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HANSARD Battery Energy Storage Sites: Safety RegulationsFirst of all, I support the fact that there is a debate on this issue, and I support some of the points that the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) has just made. It is clear…05 Jun 2025HANSARD Free School MealsAs others have, I very much welcome the announcement. For the thousands of families in my constituency with children in poverty, this is a great announcement. However, I remember…05 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthIt is more than 30 years since I was the leader of Leeds city council and made the first proposal for a rapid transit system in that area of West Yorkshire, so I welcome today’s…04 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI associate myself with the comments from the Leader of the House repudiating antisemitism. In South Elmsall in my constituency, there is a clay pit that has been working for 14…22 May 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesThe situation in Gaza is utterly intolerable, and the Foreign Secretary has convinced the House of his passion, anger and indignation, but he will know that angry rhetoric means…20 May 2025HANSARD Business of the HousePeople in my area are totally brassed off with Yorkshire Water, which has failed, repeatedly, to deliver clean water to houses in Upton. It has delivered 5,000 hours of sewage…15 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I have tabled new clause 18, which is about health and instituting a new public interest test. There is an existing test, but it is not very accessible or useful nowadays. I will…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for making that very serious point. When the clinicians—whose duty is to protect their patients—say they are not convinced about the…07 May 2025HANSARD Data (Use and Access) Bill [Lords]I thank the hon. Member for making that important point, and of course she is right. I go back to this question of the threats to the database, which are not simply the product of…07 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsPharmacies play a key role in communities in rural areas such as mine, but it is deeply frustrating when the supply chain breaks down and a pharmacy cannot deliver its medicine.…06 May 2025HANSARD Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, and I support his amendments. The fact is that millions of innocent people whose behaviour has attracted no suspicion at all will…29 Apr 2025HANSARDWomen’s Changed State Pension Age: CompensationIt is a pleasure to serve under your guidance, Sir Edward. I thank the Petitions Committee for arranging the debate, and I pay tribute to the hon. Member for South Cotswolds (Dr…17 Mar 2025HANSARD Warm Home DiscountIt is clear that the Conservative party left this country dependent on global fossil fuel supplies, which both burn the planet and are damaging in terms of price controls.…25 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandI will briefly.12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandI am not going to take any more interventions, because so many people want to speak. So many people with houses that are thermally insulated, but who still remain in poverty, are…12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandI thank my hon. Friend for her comments, and of course, what she is saying is correct. The lady who I was just talking about told me that living on £50 a week is practically…12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandI will, but briefly. There are a lot of people who want to speak.12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandThe hon. Lady has made her point. The House probably knows my views on the winter fuel allowance, but I had better move on before I get myself into trouble. One in four households…12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandI thank everybody for contributing. The House will have heard the Minister’s passion and commitment. I was particularly interested in what she said about warm homes—that she had…12 Feb 2025HANSARDFuel Poverty: EnglandI beg to move, That this House has considered fuel poverty in England. I am looking forward to speaking in this debate under your chairpersonship, Mr Efford. I am sure you will be…12 Feb 2025