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HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. My constituent is a sponsor for a mother and daughter in Ukraine. They applied for a Homes for Ukraine sponsorship scheme visa on 10 April.…04 Jul 2022HANSARDCarbon Capture and Storage2. What recent steps he has taken with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to support carbon capture and storage in Scotland.29 Jun 2022HANSARDCarbon Capture and StorageI am glad to hear about those regular meetings. During COP26 in Glasgow, both the UK and the Scottish Governments rightly spoke of the importance of doing everything we can at…29 Jun 2022HANSARD Hammersmith Bridge: Restoration Fundingrose —28 Jun 2022HANSARD Hammersmith Bridge: Restoration FundingI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend. We have just had a debate on Government failure, and this is Government failure 101. Not keeping a major transport route open in our…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Hammersmith Bridge: Restoration FundingThank you for calling me, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank the Members who are present for this important Adjournment debate. Here I am again, and talking about Hammersmith bridge…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. The Secretary of State promised an overhaul of the building safety fund to put an end to the endless delays to the funding that people in unsafe buildings desperately need,…27 Jun 2022HANSARDWet Wipes: PlasticI welcome the Minister’s response. Billions of wet wipes containing plastic are still being used across the country, causing environmental damage and blocking our sewers. The…23 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HousePart of backlog Britain is the court backlog, which is unacceptable to my constituents in Putney, Roehampton and Southfields, and it is getting worse. Justice delayed is justice…23 Jun 2022HANSARDWet Wipes: Plastic2. If he will make it his policy to ban the sale of wet wipes containing plastic.23 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsThis could have been a very quick debate. The Paymaster General could have stood up at the beginning and just given us a date for when it would all happen—when the adviser would…21 Jun 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests Resignation( Urgent Question ) : To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office if he will make a statement on the resignation of the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests.16 Jun 2022HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests ResignationI welcome the fact that this letter will be published. It has taken my asking an urgent question to get that, so I am very glad that I was able to do so. Clearly, the new…16 Jun 2022HANSARDHM Passport Office BacklogDoes my hon. Friend agree that much of the system is broken, because people are phoning up for appointments that they cannot get, and travelling to Belfast from London, or from…14 Jun 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeI thank all Members who have contributed to this important debate and to the underlining of the importance of standards, which so many have mentioned. Last night, 148 MPs stood up…07 Jun 2022HANSARDEvacuations from AfghanistanThe report outlines a summer of chaos and it is absolutely shocking to read, but disappointingly, the chaos continues. I echo the concerns of other Members, as I, too, have so…26 May 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThere is a catastrophic famine in east Africa. According to a report published by Oxfam and Save the Children, someone is dying every 48 seconds. In the last year alone, the…26 May 2022HANSARD Funeral Plan IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Cummins, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Telford (Lucy Allan) on securing this important debate on an issue that I agree…26 May 2022HANSARDForeign LobbyingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Angela. I congratulate the hon. Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) on securing this timely debate, ahead of future debates…25 May 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ9. The Prime Minister is leading a long queue of Conservative MPs lining up to show how out of touch they are. Bills are rising and people are struggling. A quarter of people in…25 May 2022