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HANSARDOil and GasHydrogen has to be part of the future mix. Some very interesting tests are being done in Germany, where hydrogen is being mixed with gas to power some kilns and energy-intensive…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasVery briefly.24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasAbsolutely. If we want to make fertiliser or other industrial gases in this country, we need natural gas to power those processes. There is no other way—the chemistry simply does…24 Mar 2026HANSARDOil and GasI will start with the things that we all agree on. I think that across the House, we all acknowledge that the international energy prices we face in this country are too high. As…24 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyThe Minister rightly talks about household budgets, but the other impact, particularly of the gas price, is industrial energy costs in this country, not least for the ceramics…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Enterprises and Community OwnershipThe Minister is rightly talking about people who want to set up co-operatives. I wonder whether he might talk to his colleagues in the Department for Education about the role that…18 Mar 2026HANSARDRoyal Mail: Universal Service ObligationGiven that the Government used the National Security and Investment Act 2021 to extract a golden share, because they considered Royal Mail to be national critical infrastructure,…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am glad about the Minister’s meetings, but while he is at the Dispatch Box, will he give an assurance that there are no future surprises and no significant tax-change…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI will speak to the two new clauses that stand solely in my name, which relate to the impact of the changes to the remote gaming and remote betting duties. I do not intend to…11 Mar 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThat is an incredibly fair question. The Treasury has been unable to give me an answer, but I hope that the Minister will be able to when he sums up the debate. Regardless of…11 Mar 2026HANSARDImmigration PolicyGiven these changes, what changes to the national referral mechanism in relation to modern slavery does the Minister expect to see? What does the switch from a duty to a power for…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Social Cohesion Action PlanI welcome the community cohesion strategy, which the Labour group of Hope not Hate, which I chair, has been calling for. The Secretary of State will know that the other side of…09 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor’s reiteration of the British industry supercharger scheme, but she will know that it helps only 10% of this country’s energy-intensive…09 Mar 2026HANSARD Department for Business and TradeI congratulate the right hon. Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne) on securing this debate. I want to touch on three areas of Department for Business…04 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Charity SectorIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing this debate…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Small Charity SectorOne thing that might help is if there was a settled model for how small charities could quantify volunteer hours to use as a bank against matched funding. Some charities in my…03 Mar 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionI do not wish to make this a procedural debate, but the hon. Lady presented a Bill earlier for First Reading. We have been asked to consider that Bill for Second Reading on a…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionI am sympathetic to all the hon. Lady’s arguments. However, it appears that we are about to have a Second Reading debate on an as yet unpublished Bill, when the motion on the…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child ProtectionOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. The hon. Lady is making excellent points on the substance, but they bear no resemblance to the motion on the Order Paper. Are you able…24 Feb 2026HANSARDOnline Harm: Child Protectionrose—24 Feb 2026