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HANSARDRail Connectivity: Cambridge and Norwich18. What steps he is taking to increase rail connectivity between Cambridge and Norwich.08 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformThe hon. Gentleman is making an interesting point, and I want to ask him to explore it a little more. The immediate availability of redundancy payments, if I can call it that,…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformThe hon. Lady makes some powerful points—I hope I made similar points clear in my speech—but given her views on the cost of living crisis, does she agree that the freeze on…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformThe hon. Lady has referred to value for the taxpayer and the contributions of the hard-working people who send us here. Would she support the ongoing freeze on ministerial…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformAs I said at the start of my speech, there are elements where there is genuine cause for review, but if we followed the right hon. Lady’s train of thought, we would have thousands…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformIt has been an absolutely fascinating debate, and I am grateful to the right hon. Member for Islington South and Finsbury (Emily Thornberry) for proposing this motion, because it…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformI am grateful for that intervention. It was mentioned earlier—once, if not twice—that in 2010 the Labour party leadership candidates were invited to return their severance…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point about Labour, but we have heard from the Scottish National party that somehow it is better north of the border. Does she agree that that is…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformMy hon. Friend refers to the initial legislation in 1991, but that was followed up, as she is no doubt aware, by the Scotland Act 1998, which was brought in by Labour and repeats…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformWhy can she not commit to that?06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformI am grateful to the right hon. Lady for giving way. Is not the fact we are getting interesting ideas coming from Labour Members an example of how the motion before the House is…06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: Reformrose —06 Feb 2024HANSARD Ministerial Severance: ReformWill the right hon. Lady give way?06 Feb 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillI am grateful to the hon. Lady for that intervention. The Climate Change Committee gives us the science, and the political decisions are taken in this House. We are not talking…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillWe are no strangers to hyperbole in this Chamber, but I think the exaggeration of the importance of this Bill in the debate has surprised even Government Members. To hear…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillA number was mentioned earlier in the debate, but I did not catch it. I am sure that the hon. Lady might have that number in mind. It is right that we support industries in this…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillI could not agree more. The future homes building regulations, which require a significantly decreased carbon footprint for modern buildings, come into force in 2025. It is deeply…22 Jan 2024HANSARD Offshore Petroleum Licensing BillMy hon. Friend is right. Opposition Members have no answer to that. In Germany in particular, misguided green policies have led to the extraordinary decision to decommission the…22 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, which allows me to highlight the Government’s success in reducing the backlog, as the Prime Minister outlined at Prime…17 Jan 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillThe phrase “safe and legal routes” feels right, doesn’t it? It feels like we should be in favour of safe and legal routes and, speaking personally, I think they are part of a…17 Jan 2024