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HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseThe hon. Lady is absolutely right. I expect that many colleagues will mention the impact that fireworks can have on animals, but we often forget that people are equally affected.…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI thank the hon. Gentleman for bringing that to our attention. Would he pass on the Petitions Committee’s thanks to his constituent for his engagement with the debate? I will…08 Nov 2021HANSARDFireworks: Sale and UseI am grateful to my hon. Friend for bringing that to my attention; if I did not understand before, I certainly do now. One reason petitioners keep bringing the topic back is the…08 Nov 2021HANSARDEngagementsLast week, an independent inquiry into Lib Dem-run Sutton Council’s own heat network found that it was set up on false assumptions, including funding that was never obtained and…03 Nov 2021HANSARD Covid-19 VaccinationsI thank the petitioners, especially those in Carshalton and Wallington, for allowing us to have this discussion about vaccinations. I thank all Members for coming along to…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Covid-19 VaccinationsI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petitions 575801 and 577842, relating to Covid-19 vaccination. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. I am…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions to this Petitions Committee debate, and I thank the petitioners for allowing us the opportunity to discuss this…20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI think I have half an hour, Mr Hosie, but you will be relieved to know that I will not take it all.20 Sept 2021HANSARDEthnicity Pay GapI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 300105, relating to ethnicity pay gap reporting. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie. I thank all…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Plastic WasteI am grateful to the hon. Member for that question, and she raises a very important point. The only thing I would observe is that some councils are doing incredibly good work and…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Plastic WasteI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for taking part in what has been a really good debate. The hon. Member for Swansea West (Geraint Davies) spoke about the cost of plastic;…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Plastic WasteThe 95% cut figure is proof of the success of the plastic bag tax. It has obviously worked, so I urge the Minister to do as my hon. Friend suggests. I have a strange sense of déjà…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Plastic WasteI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. That is an incredibly important thing, which the Government should definitely look at, and I urge the Minister to take that away. The…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Plastic WasteI beg to move, That this House has considered reducing plastic waste. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees, and a pleasure to be back in a fairly busy…08 Sept 2021HANSARD Summer AdjournmentMadam Deputy Speaker, may I begin by wishing you and all colleagues a very happy summer recess? We have come a long way this year in the fight against coronavirus, and as a former…22 Jul 2021HANSARDBusiness of the HouseRecently I had the pleasure of visiting Culvers House Primary School in Hackbridge in my Carshalton and Wallington constituency, after pupils wrote to me to raise concerns about…15 Jul 2021HANSARDMember Engagement with COP26What plans he has made for hon. Members to (a) engage with and (b) attend COP26.14 Jul 2021HANSARDMember Engagement with COP26Reducing greenhouse emissions and tackling air pollution is a priority for many Carshalton and Wallington residents, not least because we have the Beddington incinerator in my…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Breed Specific LegislationI beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 300561, relating to breed specific legislation. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. The prayer…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Breed Specific LegislationI thank the petitioners once again for taking the time to sign the petition and for triggering this debate. In particular, I thank the lead petitioner Gavin for his time on…05 Jul 2021