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HANSARDDraft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels: Border Security) Regulations 2023What about the rights of people in this country?27 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023I do not know how many people in this room are fans of “Time Team”, but it is important to emphasise that the techniques are not new: they have been used in osteoarchaeology for…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Artificial Intelligence Safety SummitI thank the Secretary of State for her statement and the frontier taskforce for all the work it has done to produce an important global moment not dissimilar to the COP process.…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMy right hon. Friend the Leader of the House will be aware that in Lancashire we have secured £2 billion at least for a brand-new hospital to replace the much-loved but ageing…19 Oct 2023HANSARDRegional Inequalities: Coastal CommunitiesI am absolutely delighted to hear that the Minister met the leaders of Lancashire County Council, and Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool councils this morning to discuss the…16 Oct 2023HANSARDZero-emission Vehicles, Drivers and HS2When the Secretary of State is looking at Network North, which I do welcome—I thank him very much for the A582 benefit in the Ribble Valley constituency of Mr Deputy Speaker; he…16 Oct 2023HANSARDAntisocial Behaviour21. What recent progress her Department has made on reducing antisocial behaviour.18 Sept 2023HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourOver the summer, I have spoken to many people in Leyland who, although we have managed to get the police station reopened, are still reporting problems involving antisocial…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryI am grateful to the Minister for sharing the litany of successes in our proud automotive industry. I gently remind her that automotive includes trucks, not just cars. She…18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryThe Minister is very welcome to come and visit.18 Sept 2023HANSARD UK Automotive IndustryHear, hear.18 Sept 2023HANSARDPubs: Tax SystemThere is a pub crawl there for us all. They need our support, so may I invite the Minister to South Ribble—I will even offer to buy her a pint—to speak to Chris, the landlord at…05 Sept 2023HANSARDPubs: Tax System11. What steps his Department is taking to help support pubs through the tax system.05 Sept 2023HANSARDPubs: Tax SystemAfter a busy summer knocking around South Ribble and speaking to people, I have often popped in for a pint, including in Croston’s famous Wheatsheaf pub. From housing MP…05 Sept 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationI have a great relationship with the wonderful Runshaw College in Leyland, and I am in the Chamber to highlight some of the things we have done to support the college. There is a…05 Jul 2023HANSARDAdult and Further EducationLeyland loves engineering. It has been famous for making trucks for hundreds of years. As my right hon. Friend mentions, the Government have been investing to help these legacy…05 Jul 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Eighteenth sitting)I appreciate that the hon. Gentleman is trying to bring some colour to his remarks, but does he agree that alluding to acts of physical violence in something so important is not a…29 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Seventeenth sitting)I am listening quite hard to the hon. Gentleman. I cannot work out whether he is talking about onshore wind or fracking. Can he clarify that? I thought we were talking about…27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)We are talking about a transition.27 Jun 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [ Lords ] (Sixteenth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Lady, and I will be brief. Will she share the definition of a stranded asset? Some oil and gas extraction areas have enormous potential for carbon…27 Jun 2023