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HANSARD UkraineWelcome to your position, Mr Deputy Speaker. The Secretary of State has shown immense leadership and hard work in the last few months. I thank him for his service in that area. He…20 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaMadam Deputy Speaker, you know me to be a biologist and an environmentalist—I should confess to the House that I also get called a tree hugger by certain hon. Members of this…08 Dec 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakI am grateful to the hon. Lady, a fellow Lancashire MP, for giving way. Many of the farmers in her constituency are associated with the farmers in South Ribble. I want to…30 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. The Minister will be aware that I have raised a series of concerns with a number of Ministers and Secretaries of State about the proposals to put a third prison in the small…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. I am grateful for the opportunity to intervene. As recent data shows, the UK has decarbonised fastest in the whole of…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Studying Parliament as he does, the Minister will have paid attention to my campaign to be Transport Committee Chair, which was unfortunately unsuccessful last week. One point…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)Will the hon. Member give way?22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Bone—for the first time, I believe. Recently, I was briefly the incumbent of the roads portfolio, which is obviously an…22 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)rose—22 Nov 2022HANSARDMali: UN Peacekeeping MissionEarlier this year, I had the opportunity to visit RAF Odiham and see a stripped-down Chinook with the iconic red sand of Africa falling out of it. Does my right hon. Friend agree…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Low Traffic Neighbourhoods: LatchfordIf these decisions are being taken in isolation, no one is considering the integrated transport aspects—closing a road has a knock-on impact on residents in one way, whereas…14 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27After two wonderful weeks last November in Glasgow, with the hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith (Deidre Brock), what became really clear was how far ahead of Governments…09 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseToo many communities in this country are having problems with transport infrastructure, not on a macro scale but on a significant community scale, with schemes that are too big…03 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a role model to all the female entrepreneurs in her constituency. Whether through investment or expressions of interest by different areas, or making sure they…26 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWith family on the island running businesses, including my own—businesses based in Llangefni and Aberffraw, a wonderful part of the island—I absolutely support the work that the…26 Oct 2022HANSARDWomen in British MotorsportI could not agree more with the hon. Lady. Women’s health issues are coming to the fore in the workplace. Although I do not have the level of detail to commit exact policy, I will…26 Oct 2022HANSARDWomen in British MotorsportMy hon. Friend is a fantastic champion for motorsport, and, as he knows, I am more than a little bit of a petrolhead myself. I approach motorsport with an enormous amount of…26 Oct 2022HANSARDWomen in British MotorsportThis Government and I are absolutely committed to supporting women’s sport at every opportunity, pushing for greater participation, employment, commercial opportunities and…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportUnfortunately, I cannot acquiesce to the hon. Lady’s request, because the issue is not within my portfolio. I am extremely happy to pass on her request to the aviation Minister,…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Doncaster Sheffield AirportThe right hon. Lady will be pleased to know that when the aviation Minister met Peel on 19 October she raised that very issue, and she has its assurance that it will work through…24 Oct 2022