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HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. As I understand it, next week she will introduce a Bill, which I very much support and I hope that the Government will, too. I do not…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityI am glad to hear that; it is a good step. I will not go into the environmental arguments. I hope that people accept that I am not trying to force people down a particular path,…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityYes; Henry Dimbleby suggests that that 5% should come out of production. However he does not dictate that that should be anywhere that, perhaps, does not have certain productivity…27 Oct 2022HANSARDNational Food Strategy and Food SecurityI think that the hon. Gentleman will make a speech, so I will let him make his comments then. This is where the environmental land management scheme comes in, which is a…27 Oct 2022HANSARDClimate ChangeI sincerely thank the Secretary of State and the Minister for Climate for helping to depose the Prime Minister last week with their insistence on bringing back fracking. They may…25 Oct 2022HANSARDVocational Alternatives to A-levelsThere is potentially a huge number of good green jobs for young people to go into, such as retrofitting homes, installing heat pumps and restoring wetlands, but many young people…24 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillToday we have heard from colleagues across the House making clear their opposition to fracking. It was particularly powerful to hear from MPs from the Lancashire area, already…19 Oct 2022HANSARDPrivate Renter Security16. What steps he is taking to enhance private renter security in the context of the cost of living crisis.17 Oct 2022HANSARDPrivate Renter SecurityThe Bureau of Investigative Journalism looked at 363 properties in Bristol and found that in only one of them was local housing allowance enough to cover the rent. What is the…17 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. During her leadership campaign, the now Prime Minister chose to make a big thing of solar panels being on agricultural land. She did not talk about biomass, which actually…08 Sept 2022HANSARDAustralia and New Zealand FTAs: UK Food SectorIt has been revealed that when the Foreign Secretary was Secretary of State for International Trade she ignored advice from her officials that the Australia and New Zealand trade…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Net Zero Strategy: High Court Ruling(Urgent Question ) : To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to provide a response to the High Court ruling that the net zero strategy is…21 Jul 2022HANSARD Net Zero Strategy: High Court RulingLet us be clear: we are here because the High Court has ruled that the Government’s net zero strategy is unlawful and is in breach of the Climate Change Act. The Climate Change…21 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia and New Zealand FTAs: UK Food Sector14. What assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the impact of the Australia and New Zealand free trade agreements on employment in the UK food sector.21 Jul 2022HANSARDCOP Presidency: ObjectivesLast month the Climate Change Committee issued a scathing annual progress report warning of “major policy failures” and “scant evidence of delivery” on net zero. This week, as we…20 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaI pose this question to the Minister: if a different option were adopted that turned out to be more expensive, would that cost be passed to the customer? I am by no means in a…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair as always, Mr Stringer. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin) on bringing the debate and extend…19 Jul 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster’s last answer gets to the heart of what is wrong with the Government’s approach: it seems to be all about going to sit in the shade and…18 Jul 2022HANSARDEmployment (Allocation of Tips) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Watford (Dean Russell) on bringing the Bill forward and on securing a place in the ballot so that it stands a chance of becoming law. I also…15 Jul 2022HANSARDNeonatal Care (Leave and Pay) BillIt is a pleasure to be responding to this debate, and I thank the hon. Member for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (Stuart C. McDonald) for bringing the Bill forward— […15 Jul 2022