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HANSARD British SteelAs always, the Minister is positive and giving us encouragement. I welcome the steps that have been taken to secure the wider British steel industry, but I will press the Minister…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Business of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for all his answers to our questions and wish him well for the summer. I look forward to returning in September. Can we have a statement from the…16 Jul 2026HANSARDProtecting Built HeritageI thank the hon. Lady and her Select Committee for their many positive recommendations when it comes to the repair and conservation of shared heritage. Previous schemes have…16 Jul 2026HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationI will focus on the decarbonisation of the transport sector. I thank the Secretary of State for that answer. She will know that we in Northern Ireland want to be part of…16 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Planning Policy FrameworkI commend the hon. Lady for the ambition she has put forward. Does she not agree that there is a risk of severe regulatory divergence? If the English planning system undergoes…16 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Planning Policy FrameworkI commend the right hon. Gentleman on his speech. I know that the Minister is not responsible for my constituency across the water, but does the right hon. Gentleman feel that…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Changing Places Toilets: Capital FundingIt is always a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. I thank the hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) for introducing a topic that, as he said and…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Changing Places Toilets: Capital FundingSo we got some, but we need that to be ringfenced. Minister, if moneys are coming through Barnett consequentials, let us ensure that they are used for those purposes. We need…16 Jul 2026HANSARDRegional Accents and Social MobilityThank you very much, Sir Roger, for giving me the chance to participate. I thank the hon. Member for Leigh and Atherton (Jo Platt), my cousin from across the sea—or across the…15 Jul 2026HANSARDRegional Accents and Social MobilityIt certainly is. I appreciate that intervention from my hon. Friend and colleague. The Hansard staff do a heroic job. They are always happy to write down the names of my local…15 Jul 2026HANSARDRegional Accents and Social MobilityI love the hon. Gentleman’s accent. It portrays the person he is: the history, the culture, and the locality he comes from. Every word that the hon. Gentleman speaks is a word…15 Jul 2026HANSARDRegional Accents and Social MobilityThe hon. Lady referred to her aunt’s father, who was almost 90 years old, and that reminds me of my own dad, who is dead and gone. He was a very proud Donegal man, and one of the…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Peak Cluster Pipeline and ProjectI fully support the right hon. Lady’s efforts on behalf of her constituents. I have an understanding of the issues. Does she agree that any final approval for the Peak Cluster…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorI commend the hon. Gentleman, who is a friend and colleague, for securing this vital debate. I rise to support the UK-wide #VATsTheProblem campaign, alongside our local champions…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorWill the Minister give way on that point?15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorIt is no wonder that the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee) had to go all the way to Northern Ireland to get an Ulster girl to marry. That tells you what Ulster…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Northern Ireland Hospitality SectorThe Minister is making a very good and clear speech. He referred to parts of Europe whose Governments are considering a VAT reduction because they recognise the importance of the…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Estate RegenerationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank the hon. Member for Basingstoke (Luke Murphy) for highlighting this issue. Many of us can be guilty of…15 Jul 2026HANSARD Estate RegenerationYou’re playing catch-up!15 Jul 2026HANSARDNational Energy System Operator: Blackout RiskI thank the Minister, as always, for his answers and for his solution-based responses. My constituents watch developments with absolute dread, when every day families and…15 Jul 2026