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HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)It is hard to follow that response from the Secretary of State; he said, “a general context in which…something, something.” Can he just answer the question: when are we going to…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I will begin, if I may, by congratulating the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, as it is the first time that we have faced each other across the…28 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsI will just correct the Prime Minister on one point: it was the second half of the century that was set out in Paris, not 2100 for net zero. Here is the problem on the question of…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsLet me tell the Prime Minister that what this summit needs is statesmanship, not partisanship, which is what we have just heard from him. He should not be trying to score party…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsI want to reassure both sides of the House: it is one time only that I am back. [ Laughter. ] We all need the vital COP26 summit in Glasgow to deliver next week, because failing…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsrose—27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe thing the Prime Minister has underestimated throughout these last two years is the fact that COP26 is not a glorified photo opportunity; it is a fragile and complex…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsIt is one thing for the Prime Minister not to know what is in the Paris agreement, but another for him not to know what is in his own Budget. He has cut the aid budget; of course…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsI applaud the efforts of the UK presidency under the COP26 President-designate, the right hon. Member for Reading West (Alok Sharma). However, I want to direct the Prime…27 Oct 2021HANSARDEngagementsJust like the old days. [ Interruption. ]27 Oct 2021HANSARDProgress on Limiting Global HeatingWith 10 days to go before COP, much is riding on the shoulders of the COP26 President and we wish him well, but to deliver the 1.5° target we have to cut emissions by 28 billion…20 Oct 2021HANSARDProgress on Limiting Global HeatingMay I suggest to the COP26 President that the rest of the UK Government could make a difference, even in these final days, by not undermining his work? The Secretary of State for…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings Strategyindicated assent.19 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI thank the Minister for his statement, and send my warmest congratulations—as I have already done directly—to the Secretary of State on the birth of his new baby. Let me start by…19 Oct 2021HANSARDGas Prices and Energy SuppliersIt kind of is.23 Sept 2021HANSARDGas Prices and Energy SuppliersOn Monday, I said to the Secretary of State that he was being far too complacent about the situation we are facing. Events since have, unfortunately, borne that out: complacent…23 Sept 2021HANSARDGas Prices and Energy Suppliers(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy if he will make a statement on rising gas prices and the collapse of energy suppliers.23 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsFamilies looking at soaring gas prices will be deeply worried about how they will pay their bills. One of the reasons UK households are particularly vulnerable is the Government’s…21 Sept 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is a complete fiasco. The Secretary of State actually cut the money that was supposed to be allocated to homeowners. At least half a million families are going to be thrown…21 Sept 2021HANSARD UK Gas MarketYes, Mr Speaker. To follow on from the point made by the right hon. Member for Forest of Dean (Mr Harper), I submit that it really is not good practice for the Secretary of State…20 Sept 2021