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HANSARDNuclear Energy Sector14. What steps she is taking to increase nuclear energy capacity.16 Jan 2024HANSARDCrown Court Case BacklogIn the light of the Post Office scandal, does my hon. Friend agree that it is imperative that we not only clear the backlog as quickly as possible, because there have been deaths…09 Jan 2024HANSARDCrown Court Case Backlog20. What steps he is taking to reduce the backlog of cases in the Crown court.09 Jan 2024HANSARDNational Grid Infrastructure: East of England11. What discussions she has had with National Grid on its planned timetable for building new substations, pylons and cabling in the east of England.28 Nov 2023HANSARDNational Grid Infrastructure: East of EnglandI feel moved to found a Clacton Day. Why not? I have called for the old Bradwell site on the Dengie peninsula to be used for the arrival of undersea cables, as opposed to wrecking…28 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsFirst, I applaud the Ministers in His Majesty’s Treasury. Sticking to electorally hard positions goes against the natural political grain, but doing so has halved inflation. The…27 Nov 2023HANSARD Importation and Sale of Foie GrasOn that very point about banning the product and its import, many businesses in the private sector have banned the product and refuse to sell it. Fortnum & Mason—a short walk from…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Importation and Sale of Foie GrasI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I raise the matter here today precisely because I do not think enough action has taken place since that previous debate.24 Oct 2023HANSARD Importation and Sale of Foie GrasI absolutely agree that it is too cruel. As with the much-desired ban on trophy hunting, which is a ridiculous sport, we should ban such imports. From Abigail and Animal Equality…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Importation and Sale of Foie GrasAfter the interruption, I am pleased to say that we now have a full house in the Public Gallery. I pay tribute to and thank Abigail Penny from Animal Equality UK for her hard work…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Importation and Sale of Foie GrasI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s intervention; I am not sure whether she was here earlier when I answered another point of a similar nature. One of the reasons why I am bringing…24 Oct 2023HANSARD Importation and Sale of Foie GrasI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of the importation and sale of foie gras. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I am grateful…24 Oct 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his reassuring comments. He says we will deal with this issue later when we come to secondary legislation, so I will not press the amendment. I beg to…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 113, in clause 256, page 170, line 22, leave out “any circumstances” and insert “circumstances where the consumer has not yet made use of the goods or…04 Jul 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Thirteenth sitting)As the hon. Member for Gordon said, the national lottery has an amazing track record—£47 billion has been given to good causes over many years—and we do not want this great…04 Jul 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, although we seem to be on a repeat cycle as I shall refer to those very issues later in my speech. I think he will be glad to hear my…27 Jun 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurI beg to move, That this House has considered the import and sale of fur. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Maria. As Members are aware, the welfare and…27 Jun 2023HANSARDPrisoner Transfers: AlbaniaI am very grateful to my right hon. and learned Friend for his work on Albania, illegal migrants and returning offenders. We pay £40,000 a year to maintain a prisoner in their…27 Jun 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurI, like many others across both sides of this House, was disappointed when the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill was dropped. I listened very carefully to my right hon. Friend…27 Jun 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. He is absolutely right: it does not matter where these skins come from, we should take it very seriously and consider legislating…27 Jun 2023