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HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Foreign Secretary referred in her opening remarks to the work that her Department was doing, but did not mention the support that she is providing for environmental projects,…26 Oct 2021HANSARDNHS England Funding: Announcement to MediaIt is certainly true that vast numbers of NHS staff have done an amazing job in the last 18 months in my constituency and elsewhere, and in secondary and primary care. It is right…25 Oct 2021HANSARDSpeaker's StatementI just want to say two things. First, to James’s family, we do not get occasions like this in the Commons very often. There are not many of us who could command this kind of…20 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I add weight to what my hon. Friend the Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Aaron Bell) said earlier? I have a similar situation in my constituency at the Chalk Pit in Epsom. It…19 Oct 2021HANSARDUniversal Credit: Removal of UpliftThe Secretary of State and indeed the whole Government should take credit for the amount of support they have provided to people on low incomes in the past year during the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan PolicyLast Friday, I had the pleasure of welcoming the family of one of my constituents from Afghanistan. Sadly, two of his relatives have been executed by the Taliban. Another very…13 Sept 2021HANSARDHedgehogsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I follow a fellow parliamentary species champion, the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy),…05 Jul 2021HANSARDHedgehogsGiven that the Minister accepted in the debate on the Environment Bill—I am grateful for that—that the current legislative framework is really no longer fit for purpose in today’s…05 Jul 2021HANSARD Deforestation in the AmazonI beg to move, That this House has considered deforestation in the Amazon. I called this debate because of what I see as a mounting crisis in the battle to protect the Amazon…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Deforestation in the AmazonWith a few seconds left, I thank the Minister for her remarks and colleagues on all sides for joining in this debate. We need to keep the pressure up. The simple message for the…23 Jun 2021HANSARD Deforestation in the AmazonAll the Minister has described is part of a great step forward in the policies of the UK Government, and I commend them. However, the reality is the urgency of what is happening…23 Jun 2021HANSARDFinancial Services SectorMy hon. Friend knows of my concern about the protectionist attitude towards financial services that the European Union has shown over the past few months, and the risks to the…22 Jun 2021HANSARDFinancial Services SectorWhat steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to secure an agreement with the EU on financial services.22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy right hon. Friend knows my concern about the impact of deforestation around the world. At the moment I am particularly concerned about what is happening in Brazil, where, far…15 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesWill the hon. Gentleman give way?10 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesMy hon. Friend mentioned that the Government plan two or three further checkpoints during the summer. Is he actually saying, as he talks about consumers and recovery, that if a…10 Jun 2021HANSARD Aviation, Travel and Tourism IndustriesI listened carefully to the Under-Secretary of State for Transport, my hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Robert Courts). He is a good man and a good minister. I know he does not…10 Jun 2021HANSARDBiodiversity IncreaseWhat steps he is taking through COP26 to help ensure that increased biodiversity is part of the international strategy to combat climate change.09 Jun 2021HANSARDBiodiversity IncreaseI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for what he is doing. May I ask him to step up his work on ensuring that protecting ecosystems is part of the agreement that we hope will be…09 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateMy right hon. Friend should take great credit, as should his team, for the progress of the vaccination programme, and I congratulate him on it. Is it true that the Joint…07 Jun 2021