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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI was pleased to hear the Leader of the House say earlier that town centre regeneration remained a priority for the Government. May we please have an urgent statement from a…18 Jul 2024HANSARDDraft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024You were doing so well, Julia!21 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeI commend the Minister for his statement. I know from our conversations how seriously he takes his moral duty on this issue. However, I also know from the work done at the Cabinet…21 May 2024HANSARDDraft Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I do not want to detain the Committee long, but I have two questions and possibly some congratulations. My first question is whether we will see a more risk-based approach to this…21 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaOver the past few months, Members from all parts of the House have questioned the Deputy Foreign Secretary on the notion of consequences, and we have heard that again today. He is…07 May 2024HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationAs the Minister will know, it is not only Governments and NGOs supporting Palestinians across Israel, the west bank and Gaza, but a lot of charities. I have been contacted by one…30 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingThe Minister has talked about the medical profession and the various arguments for and against, but she is a distinguished member of the legal profession. One of the things that…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI am grateful to you, Sir Robert. I am co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group on choice at the end of life, so it should come as no surprise that I support the aspiration…29 Apr 2024HANSARDAssisted DyingI am very grateful to the Minister for giving way and I appreciate the point that she is making. However, around the world, different countries have legislation to deal with…29 Apr 2024HANSARDDogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillLike my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Torridge and West Devon, I am pleased to appear under your wise guidance, Mrs Latham, as we look at this vital and important…24 Apr 2024HANSARDHumanitarian Situation in GazaI am sorry to question the Minister again on the same theme, but he will be starting to appreciate the frustration in the House. Over the last six months, we have heard the…17 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateThe Prime Minister was right to authorise the defence of Israel and the avoidance of violence and death, but violence has also erupted in the west bank over the last few days, as…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaOver the past few months we have all listened to the Minister explaining that the Government have been begging, pleading with and pressing the Israeli Government to allow more aid…19 Mar 2024HANSARD Extremism Definition and Community EngagementI share, along with many other Members, some alarm at the emergence of this new definition, and I have two questions for the Secretary of State. The first is further to the point…14 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Energy-Intensive Industry Electricity Support Payments and Levy Regulations 2024
Draft Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) (Amendment and Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2024
Draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (Energy Intensive Industries) Order 2024Does the Minister accept that we are getting lost in a thicket of subsidy in this country? We subsidise farming, film and the car industry, and I guess there are subsidies on top…13 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Energy-Intensive Industry Electricity Support Payments and Levy Regulations 2024
Draft Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) (Amendment and Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2024
Draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (Energy Intensive Industries) Order 2024In the interests of economy, I am happy to make one speech covering all four instruments. We are dealing here with a kind of post-match rectification for a situation that has been…13 Mar 2024HANSARDDraft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Energy-Intensive Industry Electricity Support Payments and Levy Regulations 2024
Draft Electricity Capacity (Supplier Payment etc.) (Amendment and Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2024
Draft Renewables Obligation (Amendment) (Energy Intensive Industries) Order 2024On a point of order, Sir Robert. I am afraid that I am not necessarily content to consider all the regulations together. I realise that I may be in the minority, but having looked…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]The hon. Gentleman is being a little unfair to my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope), who made a good point about our trying to understand where this…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]Some years ago, as I emerged from one of the watering holes in Soho that I used to frequent before the children came along, I happened upon a scene where an inebriated individual…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]As I am sure my hon. Friend knows, the use of e-scooters on the highway—other than in certain pilot sites—is illegal. Therefore, it is not really a matter of regulation; rather,…28 Feb 2024