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HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. I will make a slightly different point, which is that there are huge opportunities for good growth in this country. Speaking as…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthThere is no more important issue for the country than the stubbornly low growth rate and the structural barriers to the growth, productivity, enterprise, innovation and investment…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthThe Secretary of State is making a wonderful speech about the 1980s. While I agree with many of his points, the truth is that the country today has come a long way in all sorts of…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthThe hon. Member makes an important point about regulation in Northern Ireland. When in government, I championed the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023, which gives…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthMy hon. Friend is making a really important point. I was previously the Minister responsible for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. Traditionally, the MHRA’s…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. The King’s speech that my constituents loved was the King’s speech in Washington, in which he spoke for the very best of this…18 May 2026HANSARD Ground-mounted Solar Panels: AlternativesOn the point that my hon. Friend the Member for Bromley and Biggin Hill (Peter Fortune) made, I can say that when I was the Minister for Space, I strongly supported space solar,…14 Apr 2026HANSARD Ground-mounted Solar Panels: AlternativesOn the important point that the hon. Member for South Derbyshire (Samantha Niblett) made about connections, what we are discovering in Norfolk is that the grid connection…14 Apr 2026HANSARDFlooding: Rural CommunitiesI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. On the point of insurance, I have just come from chairing a meeting with Aviva—a great Norfolk insurer, the biggest insurer…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFlooding: Rural CommunitiesThe Minister has mentioned Aviva, one of Norfolk’s great companies and the biggest insurer of houses in the country. Has she seen its recent report, in which it calculates that…18 Mar 2026HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (England and Wales) Regulations 2026What provision do these measures make for the disproportionate impact of fuel poverty in rural areas? Treasury figures show that cost of energy increases have disproportionately…18 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillThis is an important Bill, and I support some of the aims and aspirations that the Secretary of State set out at the beginning. I also share many of the concerns raised by my…02 Mar 2026HANSARD Representation of the People BillMy hon. Friend is making an interesting argument that voting should be defined not by age, but by a contract of citizenship. Could he share what he thinks those criteria might…02 Mar 2026HANSARDOther Correction… The insurance sector tells us that 1.8 million homes will be at risk over the next 10 to 15 years, and flooding is costing £6 billion a year to the economy.29 Jan 2026HANSARDOther CorrectionFlooding The following extract is from the debate on flooding on 28 January 2026.29 Jan 2026HANSARDOther CorrectionI welcome the comprehensive spending review funding announcement of £2.6 billion for flood and coastal erosion management to protect 65,000 homes. The insurance sector tells us…29 Jan 2026HANSARD FloodingI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the responsibilities and duties of certain authorities and agencies in respect of inland flood…28 Jan 2026HANSARDEngagementsI was recently the target of an AI deepfake video announcing my defection to Reform. As colleagues across the House will know, that is about as likely as Reform moving from pub…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Children of AlcoholicsThe hon. Lady makes another excellent point. As I know the Minister and his Department understand, not only is there no magic bullet but many of these issues circulate and form…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Children of AlcoholicsI beg to move, That this House has considered the children of alcoholics. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris, particularly on this day, when there…26 Nov 2025