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HANSARD Carbon Emissions (Buildings) BillGiven the schedule that we are on today, our time would be best used by allowing the Minister to reply in full, but I congratulate the hon. Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) on…25 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillI did say that the right hon. Member was a private Member’s Bill specialist, and I think he has just given us all a little insight into how to handle these matters. I hope that…25 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillI begin by congratulating the right hon. Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on his success in the ballot and on bringing his Bill to the House today. He can perhaps now be…25 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillI am grateful for the right hon. Gentleman’s intervention, because if it were clear that this was the way in which to resolve issues and speed the process up, that, for me, would…25 Nov 2022HANSARDNewport Wafer FabI welcome the new Business Secretary to his responsibilities in the House, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Newport West (Ruth Jones) on securing this urgent…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful for the chance to put a question to the right hon. Gentleman. I was going to welcome him to his position, but I did not want to seem ironic. He says that we can take…25 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s economic crisis is now being paid for by every household and business in this country, but the Government’s failure goes well beyond the pantomime of the last few…25 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat was an interesting answer on the 12 years of failure—it was perhaps an answer to a question, but not the one I asked. Our wonderful businesses want to expand, invest and…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Retained EU Law (Revocation and…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy hon. Friend is an expert in such matters and she is absolutely right to highlight those concerns. That is what the Bill is about. It is not about Brexit—Brexit has happened; it…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI understand the hon. Member’s position. I simply say that, if we were to lock ourselves into a permanent debate on this matter, it would produce many of the negative consequences…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think the hon. Member has agreed with the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas), so we have cross-party agreement. The Government will struggle to resist such a…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI certainly can. I have always said, for instance, that Solvency II could be improved by having to do the regulation on a basis in this country. If we look at the Government’s…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely correct. The retained EU law dashboard, although useful, is not and never has been a comprehensive list of all the retained law that this Bill…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe hon. Member makes a very good point. Unfortunately, we know that the Government do not like independent assessment of their choices. They believe that they can simultaneously…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillYou can’t be trusted!25 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for Business(Urgent Question) : To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy if he will make a statement on Government support for businesses facing rising…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessI welcome the new ministerial team to their posts. The energy crisis poses a severe challenge to businesses of every size, many of which have been desperate for clarity and…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf the right hon. Gentleman wants to be the next Chancellor, he will have to do better than that. Let us look at an area where he should have taken a lesson from us. Earlier in…12 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the last 12 years, this country has had a referendum on its membership of the European Union, a referendum on the continued existence of the UK and four general elections, and…12 Jul 2022