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HANSARD Safety of School BuildingsCan the Minister give a simple answer to a simple question? How many school buildings do the Government consider to be posing a risk to the life and safety of children in my…23 May 2023HANSARDPlastic Pollution in the OceanI am grateful to the hon. Lady for initiating the debate. She may be aware that the World Wildlife Fund argues that some 8 million tonnes of plastic get dumped every year. While…18 May 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseTamil Remembrance Day is marked every year on this day, to remember the thousands of predominantly Tamil victims of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. Fourteen years on from the…18 May 2023HANSARDCPTPP: Impact on UK BusinessesWhile Labour Members recognise the diplomatic and security benefits of closer ties with the Indo-Pacific, Ministers’ negotiating skills are clearly not improved if Britain’s…18 May 2023HANSARDPublic Access to NatureI am extremely grateful to the hon. Lady for initiating the debate and for allowing me to intervene. I wonder if her interest in nature extends to water and blue spaces. On the…18 May 2023HANSARDFinancial Services Sector: Regulatory FrameworkOne measure that would improve the regulatory framework for mutuals in the financial services sector, such as Royal London or Liverpool Victoria, would be the introduction of…09 May 2023HANSARD UkraineWe all want the Ukrainian counter-offensive to be successful. My right hon. Friend the Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey) was right to challenge the Government on…27 Apr 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMonday’s bank holiday will be warmly appreciated by hard-working families in Harrow—and, no doubt, in the rest of the United Kingdom—but 1 May will also be celebrated by many…27 Apr 2023HANSARDInternational Trade and GeopoliticsI join the House in congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol North West (Darren Jones), the Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, on…20 Apr 2023HANSARD Litter Action GroupsI am grateful to the Minister for much of what she has said. I am sure that she will acknowledge what Harrow Litter Pickers has found, which is that on occasion, there are…19 Apr 2023HANSARD Litter Action GroupsWill my hon. Friend also take this opportunity to join me in commending the huge effort by Harrow Litter Pickers, a group set up and co-ordinated by the remarkable Casey Dalton,…19 Apr 2023HANSARDCo-Operatives (Permanent Shares)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable co-operatives to issue permanent shares; and for connected purposes. Permanent mutual shares are the rocket fuel…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe right hon. Lady will be aware of a protest outside the Indian high commission last Sunday that turned violent. Staff working for the high commission were injured, and the high…23 Mar 2023HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillI realise that the Minister probably does not have much more to say, but may I take this opportunity to press him to set out the plan to help small businesses benefit from the…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillMy right hon. Friend, as ever, makes a hugely important point. Australia and New Zealand, as I said earlier, are important allies of this country with whom we have crucial…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Trade (Australia and New Zealand) BillLast week the Office for Budget Responsibility published figures on trade which changed the context for this debate on what is an apparently innocuous amendment from the other…22 Mar 2023HANSARD Budget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Waveney (Peter Aldous), who rightly implies that this Budget offers thin pickings for most in the UK—it certainly does for my…15 Mar 2023HANSARDMembers: CorrespondenceWhen the Minister dug out the letter from the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey), I wonder whether he also stumbled upon my letter of 8 February to the Secretary of State…07 Mar 2023HANSARDNHS Workforce ExpansionI hope the hon. Gentleman will not mind my encouraging the Minister to look, in addition to the case for more investment in his local hospital, at investing more in Northwick Park…28 Feb 2023HANSARDRenewable Energy ProductionEarlier this month, the pan-European EVOLVE project found significantly greater potential for marine energy in British waters, which would obviously help us achieve our net zero…28 Feb 2023