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HANSARDFracking: Local ConsentThat is the case, is it not? It seems like a futile exercise—I do not think there is any community in the country that actually wants fracking to happen—but the hon. Gentleman is…15 Nov 2022HANSARDFracking: Local ConsentI absolutely do agree. Fracking is certainly not greener and, as well as all the other reasons why we oppose it, it is not a cheaper source of energy, either. The Minister for…15 Nov 2022HANSARDFracking: Local ConsentI thank the Minister for giving way and engaging so much in the debate. There are question marks around where the Government are going with planning. I believe investment zones…15 Nov 2022HANSARDFracking: Local ConsentI was asking about onshore wind, not the solar issue. With solar, there is the question of how the Government classify the best and most versatile—BMV—land. I totally agree with…15 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair as always, Mr Hollobone. The hon. Member for Wrexham (Sarah Atherton) made some interesting points; the all-party parliamentary group on…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI entirely agree. I think we have all seen cases where contact with the children will be supervised and the family will have to go to a centre due to the relationship between the…07 Nov 2022HANSARDParental Responsibility for People Convicted of Serious OffencesI am happy to do that, and I can give the Minister details of meetings we have had with Children Heard and Seen, attended by the previous children’s Minister and the previous…07 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Human SecurityIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Members for Bath (Wera Hobhouse) and for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald) for securing this debate,…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Human SecurityThe Minister mentioned the Climate Action Implementation Committee, which came up in, I think, Prime Minister’s questions or perhaps COP questions. The Prime Minister is no longer…03 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy Sector: Trade OpportunitiesEarlier this week, I had the pleasure of meeting the Foreign Minister from the Maldives. Like many small island states, it would very much benefit from UK support when it comes to…03 Nov 2022HANSARDClimate Change and Human SecurityThe Minister is talking about what the Government are doing on renewables. It was not clear, in his response to the shadow Climate Secretary at COP questions this week, what the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDGlasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land UseIt is disappointing that the COP President has not been allowed to answer questions today. I hope that Lula’s election victory in Brazil at the weekend heralds a new era in…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillI am very pleased to hear what the right hon. Gentleman says, as I have spent quite a lot of time trying to convince people that that does happen to day-old chicks. Is it not the…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) BillDuring the Bill Committee, we heard that one of the potential benefits of these innovations was a possible reduction in the overuse of antibiotics on farms, because we would be…31 Oct 2022HANSARDFood Security14. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure adequate contingency planning for food security in the context of the (a) cost of living crisis and (b) market…27 Oct 2022HANSARDFood SecurityI thank the Minister for that response, although I notice he did not mention the cost of living crisis, which was mentioned in my question. In the past week, both the former…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Exempt AccommodationThe Chair of the Select Committee will be aware of my interest in the issue, which arose from a particular property in my constituency where several residents died. It was clear…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityI do not know why the right hon. Member says that I am suggesting a blunt tool.27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityI thank the right hon. Member for Tatton (Esther McVey) for that comprehensive introduction. It means, I hope, that I can keep my remarks quite short. I agree on a lot of what she…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityI make a very good chana dal. The debate is about food security, which the right hon. Lady covered in detail, but also about the national food strategy. I pay tribute to Henry…27 Oct 2022