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HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wakefield (Mary Creagh), the Chair of the Select Committee, of which I am proud to be a member. I am delighted that we are having…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressI will address exactly that point shortly. Let me conclude my remarks on the IPCC report. If one looks at the trends, one sees that currently we are not heading for that…28 Feb 2019HANSARD Net Zero Carbon Emissions: UK’s ProgressThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I love the fact that he mentioned Kew Gardens and I thank him for doing so. I am trying to push through a private Member’s Bill, but…28 Feb 2019HANSARDJammu and KashmirI declare an interest as a friend, admirer and former relative of the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. Does my right hon. Friend share my view that everything we have seen so far…27 Feb 2019HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI strongly support the decision that my right hon. Friend has taken. The statement that I have seen from the Opposition makes a distinction between the political and military…26 Feb 2019HANSARDChildren Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [ Lords ]I thank Committee members for all their contributions. The Bill, as has been acknowledged, effectively closes a loophole. As my hon. Friend the Member for Erewash pointed out, it…25 Feb 2019HANSARDChildren Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [ Lords ]I beg to move, That the Committee recommends that the Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [ Lords ] ought to be read a Second time. It is a pleasure to…25 Feb 2019HANSARDLeaving the EUCan the Prime Minister be absolutely clear that when we leave the European Union, our environmental standards in this country will rise, not fall?12 Feb 2019HANSARDUnsolved CrimeHon. Members will know from today’s papers that there has been yet another stabbing in London—this time in Kew in my constituency. I am pleased to say that the victim is now…21 Jan 2019HANSARD Nuclear UpdateIn his statement, my right hon. Friend said that the economics of the energy market had changed significantly in recent years, meaning that renewable energy could now be not only…17 Jan 2019HANSARD Sustainable SeasI thank the hon. Lady for chairing the Committee and for her brilliant precis of a brilliant report. Needless to say, as a member of the Committee I fully endorse all its…17 Jan 2019