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HANSARDGrand Challenges: International CollaborationThrough my work with the Prime Minister’s taskforce on innovation, growth and regulatory reform, we are looking at how we can make Brexit a real opportunity for the UK as a global…20 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWith pleasure, and I can go further. My hon. Friend is typically astute and on the money—absolutely. It is true that in the pension funds of this country, we invest remarkably…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI thank the Financial Secretary for pointing that out. I am tempted to remind everyone that the former Chancellor of the Exchequer and then Prime Minister sold the gold at a…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a great pleasure to speak in this debate and to follow the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss), principally because I can say how wonderful it is that the…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Member makes an interesting point that I relish responding to. My praise was for the Treasury in moving at pace to solve and sort a crisis incubated by the last Labour…13 Apr 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure both to follow the hon. Member for Gordon (Richard Thomson) and to be back in this Chamber to support the Chancellor on this Budget for recovery and renewal. In…08 Mar 2021HANSARD Agriculture BillIt is a pleasure to be here this afternoon. I thank Ministers—in particular the Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for…04 Nov 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI rise as a Member of Parliament for a very agricultural constituency, and as the product of a farming family—in fact, I think I still have a place on offer at Harper Adams if…12 Oct 2020HANSARD Agriculture BillI am grateful to my distinguished hon. Friend. The truth is that we can talk about standards, but if we expose UK farmers and growers to imports coming in at a lower price because…12 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsFollowing the outbreak of covid among staff of Banham Poultry, in my constituency, more than three weeks ago, the company has had to shut down its plants, and slaughter or sell…10 Sept 2020HANSARDHydrogen VehiclesWhether the transport decarbonisation plan will support the UK to become a world leader in hydrogen technology.02 Jul 2020HANSARDHydrogen VehiclesI thank the Minister and the Secretary of State for the work that they are doing, in particular, on the transport decarbonisation plan that he and I started together. Does the…02 Jul 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateI congratulate and thank the Chancellor on behalf of the people in Mid Norfolk for a coherent and comprehensive package, in particular the support on rates and mortgages. In my…17 Mar 2020HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Sir Edward Davey). I have happy memories of being in government with him in the coalition Government 10…11 Mar 2020HANSARDTransportAs the Minister for the future of transport, I am committed both to creating a framework for UK leadership in transport technology and innovation and to bolder measures for…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTransportAs the new Minister for the decarbonisation of transport, I can say that the Government are absolutely committed to this, and we have a cycling Prime Minister who is committed to…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTransportAs the new Minister for the decarbonisation of transport, I can say that the Government are absolutely committed to this, and we have a cycling Prime Minister who is committed to…10 Feb 2020HANSARDTransportAs the Minister for the future of transport, I am committed both to creating a framework for UK leadership in transport technology and innovation and to bolder measures for…10 Feb 2020HANSARD TransportIt is a great pleasure to close this debate on transport emissions and decarbonisation as the Government’s first ever Minister for the decarbonisation of transport. I want to…05 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportMay I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Nokes? In the time available, I shall do my best to set out the Government’s strategy and to deal with the…04 Feb 2020