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HANSARD Onshore Wind and Solar Generationrose —02 Apr 2025HANSARD Foreign Influence Registration SchemeOn the subject of the political tier, can the Minister say how domestic politicians might be affected—those who have foreign interlocutors, as well as those who are simply…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]On pints—01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The Minister is right to praise the House of Lords for making sure that the great British pint is in this Bill as an exclusion from the metrology regulations. However, this will…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]The hon. Member described the Bill as a Trojan horse—it is more like a Trojan donkey. Does he agree that clause 2(7) is a particular problem, because it appears to take European…01 Apr 2025HANSARDMiddle EastWhat assessment have the Government made of reports that Iran is considering pre-emptive strikes against American B-2 Spirit bombers that have recently been forward-located in…01 Apr 2025HANSARD NHS PensionsI declare my interest as a practising doctor and a public sector pensioner who has been through the McCloud process. Does the Minister understand that we will not improve…01 Apr 2025HANSARD Myanmar EarthquakeThe regime’s use of its Kremlin-backed military during a humanitarian crisis to attack its own people is a complete obscenity. Has the Minister called in the Myanmar ambassador so…31 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Hobhouse. I will not say a great deal, but the Minister is quite correct to introduce this statutory instrument. Plainly, its…31 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025Will the Minister give way?31 Mar 2025HANSARDDraft Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025The Minister has pretty much answered the question I was going to put to her, which was: what assessment has she made of the competitive advantage? I am trying to be helpful to…31 Mar 2025HANSARDPrevention of Drug DeathsThat was commendably brief.27 Mar 2025HANSARDPrevention of Drug DeathsShort speeches mean that more colleagues get in.27 Mar 2025HANSARDPrevention of Drug DeathsOrder. There is a lot of interest in this debate. I will not set a firm limit on speeches, but I suggest that an indicative three minutes should get most people in, but probably…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksGiven the geopolitical uncertainty ushered in by the new American Administration and by America and China’s attitude to net zero, will the Minister assure the House that in making…27 Mar 2025HANSARDDisruption at HeathrowDoes the Secretary of State agree that what happened on Thursday and Friday is a complete national embarrassment and should never have happened? Will she do an assessment of our…24 Mar 2025HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North-west EnglandIt would be good if other contributions could be similarly brief, to allow as many colleagues as possible to speak.19 Mar 2025HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North-west EnglandOrder. I call the shadow Minister, Jerome Mayhew.19 Mar 2025HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North-west EnglandWell done, everybody; all Members have got in. I call the Lib Dem spokesman, Tim Farron.19 Mar 2025HANSARDTransport Connectivity: North-west EnglandOrder. I call the Minister.19 Mar 2025