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HANSARDEnergy White PaperIt is now two years since the Toshiba NuGen deal in west Cumbria collapsed. Small modular reactors are very welcome but are still many years off, so what are the Government doing…16 Dec 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Community Resilience Development FrameworkMy Lords, volunteers give their time for free, but the act of organising volunteers is often a considerable expense. Will the Government look at a windfall tax on those few…09 Dec 2020HANSARDPlant Health (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020My Lords, it is somewhat intimidating to follow three noble Lords who have infinitely more knowledge and experience in this area. I will attempt to probe the Minister on this…07 Dec 2020HANSARDAnimal Welfare and Invasive Non-native Species (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It is a pleasure to follow the excellent and apposite questions from the noble Baroness. I will add a few questions of my own, and give the Minister the chance in his summation to…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Act 2020 (Expiry of Mental Health Provisions) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020My Lords, I add my praise to the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Brixton, on making an accomplished maiden speech and I welcome him to the House. He notes that he is the first actuary…25 Nov 2020HANSARDCovert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) BillMy Lords, it is an incredible honour to address your Lordships’ House for the first time. I have been touched by the kindness and support of the many dedicated staff in this…11 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Heartfelt congratulations, Mr Speaker.Will the Foreign Secretary comment on the report overnight of the capture of the sister of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in north-west Syria? Does…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Valedictory DebateWhat a privilege it is to follow that heartfelt speech. It is also a coincidence, because, as the majority of the right hon. Member for Arundel and South Downs (Nick Herbert) has…05 Nov 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General ElectionIf the election goes ahead and the hon. Lady is successful in stopping Brexit, would she share government with the Leader of the Opposition? I do not see how else it would work.28 Oct 2019HANSARDMajor Incident in EssexThere is of course a murder investigation into these sickening deaths, but does not every human trafficker who subjects fellow human beings to these appalling conditions know the…23 Oct 2019HANSARDBusiness without DebateFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I wonder what the procedure ought to be, and whether you would be minded to take an urgent question on this matter, given my own…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Britain's Place in the WorldIt was a pleasure to sit next to my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Hodge Hill (Liam Byrne) as he spoke so compellingly on an issue that will be of great concern to…15 Oct 2019HANSARDTV Licences for the over 75sI rise to present a petition collected by two passionate, dedicated citizens of Barrow and Furness concerned at the impact of removing free TV licences from a number of pensioners…15 Oct 2019HANSARD Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)I refer Members to my declaration in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. These mistakes are highly regrettable and point to the need for the Government to put their…26 Sept 2019HANSARD IranA number of my colleagues and I were able to visit Saudi Arabia this week and see the Abqaiq facility, and to be in absolutely no doubt that the very precise damage that was done…25 Sept 2019HANSARD Brexit Readiness: Operation YellowhammerThe Minister has repeated his assertion that in the event of a no-deal Brexit some food prices will go up and some will go down, but our constituents deserve a straight answer.…25 Sept 2019HANSARDSummer AdjournmentWill the hon. Gentleman give way?25 Jul 2019HANSARDSummer AdjournmentWhat a pleasure it is to follow such a compelling speech from the hon. Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald). It is to his great credit and of great use to the House…25 Jul 2019HANSARDSummer AdjournmentThe hon. Gentleman is making a really important point. Is he aware that many manufacturers around the country, including Forge Europa in Ulverston, which makes lights for many…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentThere was no mention of defence in the Prime Minister’s statement, and still less of nuclear deterrence. Does he recognise that we are in a race against time to build the new…25 Jul 2019