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HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolI congratulate the negotiators on this very significant achievement. I also congratulate the Prime Minister on his statement, in which he was so frank about the manifest failings…27 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023I am grateful to the Minister for clarifying the difference between registration and the assessment certificate application. The regulations require the regulator to decide…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillFirst, I join other hon. Members in congratulating Dáithí on the law that will forever bear his name. It has been a remarkable campaign for an extremely good cause. Secondly, I…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI agree completely with the Chair of the Select Committee—I did not agree with the justification in the first place, but he makes an extremely powerful point, which I will return…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI was using the word in relation to any notion the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill would be continued. I accept absolutely the characterisation that the hon. Gentleman has put on…22 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023The one point is: how will the accountable person know whether there might be missing firebreaks in the building they are responsible for if it has never been peeled apart and…22 Feb 2023HANSARDDraft Higher-Risk Buildings (Key Building Information etc.) (England) Regulations 2023Paragraph 6.3 of the explanatory memorandum talks about the principal accountable person providing the information alongside “their application for registration”. Is that the same…22 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI am sorry to hear what my hon. Friend says. That is news to me—I do not know anything about it. No doubt, those with responsibility for trying to find a solution will have heard…22 Feb 2023HANSARDRaid of BBC Offices in IndiaI understand why the Foreign Office does not want to comment on this particular investigation, but the Minister will well know that this is not the first time that the authorities…21 Feb 2023HANSARDKnowsley IncidentThe right hon. Gentleman will be well aware that there are people going around claiming to be journalists who are actually stirring up hatred and fear of asylum seekers. I watched…20 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Government’s commitment to look at helping blocks below 11 metres with cladding apply not only where that cladding is found to be dangerous and needs to be removed, but…20 Feb 2023HANSARDTurkey and Syria EarthquakeFirst, given the immense scale of this terrible tragedy and the reports this morning that people are using their mobile phones while trapped under the rubble as they cry for help,…07 Feb 2023HANSARDRefugees: AccommodationDo the Government have any plans to make use of the former Atkinson Court care home in east Leeds as part of their dispersal policy?06 Feb 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill Relief Scheme (Non-Standard Cases) Regulations 2023
Energy Bills Support Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payment Pass-through Requirement (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023Further to that point, the impact assessment talks about the £2 billion to £4 billion maximum ceiling. Of course, we do not expect all those businesses to require support at the…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Building SafetyFar too many leaseholders are still living in properties that have not been remediated, including in my constituency at Cartier House, the Gateway, and the Drive, Saxton Gardens,…30 Jan 2023HANSARD Energy Bills: Self-disconnectionThe Minister appeared to say in answer to an earlier question that no one should be physically disconnected from their energy supply. If I heard that correctly, and if that is…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Prepayment MetersWhat possible justification is there for forcing people to sit in the cold and the dark because they have been required to have a prepayment meter connected that they cannot…23 Jan 2023HANSARD Afghanistan: Ban on Women Aid WorkersThis medieval misogyny—we ought to call it what it is—is doing huge damage to Afghanistan’s future. Does the Minister share the widespread concern that, since the Taliban have now…19 Jan 2023HANSARD Levelling-up Fund Round 2There is bitter disappointment that the really good bid from Holbeck—one of the most deprived parts of my constituency, which is the 18th most deprived in the country—has received…19 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Billrose—18 Jan 2023