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HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolMay I congratulate my right hon. Friend and his whole negotiating team, whose quiet confidence and competence have led us to an agreement that, frankly, many people would not have…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Electricity Transmission (Compensation) BillWith the leave of the House, Mr Deputy Speaker. Let me first thank those who have spoken today: my hon. Friends the Members for Aylesbury (Rob Butler) and for Buckingham (Greg…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Electricity Transmission (Compensation) BillThe term “landowner” is being used very widely in this debate, but would my hon. Friend like to amplify the point that this is not simply about big landowners, but about small…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Electricity Transmission (Compensation) BillMy hon. Friend shows yet again that timing is everything in politics. He says that his constituents may not be affected by this Bill; I would correct that, if I may, to say that…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Electricity Transmission (Compensation) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for raising that point. It is true that we will require substantial new infrastructure. However, if we are going to do that successfully, surely we…24 Feb 2023HANSARD Electricity Transmission (Compensation) BillAfter I have concluded but before I sit down—I suppose my hon. Friend is just in the nick of time.24 Feb 2023HANSARD Electricity Transmission (Compensation) BillI beg to move, that the Bill be now read the Third time. It is one of the in-built oddities of democratic politics that more plaudits tend to be generated by dealing with a…24 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ7. Compared to what some people seem to believe, 82% of the jobs in our economy are in the private sector and 18% are in the public sector. Most of those private sector jobs are…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Innocent civilians are being murdered in Ukraine on Putin’s orders as we speak, and as we sit in a warmed House of Commons, families are freezing because their electricity…25 Jan 2023HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillWill my right hon. Friend tell us give us a timescale for the setting up of the taskforce?25 Jan 2023HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillIt is a pleasure, Mr Hosie, to have you chair our Committee, which I intend to be brief. On Second Reading, I set out the cases that form the basis for sponsoring the Bill, and I…25 Jan 2023HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Minister for clarifying those points. We all accept the need to upgrade the electricity transmission network, and those Members who have…25 Jan 2023HANSARDScotland Act 1998: Section 35 PowerThere are many in this House who agree with the content of the Scottish Government’s Bill, and there are many in this House, including me, who object to its content, but that is…17 Jan 2023HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillI am extremely grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point so clearly. At the moment, it is a relatively small geographical problem that affects a relatively small number of…25 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. Electricity transmission is something on which we all depend and, simultaneously, tend to take for granted. The upgrading…25 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillI am not questioning whether the company wishes to do the right thing, but in practice it has not behaved in a way that is acceptable to me as a representative of the people of…25 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillThere is a dispute system in place, but where cases go to the Upper Tribunal, high legal costs are paid by not only our constituents but National Grid—costs that, as my hon.…25 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that there is something strange in how there are built-in compensation mechanisms for projects such as HS2 and Crossrail, which tend to affect more urban…25 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillWith the leave of the House, I thank my hon. Friends the Member for North Herefordshire (Sir Bill Wiggin), for Meon Valley (Mrs Drummond), for North Devon (Selaine Saxby), for…25 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillI may be able to help the hon. Gentleman. The purpose of drafting the Bill in this way—without specific legal recommendations, and asking the Government to come up with a solution…25 Nov 2022