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HANSARD High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) BillMy opposition to HS2 has been expressed somewhat forcefully in this House over the two and a half years for which I have had the privilege of representing the Buckingham…20 Jun 2022HANSARDUkraine UpdateI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and everything that she and the whole Government are doing to support our friends in Ukraine. If I may return to the issue of…16 Jun 2022HANSARDLow-carbon Off-gas Grid HeatingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Clwyd West (Mr Jones) on securing what is an incredibly…16 Jun 2022HANSARDMigration and Economic Development Partnership with RwandaI congratulate my right hon. Friend on her statement. She has my full support to carry on with the determination that she has shown throughout. Does she share my fear that this is…15 Jun 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe 5p reduction in fuel duty was very welcome, but a coach operator in my constituency contacted me yesterday to say that it has seen a 10p a litre increase this week, which…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol: First Treasury CounselMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right not to break the conventions of this House on discussing legal advice. However, does he agree that those who still seek to use legal…09 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI want to start by addressing the many positives in this Bill that will make a significant difference going forward. I particularly welcome the ending of the zoning proposals in…08 Jun 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ11. Last week, the Princes Centre in Princes Risborough, which supports adults with a variety of mental health challenges, learning disabilities and conditions such as dementia,…08 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. How can my right hon. Friend ensure the availability of sufficient clean spectrum for programme making and special events, or PMSE, after 2030 to support the use of radio…26 May 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateIs not a huge risk of increasing tax on businesses that they will seek to pass that increased overhead back to consumers? Although the energy price cap will protect people on…26 May 2022HANSARDBroadbandIt is pleasing, week on week, to see more and more villages in my constituency getting fibre-to-the-premises broadband, but many small operators tell me that the “Equinox”…26 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement. The path that she has set out is exactly the right one, but there have been 18 months of negotiations so far, which have been met with…17 May 2022HANSARDShireen Abu AqlaI draw the House’s attention to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests in relation to a recent delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Authority. As has already…16 May 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol13. What recent assessment he has made of the impact of the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol on businesses in Northern Ireland. I meet Cabinet colleagues regularly…27 Apr 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolThe cost of shipping from Great Britain to Northern Ireland is up 27%. Nine out of 10 traders in Northern Ireland are reported to face difficulties with six out of 10 forced to…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Food SecurityI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. I did not say that there was a need to remove agricultural subsidy. I clearly said that agricultural subsidy was absolutely…31 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The news that there will be legislation to ensure that we maximise the benefits of Brexit is incredibly welcome. Will my right hon. Friend comment on how that legislation,…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the news that six NHS hospitals are set to trial pheasant, partridge and venison on their menus is extremely welcome, and will he join me in…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Food SecurityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. To start with, I have no formal interest to declare but, for transparency, I should put it on the record that my…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Food SecurityWill the hon. Lady give way?31 Mar 2022