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HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Third sitting)Q We heard from a witness in the session the other day about comparisons. His position was that the Bill is relatively somewhere in the middle compared with somewhere like France…07 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Third sitting)It is an answer to a separate question.07 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Second sitting)Q Professor Tomkins, you talked about the different comparisons out there. Which country has the best example of this type of legislation and why? Professor Tomkins: The states in…05 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Second sitting)I have no further questions.05 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (First sitting)Q Councillors Deering and Jamieson, this question is to both of you. Councillor Deering, you said the point around pensions should not be political. In your experience as…05 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Second sitting)Q That is very useful. Thank you. I have a wider question for the whole panel. This is written in the negative, in the sense that it indicates political or moral disapproval for…05 Sept 2023HANSARDEconomic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill (Second sitting)Q That is very useful. Mr Hoar, what do you think? The civil servant is supposed to be neutral, for example. We have already discussed the realms of where this body goes and who…05 Sept 2023HANSARDSports StrategyI am grateful for the Minister’s answer. With many more people getting into sport, there is also a temptation to get into image and performance-enhancing drugs. We have seen an…20 Jul 2023HANSARDSports Strategy10. What progress her Department has made on publishing a sports strategy. [R]20 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI praise the roads Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for North West Durham (Mr Holden), for taking an active interest in the A5. I have met with him multiple times, including…13 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.13 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO SummitThe Prime Minister and I share an interest in artificial intelligence. We have seen it used for deepfakes of President Zelensky, which were taken down very quickly. AI has moved…13 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryThe hon. Member is absolutely right. As a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, I am acutely aware of those issues. I know that the…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryThat will lead me on to what I want to talk about, which is the positive side of this. Britishvolt wanted to have its headquarters in my constituency, and I met it to see what…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryWhen it comes to the automotive industry, we should be talking about the whole of the UK. The hon. Gentleman speaks passionately about the site of the gigafactory. I know it well,…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryIf that was the case, Triumph would have struggled, but it has not. A fundamental point has not been concentrated on enough. I am danger of straying into the territory of my…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryWill the hon. Gentleman give way?12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryThere is a news report about a new global company being launched by the French motor giant Renault and the Chinese manufacturer Geely that will invest €7 billion here, creating…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryI am grateful to the Minister, because she alluded to the point that I was making about the automotive industry. We have talked a lot about manufacturing, but the UK is the world…12 Jul 2023HANSARDAutomotive IndustryI rise to speak in this debate because it is called “Supporting the Automotive Industry”. With the sense of humility that the Opposition asked for, I read the motion. It states:…12 Jul 2023