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HANSARD PensionsI thank the Minister for his remarks. Auto-enrolment has proven to be one of the most positive developments for savers and in securing people’s long-term prosperity in recent…01 Mar 2021HANSARDFire Safety Remediation: LeaseholdersI am very grateful for the opportunity to add to this debate tonight. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth South (Stephen Morgan) for his excellent speech, which…01 Mar 2021HANSARD PensionsI thank the Minister for his generous introductory comments and for setting out the Government’s proposed approach. I thank DWP staff and, indeed, all those supporting pensioners…09 Feb 2021HANSARDVulnerable People: Essential CostsToo many pensioners face a harsh and challenging winter. Deep concerns about the high rates of coronavirus have been made worse by the effects of the severe weather and isolation…25 Jan 2021HANSARD Education: Return in JanuaryI, too, pay tribute to schools, teachers, support staff and young people in my constituency for the incredibly effective way that they responded to the coronavirus crisis in the…30 Dec 2020HANSARD European Union (Future Relationship) BillWill my right hon. and learned Friend give way?30 Dec 2020HANSARD Christmas AdjournmentIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Siobhain McDonagh), and I pay tribute to both her campaigning work and the insight she has given to…17 Dec 2020HANSARD Future of the Coach IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank colleagues for taking part in the debate. It has been heartening to see how much interest there is in this key…10 Dec 2020HANSARDUnited Kingdom Internal Market BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Does he agree that many people around the country will find it absolutely staggering that the Government can make an agreement one…07 Dec 2020HANSARD Digital Infrastructure, Connectivity and AccessibilityMy hon. Friend is making a truly excellent speech highlighting a number of very important points, which, indeed, other hon. Members have also made. Does he agree that a crucial…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe face a climate emergency and urgent action is clearly needed to tackle greenhouse gas emissions. That is why the Prime Minister promised to invest in 4,000 zero-emission buses.…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Transport for London: FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. I thank the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for opening the debate and all Members who…30 Nov 2020HANSARD UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership AgreementDoes my hon. Friend perhaps notice a pattern emerging here? We have seen the Agriculture Bill, and the widespread concern about chlorinated chicken and other abhorrent practices.…25 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Building and Buildings)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown). I rise to speak in this debate because of the importance of building safety in my…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Building and Buildings)I am grateful to the hon. Member. I believe it may be both of those as well as the lack of resource for the fire service, which sadly has been cut significantly since 2010. There…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer). I appreciate that time is short, but let me start by offering my heartfelt thanks to NHS…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Building and Buildings)Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I thank my hon. Friend on the Front Bench. He is right: this is a national scandal. I seek to give one example of one constituency and to…18 Nov 2020HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Energy Conservation)I wish to take my hon. Friend’s point somewhat further. Does he agree that the public and many environmental organisations are deeply concerned, in exactly the way that he is…18 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I note that the Minister is nodding. I am grateful and I look forward to hearing from her. I have more serious concerns about the second and third instruments that relate to…12 Nov 2020HANSARDDraft Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft New Heavy Duty Vehicles (Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Draft Road Vehicle Carbon Dioxide Emission Performance Standards (Cars and Vans) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020I thank you, Ms Rees, and the Minister. Brexit and climate change are two serious issues that we must deal with properly. The statutory instruments cut across both issues and so…12 Nov 2020