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HANSARD Online Safety: Children and Young PeopleI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington (Lola McEvoy) on securing this important debate. I would like to say a few words about the context of this debate and the…26 Nov 2024HANSARDCOP29I strongly welcome the Secretary of State’s signing of a new UK-US advanced nuclear technologies agreement at COP. Will he share more details of that agreement, and does he agree…26 Nov 2024HANSARDChildren’s Social CareThe outcomes for children and families involved in the children’s social care system are some of the worst in our country. That is truly a huge social justice issue, so I welcome…18 Nov 2024HANSARD Kinship CarersI thank the Minister for giving way and for her leadership on this really important issue; I know she cares a lot about it. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hitchin…13 Nov 2024HANSARD Pubs Code: Guest BeersI thank my hon. Friend for securing this important debate. I have two fantastic breweries in my constituency—Tractor Shed and Ennerdale Brewery—which are not that far from…12 Nov 2024HANSARD Rail PerformanceI extend my thanks to the Secretary of State and the team for the early action they have taken to improve the reliability of the network. My constituents struggle with two lines.…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI appreciate that the right hon. Lady has referenced the NHS. I get lots of letters, emails and messages from farmers who have been completely let down by the state of the NHS as…11 Nov 2024HANSARDRural AffairsI am delighted to have the chance to speak in this important debate about rural affairs. I will focus my remarks on farming. West Cumbria is home to hundreds of farmers, primarily…11 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)On 4 July, the British people voted decisively for one clear promise: the promise of change. The Budget delivers on that promise. We have change, from years of short-termism,…04 Nov 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)I think the shadow Minister is a secret supporter of the Bill, not a true believer in his amendment. In an interview that he gave to Politico earlier this month, he said that…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fifth sitting)You don’t!15 Oct 2024HANSARD Nuclear Industry: CumbriaMy hon. Friend and I frequently talk about the demographic challenges facing Cumbria, like many other post-industrial parts of our country. New nuclear can put those communities…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Nuclear Industry: CumbriaIn just three days’ time, we will mark the 68th anniversary of the opening of Calder Hall, the world’s first commercial civil nuclear power station, in my constituency. At 12.16…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Nuclear Industry: CumbriaI thank my hon. Friend for the intervention, and given that my entire speech is dedicated to that very point, I will gladly agree with her. West Cumbrians are incredibly proud of…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Nuclear Industry: CumbriaI thank the hon. Gentleman for the intervention and I am glad to hear he is not blaming me for the decades-old issue with nuclear power in Northern Ireland. I agree with him that…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Nuclear Industry: CumbriaI agree with the hon. Member; I share many of the concerns of remoter parts of Wales and England and I think we both represent seats that have those issues. A plan in my…14 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)The right hon. Member for Aberdeen South made an important point about elected representatives from Scotland having a role in the strategic priorities for Great British Energy.…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)Can the hon. Member cite any legislation from the past 14 years that included a specific financial saving, to illustrate his point that it would be appropriate to put that in a…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)The witnesses we heard from on Tuesday demonstrated a near-enough consensus that the Bill provides the chair, the board and the executive of GB Energy with the necessary…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (First sitting)Q Welcome to you both. Mike Clancy, this is a question for you. The Bill allows for future flexibility in the relationship between Great British Energy and Great British Nuclear,…08 Oct 2024