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HANSARDLand Use: Renewable Energy GenerationOn current usage, 2,000 acres of solar panels are required to power around 50,000 homes, whereas a small modular reactor requires just two football pitches and powers 1 million…04 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ3. Abigail Mor Edan is four years old. Released from Hamas captivity last weekend, Abigail is an orphan, after her parents were brutally executed in front of her during Hamas’s…29 Nov 2023HANSARD UkraineI welcome the continued work that my right hon. Friend and the whole Government do to support our friends in Ukraine. May I return to the question of grain exports? Just a couple…28 Nov 2023HANSARDOrganised CrimeSerious organised acquisitive crime is hitting rural communities hard, with high-value agricultural equipment targeted for theft. The National Rural crime unit has recently…27 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and Hamas: Humanitarian PauseThe release of some hostages is incredibly welcome, but the price for that is that Israel has taken the difficult decision to release many Palestinian prisoners held for terror…27 Nov 2023HANSARDOrganised Crime11. What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of organised crime.27 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementFrom tax cuts for 27 million workers to incentives for business to grow, support for pensioners and a continued lifeline for our great British pubs and pints, I warmly welcome the…22 Nov 2023HANSARDWork and Pensions16. What steps his Department is taking to support more parents into work. [900017]16 Nov 2023HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI very much welcome my right hon. Friend to his new post, and the clear determination he has shown to stopping the boats. However, speed is the metric by which our constituents…15 Nov 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ12. The inflation numbers published this morning were very welcome, but the tax burden continues to bite. Will the Prime Minister agree in principle that the concept of higher…15 Nov 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesIn addition to the evidence that we have already heard of Hamas stockpiling weapons and the apparatus of terror in hospitals, including children’s hospitals, the Israeli…14 Nov 2023HANSARDFood InflationFood inflation will only get worse if our self-sufficiency in food production drops. Will my right hon. Friend consider fiscal measures to discourage the transfer of…14 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. Friend seek to fix the anomaly that sees man-made fully synthetic fuels taxed at the same rate as their fossil equivalents?14 Nov 2023HANSARDSupporting Parents into Work16. What steps his Department is taking to support more parents into work.13 Nov 2023HANSARDSupporting Parents into WorkI am a huge supporter of the bold action that the Government are taking to tackle the costs of childcare and get more parents into work. However, some settings in my constituency…13 Nov 2023HANSARDRail ServicesSerious overcrowding persists on Chiltern Railways services serving my constituents, particularly at rush hours and weekends. The long-term solution is whole-fleet renewal, but…26 Oct 2023HANSARD Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) BillOn international agreements, does my right hon. Friend agree that, given that the United Kingdom is party to a series of World Trade Organisation framework agreements, such as the…25 Oct 2023HANSARDIran: Support for Hamas3. Whether he has received reports on the potential role of Iran in providing financial and other support for Hamas for terrorist attacks on Israel.24 Oct 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationI very much welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, particularly the news that, although there is a long way to go to completely stop the boats, there has been a significant…24 Oct 2023HANSARDIran: Support for HamasI am grateful to the Foreign Secretary for that answer. Iran’s fingerprints are all over Hamas’s brutal massacre in Israel. Iran’s blatant arming, funding—worth $100 million a…24 Oct 2023