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HANSARD Urgent and Emergency CareThis is about a lack of planning. I could say the same about the monkeypox response, because we still do not have the vaccines; they are now being watered down to half strength,…05 Sept 2022HANSARDEnergy UpdateSome 60% to 70% of our energy is domestically produced. The price of producing it has not increased at all, so 60% to 70% of the bill increase is theft by the energy companies…05 Sept 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyI sit on both the International Trade Committee and the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee. The latter is doing an inquiry into CRaG. We heard clearly from…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAustralia-UK Free Trade Agreement: ScrutinyHow?19 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022I have many such properties in my constituency. It looks like beautiful Regency grandeur from the outside, but it is poor-quality housing on the inside, which is cold, damp and…18 Jul 2022HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2022Is not part of the problem the myriad schemes that the Minister has outlined? For the normal person in the street, who lives in a shared house where part of it is owned by a…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillWill the Minister give way?12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI rise to support new clauses 7 and 33 in particular. I support them sometimes from a different angle from my hon. Friends, but fundamentally from the same angle: consent. I am…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillCould the Minister give me a reassurance about when consent is withdrawn? The image may initially have been there “consensually”—I would put that in inverted commas—so the…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsIs this not an exploiters’ charter that is deeply anti-British? This is from an anti-British party that has abandoned British workers, reducing their rights in work and allowing…11 Jul 2022HANSARD Employment Agencies and Trade UnionsDoes the Minister think it is right that the cap on any fines issued by the Electoral Commission for fraud if it was found in the Conservative party is lower than what she is…11 Jul 2022HANSARD NATO Accession: Sweden and FinlandI agree with the statement that the Minister has made. It is vital that Ukraine wins this war, both militarily and domestically, and that the alliance is strengthened, and I am…06 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. There is only one legal aid provider for immigration in Brighton and the surrounding area of Sussex: BHT, which is currently operating a waiting list and is only prioritising…05 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeIt seems that the problem we have is many processes, all of which lead back to the personal discretion of the Prime Minister. Is it not the case that we need a single, unified…05 Jul 2022HANSARDProxy Voting and Presence of Babies in the Chamber and Westminster HallI welcome any progress in modernising this House, and the report is very welcome. I personally believe that we should be more open to the public about our pairing arrangements,…30 Jun 2022HANSARDBACKBENCH BUSINESSI want to start with some things that I agreed with in what I have just heard. I agree that education materials in our schools should be made public. I agree with that for all…30 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsWe have heard a good discussion today and a good speech by the hon. Member for South Leicestershire (Alberto Costa), although I do worry that he was dancing on the head of a pin…21 Jun 2022HANSARDAccess to GP Services and NHS DentistryAnd I think she could do better.21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial InterestsPACAC has requested a number of times that Sue Gray come in front of our Committee, and we have been declined that opportunity through being blocked by the Prime Minister and the…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Adviser on Ministerial Interestsrose—21 Jun 2022