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HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel BillI chair the all-party parliamentary group for the future of aviation, travel and aerospace, and the debate on SAF has been a focus of many of our meetings. As a cover-all, I…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeThis is my first opportunity to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I welcome the chance to talk again about knife crime in this place and I will outline the ways in which…15 Oct 2025HANSARDKnife CrimeI agree that ensuring protection online is important, but as we have already heard, the loss of officers who most closely support children outside the home, such as those in…15 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. One of my constituents has been told that their Crown court case will not be heard until 2028, six years after the alleged offence occurred. The delay was due to court…16 Sept 2025HANSARDAmbassador to the United StatesMy right hon. Friend has turned down the opportunity to dine with Donald Trump in the next couple of days, and he has been roundly criticised for that by some people who may well…16 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren with SEND: Assessments and SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. When it comes to the welfare of our children, the details should never be drip-fed to parents and carers. They do…15 Sept 2025HANSARDDraft Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 and the Terrorism Act 2000 (Port Examination Codes of Practice) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. This statutory instrument is a technical change to the existing legislation. It makes changes to the…10 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Pritchard. I thank the Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) for his excellent speech in opening the debate, and hon.…08 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainI am not rising to defend the Opposition in any way, but can we just remember why we are here? We are talking about a Government who are planning to move the goalposts for people…08 Sept 2025HANSARDDefibrillatorsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. We have heard the terrifying statistics on the number of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests that occur each year, and…02 Sept 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Third sitting)I rise very briefly to speak in favour of new clause 2, which I have tabled. Generally, the intent was to provide a check-in and reporting mechanism for the success of the Bill.…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I move the new clause simply to discuss some of the interesting issues that it raises. In the evidence session on Tuesday, we…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Third sitting)The Minister has spoken about the tonnage from SAF, but the real question is whether statistics and information will be available on the sources of each of those SAF types, so…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Third sitting)I rise briefly to press this question to the Minister: if the Government oppose the new clauses, how are they are going to incorporate their intent? I think they probably agree…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Third sitting)I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause , by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 3 Review of the supply of bioethanol for use in sustainable aviation fuel production “(1) The…17 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you all for joining us. The evidence that you have given so far has been very helpful. There was a question earlier about waste hierarchy and the availability of waste…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (First sitting)I just have a pushback or challenge on the comments about SAF being popular. An earlier pushback, too, was on the £1.50 per passenger on top of tickets. Does that suggest that…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q Just for clarity—forgive my technical inexperience—what you are suggesting is production of the hydrocarbon at the source, at the base of a wind turbine, which is then collected…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q Mr Downie stole my question, so I will develop it a bit further. The RCM sets the levy on to the fuel producers who will likely pass it on to passengers. You operate…15 Jul 2025HANSARDSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill (Second sitting)Q You have given a really helpful view of the long-term solution. I do not think many would argue with PtL being the solution for the industry. This question is similar to one I…15 Jul 2025