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HANSARDThe Climate EmergencyI will, Madam Deputy Speaker. Every time I stand up in this House now I am conscious that it could be the last time I speak here, but if it is, I cannot think of a better subject.…17 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI will be very quick. There is an opportunity for Members of this House to take a lead in our constituencies. Does my hon. Friend agree that a good way would be to have local…08 Oct 2019HANSARD Deaths of Homeless PeopleThe number of rough sleepers in Newbury has dropped from the mid-30s to nine as of last week. That is nine too many, but that drop has been achieved by an enormous effort from…01 Oct 2019HANSARDClimate Change AdaptationDoes my hon. Friend the Minister agree that tackling and adapting to climate change has the virtue not only of being the right policy—making sure that we continue to be a world…25 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsI refer hon. Members to my entry in the register. I have the honour and privilege to represent a large part of the Berkshire downs, which feed the chalk streams of the Kennet, the…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsI have heard similar stories, and I do not know the circumstances of this. I wrote to the company before this debate asking for it to give its side of the argument, but I did not…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsI will give way for a final time, then I will conclude.22 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Perhaps I can conclude by entirely endorsing what the farming unions of these islands have agreed, and Minette Batters’ very brave and clear…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsOne of the most enjoyable things I did in government was writing the water White Paper, and I refer my right hon. and learned Friend to page 35—I think that was the one. It showed…22 Jul 2019HANSARD Degraded Chalk Stream EnvironmentsMy right hon. Friend is right. We look forward with interest to what the Glover review will deliver, because it is an opportunity to look at our most precious landscapes and to…22 Jul 2019HANSARDDetaineesDoes my right hon. Friend understand that he would have had an easier ride today if the Government had been more flexible on whom we, as a Committee, could see?18 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the best way to get the message to those across the world who gain wealth from grotesque crimes involving hideous human rights abuses and…15 Jul 2019HANSARDDetainee Mistreatment: Judge-led InquiryAs a member of the Committee, I think it is worth putting on record our extraordinary respect for the young men and women who serve in our intelligence services and who make…15 Jul 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree with me that this is part of an attempt at historical revisionism that is going on in the Province, and that at this really important moment we…09 Jul 2019HANSARDUK Ambassador to USA: Leaked EmailsI thank my right hon. Friend for his reply to the extraordinary question from my hon. Friend the Member for Stone (Sir William Cash). Those of us who have had briefings from Sir…08 Jul 2019HANSARDG20 and Leadership of EU InstitutionsI thank my right hon. Friend for her leadership on environmental matters and on tackling climate change. Yesterday, the all-party environment group heard from Lord Adair Turner…03 Jul 2019HANSARDThe Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019I respect the way in which the right hon. Gentleman presents that argument, but I think he knows that that is a fallacy. Such things are frequently said, but I assure him that my…24 Jun 2019HANSARDThe Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019I have some sympathy with the Minister. As a Minister in 2010, I inherited a situation where the Government were being taken to the European Court and were going to be subject to…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Climate ChangeI am grateful to the hon. Lady for giving way. I have been present during this debate, but I had to go to another meeting. I hear what she is saying about onshore wind, but does…24 Jun 2019HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetYesterday, I was in Washington, where I was reminded that this is a fiercely partisan issue there that divides politics, perhaps more than any other. It is something to rejoice in…12 Jun 2019