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HANSARDEngagementsQ12. The Deputy Prime Minister likes to call himself Mr Normal—he went to a normal school, and he understands normal people. We know that normal people are struggling in this Tory…07 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Zero: 2050 TargetI thank the former Secretary of State and Chancellor for his intervention, but I profoundly disagree with his take on this. I will go on to talk about this at the end of my…06 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Zero: 2050 TargetI realise it is a stretch for the Minister to try to portray himself as the adult in the room with his contribution, but he mentioned good access. Will he therefore tell us what…06 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Zero: 2050 TargetIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Christopher. I admire the chutzpah of the right hon. Member for Spelthorne (Kwasi Kwarteng) in bringing forward the debate.…06 Jun 2023HANSARD Net Zero: 2050 TargetI would be delighted to give way.06 Jun 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionWill the Minister give way?24 May 2023HANSARD Heathrow Airport ExpansionI congratulate the hon. Member for Putney (Fleur Anderson) on securing the debate and on putting across her constituents’ position against expansion so passionately, as many…24 May 2023HANSARDDraft Road Vehicles (Authorised Weight) (Amendment) Regulations 2023It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Dowd. My party will not be voting against the measures that the Government are bringing forward; in fact, we support them. However, as…23 May 2023HANSARD Autonomous Last-mile DeliveryIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Milton Keynes North (Ben Everitt) on securing the debate. He comprehensively set out all the…23 May 2023HANSARDUK Car IndustryThe Minister is sticking her fingers in her ears and burying her head in the sand on this question. The Government were told time and time again about the rules of origin issues,…17 May 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ4. Many of my constituents are struggling to pay the bills and put food on the table. Food prices have risen by more than 19% in the last year, while the cheapest infant formula…17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingIn principle, I welcome today’s announcement on fares by the Government. Anything that helps to make bus travel more attractive and drives modal shift is to be welcomed. […17 May 2023HANSARDBuses: FundingLet’s hear the name.17 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingI wish the recently selected Labour candidate in Paisley and Renfrewshire North all the best in the next election, because she will need it, going round the doors with a Tory…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingMany of my constituents, like many across the country, are struggling—struggling to pay their energy bills, struggling to put food on the table, struggling to keep their head…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingIt is as if my hon. Friend has read my speech—I was sitting beside him, so maybe he did—because I am making the very same point; indeed, I just made the same point about the…16 May 2023HANSARDCost of LivingWho said it was a strategy? It is a fact. All I am doing is pointing out facts. If the hon. Gentleman wants me to read out all the examples of his leader going back on his word in…16 May 2023HANSARDResignation Honours Lists8. Whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the impact of the publication of the resignation honours lists of the right hon. Member for South West Norfolk…11 May 2023HANSARD Rail ServicesBack in January I said to the rail Minister, the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman), that in the prior week TPE could not point to a single day when it ran the…11 May 2023HANSARDResignation Honours ListsAn Electoral Reform Society poll found that just 7% of people supported stuffing more peers into the Lords in the former former Prime Minister’s resignation honours list, after he…11 May 2023