser warned that the Kremlin is better equipped than ever to disrupt…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy right hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Is the reality not that reducing producer emissions in this country only to increase reliance on imported consumer emissions is…20 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Management CultureThe Minister has been given credit for the assiduous way that he is righting the wrongs. Members in all parts of the House have been contacted by those affected, such as…08 Feb 2024HANSARDAction Against Houthi Maritime AttacksI welcome the Prime Minister’s statement and action. On the issue of Iran, can he say what contingency planning has been done in the eventuality that Houthi attacks in the Red sea…23 Jan 2024HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesUK start-up Newcleo and French start-up NAAREA—Nuclear Abundant Affordable Resourceful Energy for All—have just announced a partnership to promote small modular nuclear reactors.…16 Jan 2024HANSARDNHS DentistryI commend my right hon. Friend for her powerful speech. The plan will improve financial incentives for NHS dentists and support practices to take on new patients, but to what…09 Jan 2024HANSARDRelease of HostagesOn the issue of hostage taking, the British-Russian dual national Vladimir Kara-Murza was jailed and poisoned by the Putin regime for criticising the war in Ukraine. He is a de…12 Dec 2023HANSARDMiddle East: UK Military DeploymentsIn recent weeks we have seen Houthi rebel attacks on shipping in the Red sea, and back in June there were reports of harassment of shipping in the strait of Hormuz by the Islamic…05 Dec 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillMy right hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech. I totally agree with her on the NICs paid by employees and the self-employed. In Esher and Walton, the average employee will…30 Nov 2023HANSARDClimate Change Committee: Progress ReportThe committee’s recent progress report advocated a faster transition to lower-carbon energy. What fiscal and regulatory measures are the Government taking to encourage more…28 Nov 2023HANSARDInternational Development White PaperI welcome the White Paper and its focus on using ODA to leverage private sector investment in the way that my right hon. Friend has described. Whether the MENTARI programme for…21 Nov 2023HANSARD COP28The Minister is making a very strong case for the disparate issues that the Government are pressing on climate change. If we are to reach net zero by 2050, there will also need to…16 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast week, China put export restrictions on graphite, which is essential for electric vehicle batteries. Four out of 10 of the top producers of graphite are Commonwealth members.…24 Oct 2023HANSARDGaza: Al-Ahli Arab Hospital ExplosionThe Foreign Secretary is surely right to say that we must not rush to judgment on this incident, but does he agree that one fact we know right now is that the primary moral, and…18 Oct 2023HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Minister is endeavouring to strike the right balance in a tricky area. Does she agree with me, as a former Housing Minister—there are one or two in this place—that actually…17 Oct 2023