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HANSARD Border Target Operating Model: Food and BiosecurityMy right hon. Friend is making an important speech about the new regime, and much of it is welcome. He has made the point that pests and disease do enormous harm to crops. Maize…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Energy Supply Market: Small BusinessesMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Hon. Members have suggested a range of options, including reducing the energy price for small businesses, but in my constituency I…13 Sept 2023HANSARD Border Target Operating Model: Food and BiosecurityMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech, particularly about being joined up. We are talking about the risks, but there are also opportunities for UK businesses. If we get the…13 Sept 2023HANSARDSecurity UpdateI thank the Deputy Prime Minister for his statement and I support the action that the Government are taking. On the issue of transparency and accountability, will the data…11 Sept 2023HANSARDUK’s Relationship with MexicoOn that point, will my hon. Friend give way?07 Sept 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI warmly welcome the Government’s decision and the announcement by Tata, which highlights the UK’s tech potential—20 Jul 2023HANSARD Tata Group Gigafactory InvestmentI warmly welcome the Government’s announcement and Tata’s decision, which highlights the tech potential of the UK. Does the Minister agree that our longer-term strategy, as I…20 Jul 2023HANSARDIllicit Finance: War in UkraineThe Government have done an excellent job and shown real leadership on Ukraine. My right hon. Friend mentioned Sweden joining NATO. As important as that is, given its…13 Jul 2023HANSARDEnergy Intensive Industries: DecarbonisationDo Ministers agree that the Government’s competition for small modular nuclear reactors will help provide the volume of energy we need for energy-intensive domestic industries…04 Jul 2023HANSARDSrebrenica Memorial WeekThe right hon. Gentleman is giving a very good speech. He is talking really about the modern-day relevance to us of having staying power in Ukraine. I remember, as a young Foreign…04 Jul 2023HANSARDHolocaust Memorial BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for sharing that very personal and compelling account. I agree with everything he said. I think he said it was his grandmother who talked about the…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Hong Kong National Security Law AnniversaryMy hon. Friend is giving an excellent speech. I think what he is reaching for and what would be helpful to know from the Government is what we, the Foreign Office or the UK are…28 Jun 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI certainly support the Bill. The Minister is talking about the importance of checks as well as agility in how the CMA operates. It is unclear, and there are different views…17 May 2023HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash) for his question and the Secretary of State for her response. I recognise the balance that she is trying to strike…11 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsindicated dissent .19 Apr 2023HANSARDPrime MinisterFirst of all, the conviction rate measured by the Crown Prosecution Service—the leader of the Labour party used to be in charge of the CPS, so he might want to point this out—has…30 Mar 2023HANSARDPrime MinisterFirst of all, the conviction rate measured by the Crown Prosecution Service—the leader of the Labour party used to be in charge of the CPS, so he might want to point this out—has…30 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsThere is no more tenacious a campaigner for Blackpool than my hon. Friend. I saw that at first hand when I visited his constituency with him. I am pleased that we delivered, with…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsMy hon. Friend has been a dedicated champion for stroke survivors. I know from my own constituency how debilitating strokes can be, and also the impact that they can have on the…29 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsTackling fraud has become more complex because of the online incidence, but the hon. Gentleman will have noted the massive increase in funding for tackling it in the recent…29 Mar 2023