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HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I wish to raise a serious constitutional concern on an issue of how Parliament works with the civil service. It has always been understood…03 Mar 2023HANSARD2050 Net Zero Target12. What progress he has made on meeting the 2050 net zero target.28 Feb 2023HANSARD2050 Net Zero TargetI know that the Secretary of State and Ministers know the importance of carbon capture, usage and storage, not only to be able to reach our net zero targets, but for the huge job…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Seafarers’ Wages Bill [Lords]To clarify something that my hon. Friend said earlier, is the point of the measure not to avoid a situation where, as we saw with P&O Ferries, a company is effectively making a…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am somewhat confused, because the Bill is not designed to limit freedom of speech; it is actually there to protect it and to ensure that people are not cancelled—there have been…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Billrose—07 Feb 2023HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI have experience in universities, having been in education for 22 years and taught for three different universities. On the right hon. Gentleman’s example of climate change in…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is quite right that police forces are under significant scrutiny at the moment, but I commend Humberside police force, which has recently been assessed as “outstanding”, and,…06 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsUnemployment is falling in Grimsby, but it still stands at 5.1% compared with the UK national rate of 3.7%. What is the Department doing to make sure that we can get more people…23 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThere has been a lot of discussion about democracy this afternoon. I would just point out that 70% of my constituents voted to leave the EU, and they did not realise then that six…18 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillI fully support the Bill and pay tribute to the work that Members have done over months and years to get us to where we are. I support the amendments tabled by my hon. Friends the…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillMy hon. Friend is correct. Often, senior managers are high-profile individuals with PR budgets that are probably larger than those of many countries. If we think about fines, they…17 Jan 2023HANSARD Online Safety BillI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. If freedom means that our children become collateral damage for harmful and dangerous people, we need to have some real conversations…17 Jan 2023HANSARDSeafarers' Wages Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)This is the Seafarers’ Wages Bill, and I think we all agree, across the House, that further action and other Bills are needed. However, this Bill will be a disincentive to…17 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairpersonship, Ms Harris. Cats get a bad rap. They are working animals. The reason that cats are in this country and widespread around the…09 Jan 2023HANSARDRoad Traffic Collisions Involving CatsThe hon. Gentleman is quite correct. There is another anomaly. Rule 286 of the highway code advises that drivers need to report any accident involving an animal to the police and,…09 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI met a 12-year-old constituent a couple of weeks ago. He has been excluded from school and is now being home tutored, but he is struggling to see where his home tutoring will get…28 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)indicated dissent .22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Member mentioned my constituents of Great Grimsby. Actually, my constituents want to see Brexit laws rescinded, so that we do not continue under EU legislation. The…22 Nov 2022HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (Third sitting)Further to that point of order, Sir George. I was hoping to make the exact same point. If it will not be stricken from the record, the Hansard Reporters should ensure that the…22 Nov 2022