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HANSARDDraft Genetically Modified Organisms (Deliberate Release) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022Is it not so important that, first, we get this right—the hon. Member for Cambridge was right to highlight questions in that respect—and secondly, that we send a signal to the…02 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI welcome the Prime Minister’s statement and his specifically ruling out the threat of creeping normalisation. This House should be in no doubt that Putin is well prepared. He has…24 Feb 2022HANSARDSue Gray ReportThe inquiry has found that there have been serious failings, and it has suggested there be changes in the way that No. 10 is run. There is a real opportunity now to take forward…31 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyCould the Minister reassure the House that there are no other Members who have received hundreds of thousands of pounds of funding without question from hostile actors, and what…25 Jan 2022HANSARDDowning Street Parties: Police InvestigationI welcome the investigation. We can see the absolute terror on the faces of the Opposition. For them, this is partygate, but they know that they are up against a Prime Minister…25 Jan 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ15. On many occasions, the Prime Minister has spoken to primary age children about careers and the opportunities ahead of them. Does he agree that every child should have the…08 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillMy right hon. Friend is making a brilliant speech, but I am less convinced by that last point. The system does work on the basis of “blooding” a vast number of artists, and there…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillThere is huge interest and real concern across the House about getting this right. Often the House comes together like this on an issue, but then somehow in the Government it goes…03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillI know which is preferable!03 Dec 2021HANSARDCopyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) BillWe might expect the major corporations and music labels to say that the Bill would affect their ability to invest, but that does not necessarily mean that it is not true. Having…03 Dec 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is a huge global appetite for Government-to-Government partnerships with the UK, with significant commercial benefits to be unlocked. Will the Minister undertake to work…30 Nov 2021HANSARDAutomated External Defibrillators: Public AccessTo get defibrillators into the community, I established the Community Access Defibrillators for East Yorkshire campaign. I formed a committee and worked with the highly estimable…18 Nov 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyI congratulate the Minister on today’s announcement. We will be celebrating the decision to increase the home upgrade grant and, of course, the excellent decision to make the east…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on her championing of her constituency and Cornwall’s farmers. We are opening markets, as we have discussed. We are activating farmers with our “Open…15 Jul 2021HANSARDExport OpportunitiesIt would very much help if the Scottish Government and the Scottish National party, of which the hon. Gentleman used to be a member, were to support the trade deals that we do to…15 Jul 2021HANSARDExport OpportunitiesOpportunities for UK exporters are significant. We are seeing exports rebounding this year and they are expected to grow by a further 8% next year, and further opportunities are…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his excellent question. I am tremendously proud of UK Export Finance and its staff for the innovative way in which they have responded to the pandemic,…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend cleverly tempts me to list the recommendations of the Trade and Agriculture Commission, which constructively seeks to improve our support for UK farmers. We look…15 Jul 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsI would be delighted.15 Jul 2021HANSARDUK-China Trading RelationshipIt is one of the abiding characteristics of the left in general that if they cannot find a scare story they invent one. This Government are clear: we are not seeking a free trade…10 Jun 2021