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HANSARDEngagementsLast week, following a huge resident and parish council-led campaign, the planning application for a new mega-prison in my constituency was refused. Does my right hon. Friend…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI will be as quick as I can, Mr Deputy Speaker. The point underlying my amendments to Lords amendments 123 to 127 is relatively straightforward and simple. I heard what the…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI make no secret of the fact that I am against the principle of these restrictions. The Government’s own data shows that the restrictions will save only 1.74 calories a day, which…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for that point, as the argument that I am making is very much that these things take time. Two months on from Royal Assent, Ofcom gets its…30 Mar 2022HANSARDNet Zero Targets: Synthetic Fuels12. What assessment he has made of the potential role of synthetic fuels in achieving net zero targets.29 Mar 2022HANSARDNet Zero Targets: Synthetic FuelsIn our inquiry, “Fuelling the future”, the Transport Committee has heard significant evidence of the role that synthetic fuels can play as drop-in fuels that mean that vehicles,…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSpecial Educational Needs and Disabilities ReviewHaving the right support in the right place at the right time is undoubtedly the correct approach to this. As part of the welcome consultation that my right hon. Friend has…29 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperThe ambition for all children that shone through my right hon. Friend’s statement is to be warmly welcomed, but at the start of his statement he rightly acknowledged that children…28 Mar 2022HANSARDBill of Rights and Human Rights Act 19982. What progress he has made on bringing forward a Bill of Rights.22 Mar 2022HANSARDBill of Rights and Human Rights Act 1998I am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for that answer. Does he agree with me that to ensure that the Nationality and Borders Bill we are debating later today is fully…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseThe freezes on fuel duty by Conservative Governments since 2010 have been the right thing to do and have saved motorists and businesses thousands of pounds. However, the cost of…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Local Enterprise PartnershipsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hastings and Rye (Sally-Ann Hart) on securing an important debate for all…16 Mar 2022HANSARDInternational TravelI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. It is the right thing to do and, as I have said before, freedom works. However, may I press him on his answer to the Chair of…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [Lords]I rise to speak in favour of amendment 2, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for The Cotswolds (Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown), and new clause 4, amendments 3 to 22, and new…14 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine Sponsorship SchemeI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. I know that Buckinghamshire Council stands ready to do all it can to support and give a warm welcome, with good services, to…14 Mar 2022HANSARDPlatinum JubileeIn celebration of Her Majesty’s platinum jubilee, St Mary’s church in Princes Risborough wishes to do something practical and expand its community initiatives such as community…10 Mar 2022HANSARD National Shipbuilding StrategyI warmly welcome my hon. Friend’s statement. I am sure he has been glued to the Transport Committee’s current inquiry into fuelling the future, where we have heard evidence about…10 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineI welcome my right hon. Friend’s announcement this morning, and thank her for the number of times she has made herself available to engage with all Members on these important…10 Mar 2022HANSARDPlatinum Jubilee10. What plans the Church of England has to mark the platinum jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen.10 Mar 2022HANSARD Large Solar FarmsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Charles. Like other Members who have spoken, I am in no way, shape or form an opponent of solar energy. However, like…09 Mar 2022