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HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansThank you very much, Mr Speaker. I can tell the Secretary of State that we are committed to working constructively with the Government on all issues, and we welcome the recent…04 May 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateI recognise, as I am sure the whole House does, the Chancellor’s wish to get any employment support scheme right, but he will recognise, as the shadow Chancellor said from the…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Can I say to the Secretary of State that the House has always come together at times of national crisis as one, and that is the spirit across the House today? In that spirit, can…16 Mar 2020HANSARDTransport InfrastructureMay I ask the Prime Minister about the prospects for change in relation to the eastern leg of phase 2b? The original HS2 vision was to serve and regenerate our towns, but towns in…11 Feb 2020HANSARDFlood ResponseMay I say to the Secretary of State that three months on from the floods that hit my constituency in November, many people are still suffering and are still out of their homes,…10 Feb 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies, particularly as your mother resides in my constituency, so this debate has particular relevance to your family. I…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South Yorkshirerose —30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireMy hon. Friend is entirely right. I was going to mention the Flood Re scheme, of which awareness is very low. I think I am right in saying it does not cover businesses; it covers…30 Jan 2020HANSARD Flooding: South YorkshireI welcome what the Minister says about Flood Re, but I return to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Barnsley East. I know that the Minister cannot commit to making…30 Jan 2020HANSARD International Climate ActionI welcome the Secretary of State to her post. She is deeply committed to this issue, and she certainly has a big task in front of her. COP 26 is obviously an important moment not…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe EnvironmentAll of us need to take care of our language and none of us is without fault, but the Prime Minister of our country holds a special responsibility. I say to Members across the…26 Sept 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI am glad to follow the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous). There is something paradoxical about the fact that this is a low-key debate on a Monday evening, but one thing that…24 Jun 2019HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetI warmly welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement and join those who have paid tribute to the Minister for Energy and Clean Growth, because this idea had been lying around…12 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. Thanks to my hon. Friend the Member for Easington (Grahame Morris) having secured this debate, the House has now passed a motion stating: “That…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeThe motion states: “That this House calls on the Government to carry out a review of the existing arrangements for the sharing of the surplus generated by the Mineworkers’ Pension…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeBut this House is about to pass a motion agreeing to a review, so the Government are going to have to do something about that. That is the point, and I think we would all be…10 Jun 2019HANSARDMineworkers’ Pension SchemeI am glad to follow the hon. Member for Mansfield (Ben Bradley); it is good that there is all-party support for this debate. I want to congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for…10 Jun 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Truro and Falmouth (Sarah Newton). Her eloquent words on climate change show that the Front Bench’s loss is the Back Benches’ gain…01 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeIt is nice of my hon. Friend to say so. I want to talk about how we persuade people, and I think there are four things we need to do. First, I enjoyed the speech by the hon.…01 May 2019HANSARDEnvironment and Climate ChangeI agree absolutely with the former Secretary of State. I want to finish by saying this. I reflect on our cross- party consensus in this country, which is incredibly important. It…01 May 2019