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HANSARDNHS Buildings: Extreme Heat19. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of recent heatwaves on hospitals.14 Jul 2026HANSARDNHS Buildings: Extreme HeatI appreciate the Government’s plans to upgrade the NHS estate, but the heatwaves are happening now, and staff and patients are enduring unbearable conditions: wards without air…14 Jul 2026HANSARD State of Climate and NatureI thank the Minister for including land use and food systems within this outline. It is so important that that is included as part of the triple challenge of climate, nature and…13 Jul 2026HANSARD Environmental ProtectionThe Minister has touched on organised crime. As I am sure she is aware, modern slavery can be a real issue within the waste crime sector; we have had some powerful debates on that…06 Jul 2026HANSARDKnife Crime: Custodial SentencesMr Speaker, I know that you are a great supporter of the Parliamentary Knowledge Foundation. Next Thursday, it will be bringing MPs to Empire Fighting Chance, a boxing gym in my…30 Jun 2026HANSARDNational ResilienceI am sure that I am not the only one who feels that they are not designed to withstand the current heat—and neither are many of our public buildings and infrastructure. May I urge…25 Jun 2026HANSARDNational Resilience5. What steps his Department is taking to improve national resilience.25 Jun 2026HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasSomething that has been missing from this debate is the opportunity we have to be the leading exponents of offshore wind, including floating offshore wind, hybrid assets and…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeDoes the hon. Lady agree that we will never persuade other countries to take action to reduce their carbon emissions unless we show global leadership? Will she join me in…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and GasAbout 90% of the reserves in the North sea have already been extracted. Has the hon. Gentleman looked at the analysis of how expensive it is to reach the rest of the reserves? One…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationThat is probably the subject for another long debate, because it gets into the inequities in global food supply chains and making sure that farmers—whether in the hon. Gentleman’s…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI was going to wind my hon. Friend up by saying that I have no idea how big Leeds is—slightly bigger than Bristol, I think—but he is right that delay has consequences. I gather…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationMy hon. Friend is right. One of my concerns was that Bolsonaro was making legal what should clearly have been illegal. The counter-argument was that there was something slightly…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI beg to move, That this House has considered UK-Indonesia collaboration on environmental sustainability. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. I am also pleased…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI certainly think that peatlands are incredibly important. It has been one of my frustrations that we put so much emphasis on forests, and on the UK on planting trees—like a race…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI very much agree. We both spent the Easter recess wading through peatlands. I was going to say that we were wading up to our knees; I was wading up to my knees, but for everyone…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI direct the hon. Gentleman to the Minister, because she is the one with the power to put him in touch with the embassy, for example. However, I know exactly what the hon.…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationThe hon. Member makes a very important point. At Foreign Office questions last week, I had the first question on the Order Paper, which was very ably answered by my hon. Friend…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI absolutely agree. I have just come from an event that Fairtrade is hosting in the Inter-Parliamentary Union room, at which people were talking, among other things, about the…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Border Security: UK-Ireland Co-operationI could not agree more. I really appreciate all the interventions, which are a very good way of getting the debate flowing, but it is quite easy for me to lose my place. I was…23 Jun 2026