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HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI have yet to hear a question to which, in the view of the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown), the answer is not more independence for Scotland. I rise partly to…17 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillDoes the shadow Home Secretary agree that strengthening our enforcement and plugging the enforcement gap is not just about resourcing for public bodies; it is also about having a…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillI guess the simplest way to greet this Bill is with a massive cheer of hooray. Many of us in this place today have been waiting and waiting for a very long time, and it is really…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillIs the Minister able—I am afraid his answer largely parallels a letter he already wrote to me, which was notably devoid of dates—to give the House any indication of when he will…13 Oct 2022HANSARD Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency BillThat is absolutely right and a very good example. Again, it is relatively simple to fix. It would not require primary legislation, it would reduce the pressure on the Bill and the…13 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.20 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs my right hon. Friend aware of the Whitetail project in Teesside, where an Allam cycle electricity generating plant will burn either gas or coal in pure oxygen, with zero carbon…20 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementI congratulate my hon. Friend and the right hon. Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) on bringing this important debate to the House. Does he agree that to some extent our…07 Jul 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Law EnforcementWould my hon. Friend care to venture an opinion on the Law Commission’s recommendations concerning the potential for fixing the “controlling mind” legislation and legal approach?…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Alcohol TaxationI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing this debate on an important issue, and he is making a powerful speech. I was particularly interested in his point about broadening…07 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThe Minister rightly pointed out in his introductory remarks that the seven Nolan principles of integrity in public life underpin and run all the way through the ministerial code,…05 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyThe hon. Gentleman is to be congratulated on getting this debate organised. My constituency of Weston-super-Mare fronts on to the Bristol channel, which is the largest source of…05 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Security StrategyThank you, Mr Davies. I congratulate the hon. Member for Birkenhead (Mick Whitley) on bringing this debate before us today. I support a great deal of what is in the energy…05 Jul 2022HANSARDTrain Service Providers4. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposals in the Williams-Shapps plan for rail on the choice of train service providers available to rail passengers.30 Jun 2022HANSARDTrain Service ProvidersI share the Minister’s attractive vision for more choice and variety on our railways; the trouble is that that is not what the Government’s plans will introduce. They weaken…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsPresident Reagan once said that there is “nothing so permanent” as a temporary Government subsidy. I therefore gently say to my right hon. Friend that, unless we fix the…29 Jun 2022HANSARDHousebuilding: Urban Densification1. What steps his Department is taking to increase housebuilding through densification of urban areas using local authority-approved building codes that pre-approve buildings.27 Jun 2022HANSARDHousebuilding: Urban DensificationI thank the Minister for that reply, and agree with him that the “street votes” idea—which the Secretary of State described as “a cracking idea” a few months ago from that very…27 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsLet the record show that the Minister is nodding vigorously. It is essential that we get on the record the principle that the role must be pursued and continued. I think that he…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsI take my hon. Friend’s point. All I am saying is that it should not be axiomatic and automatic that the adviser should feel they have to resign every time their advice is not…21 Jun 2022