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HANSARDCOP29: UK PrioritiesWill the hon. Member give way?10 Sept 2024HANSARDCOP29: UK PrioritiesThe whole point is that I have not heard anything about it. I have heard two speeches by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and she has not…10 Sept 2024HANSARDCOP29: UK PrioritiesI warmly thank the hon. Member for Ealing Southall (Deirdre Costigan) for securing this debate on such an important topic. In the spirit of focusing on what brings us together…10 Sept 2024HANSARDTeacher RecruitmentI recently visited Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire college, which provides excellent further education opportunities for students in my constituency. However, there is…09 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseFive peaceful climate protesters are serving clearly excessive jail sentences made under the last Government’s profoundly undemocratic Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI pay tribute to the hon. Member for Dudley (Sonia Kumar) for her excellent maiden speech. Indeed, we have heard more than half a dozen excellent maiden speeches today, several of…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillDoes the Minister agree that having committed to give a net zero mandate to all relevant regulators, the OBR is indeed a highly relevant regulator?04 Sept 2024HANSARDNew Build Homes: Construction StandardsGiven the Government’s ambitious house building plans, the energy crisis and the climate crisis, will the Minister bring forward legislation in the forthcoming planning and…02 Sept 2024HANSARDMiddle East UpdateThe news about the suspension of some export licences is indeed welcome, and I know that many in my constituency and across the country will be glad to hear it, but I am alarmed…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerWill the hon. Member give way?26 Jul 2024HANSARD Making Britain a Clean Energy SuperpowerDoes the Minister agree that the energy crisis is a matter not just of supply but of demand, and that the cheapest bill is the one that does not have to be paid because the energy…26 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeGiven that this is a Select Committee that you are setting up— [Interruption.] I am sorry. Given that the right hon. Lady is setting up the Committee specifically through a motion…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeI welcome the statement that the Leader of the House is making. Does she agree that being an MP is an honour and a privilege, and should be a full-time job; and that the problem…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Code of Conduct and Modernisation CommitteeThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I welcome you to your place. I pay tribute to the very moving and passionate maiden speeches we have heard from across the House today. I probably…25 Jul 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaI welcome the Foreign Secretary and his team to their places. I also welcome the statement, in particular the emphasis on the need for an immediate ceasefire, for the immediate…19 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceI am grateful to be called to make my maiden speech in this debate. I congratulate the hon. Member for Midlothian (Kirsty McNeill) on her passionate advocacy for children and…18 Jul 2024