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HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI am grateful to the Chancellor for her statement, and in particular for setting out the long list of interventions this Government have made on the cost of living, which stands…24 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI, too, celebrate the achievements under the previous Government. Why, then, given that those achievements came about under the framework of the Climate Change Act, which was then…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting the debate, and all colleagues who contributed. There was broad agreement that it is important to make progress on tackling…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I do not know the circumstances of that particular issue, but I agree that renewable energy companies, like all companies, should act…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeApologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. Why is the hon. Member and her party proposing to throw out the framework that underpinned all the achievements that she is listing?19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI fully agree with the hon. Member. I will say more about the impact on future generations later, but as she says, the burden will weigh heaviest on them if we do not take action…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI completely agree. If my hon. Friend will forgive the pun, the land use framework is a landmark document. It reflects the Government’s acknowledgement that the public understand…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeLike my hon. Friend, I am so pleased when I get letters from children at schools in Basingstoke. I am able to tell them about the Government’s ambitious plans and their commitment…19 Mar 2026HANSARDClimate ChangeI beg to move, That this House has considered the UK’s progress towards achieving the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. I thank the Backbench Business…19 Mar 2026HANSARDMilitary Personnel: Pay5. What steps he is taking to increase pay for military personnel.16 Mar 2026HANSARDMilitary Personnel: PayI am grateful to the Secretary of State for his answer. As part of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, I was recently privileged to spend time in the High North, in Norway,…16 Mar 2026HANSARDMiddle East: Economic UpdateI welcome the Chancellor’s statement, particularly the focus on energy security and our plan for home-grown clean energy. It has been astonishing since the election to hear that…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCivil Service Reform17. What steps he is taking through civil service reform to support the economy.05 Mar 2026HANSARDCivil Service ReformI thank the Minister for her answer; it is fantastic to see her on the Front Bench for what I think are her first parliamentary questions. Two of the things my constituents care…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Consular AssistanceAs someone with family who have been living in the UAE for a number of years, I know how worrying it is for many families both here and there, so I thank the Minister for his work…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsI welcome the Secretary of State’s statement, although I will gently disagree with one point. He said that he believes the Conservatives have failed to learn, or somehow…05 Mar 2026HANSARDCommonwealth Troops: First World WarI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing such an important debate. I join him in paying tribute to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which does such important work…05 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastI thank the Chancellor for her statement. The thing that animates my constituents most is the cost of living and the crisis in their living standards—a crisis that came about as a…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Environmental Protection and BiodiversityChalk streams are rare and irreplaceable. In Hampshire, we have some of the most iconic ones in the Test, the Itchen and the Loddon. Does my hon. Friend, like me, welcome the…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Educational Outcomes: Disadvantaged Boys and Young MenWill my hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to Chris Edwards and Peter Beeching at Brighton Hill community school in my constituency? They have set up the GOAT Boys scheme—the…03 Feb 2026