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HANSARD Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete in Education SettingsI thank my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the hotline that she set up. I am pleased to say that it has informed my office that no RAAC has been found in my…04 Sept 2023HANSARDCountess of Chester Hospital InquiryI welcome the dashboard the Secretary of State has announced, which will identify outliers so that trusts that have abnormal events can be looked at, but in this particular case…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsMy hon. Friend is right that if these applications are of the size decided by local authorities, a local plan in place can enable a local authority to made decisions based on what…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsI beg to move, That this House has considered planning and solar farms. Today I would like to shed light on an issue that has the potential to have a significant adverse effect on…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsThank you, Ms Nokes. I will be brief as time is short. It has been a very interesting debate. I think there is broad consensus that solar panels are not a great idea and should…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar Farmsrose —19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsThe hon. Gentleman is setting out what he thinks a Labour Government would do were they to get the chance. My hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) talked…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsMy hon. Friend is right. However, what I have seen across local applications is that in some cases the application does contain land that is of a higher grade, but two things are…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsThe situation may vary for different landowners. I have talked to those in my constituency—that does not include my husband because, although he is a farmer, he is not planning a…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsMy hon. Friend talks about small-scale connections; one of the things that is driving against small-scale connections is their price. The price is determined by the electric…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsMay I press my hon. Friend on grid capacity? One thing that is driving the problem in my constituency is the issue that we had with grid capacity. The National Grid upgraded a…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsMy hon. Friend might become the Minister.19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsAs ever, my right hon. Friend is right and has read my mind—I was going to move on to talk about food production. I am particularly concerned about the use of good agricultural…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsI could not agree with my hon. Friend more. In some respects, he has paraphrased my speech into a few sentences very eloquently, so I thank him. I ask the Minister to ensure that…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Planning and Solar FarmsMy hon. Friend is right, but as I will come to later, where such frameworks are produced, they are being circumnavigated using the nationally significant infrastructure project…19 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingThe cost is indeed important, both in pricing children out of the pocket money market and in ensuring that smokers who are seeking to quit can do so. However, to a smoker who can…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingThe hon. Lady is right: these things are incredibly difficult to recycle, and since 70% of children use disposable vapes, and they are the most attractive and cheapest for…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingI thank the Labour Front-Bench team for a great choice of debate today. I thank, too, all those Members who have made nice comments about me today. I agree with the Chair of the…12 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingWould the hon. Lady be similarly outraged to know that the same company supports St Helens rugby football club, and called the stadium Totally Wicked?12 Jul 2023HANSARD Under-age VapingThe Minister is talking about evidence that vapes are much safer, but I notice that she has not used the 95% figure that is used by the industry. Clearly, the absence of evidence…12 Jul 2023