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HANSARDDraft Carbon Budget Order 2021It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Davies. It will not be lost on right hon. and hon. Members that the order is incredibly significant and that it will have…21 Jun 2021HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsAt the G7, the Prime Minister and other leaders reasserted their intention to honour the 2009 promise of $100 billion in climate finance annually to support developing nations,…16 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs a result of delays in processing applications to the building safety fund, increasing numbers of eligible developments in my constituency are finding themselves subject to…14 Jun 2021HANSARDDraft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2021It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Mundell. In her opening remarks, the Minister presented the draft statutory instrument as almost a purely technical matter,…14 Jun 2021HANSARDPolicy ObjectivesAs the President of COP26 knows, the International Energy Agency latest world energy outlook makes it clear that a net zero pathway for global energy requires that there be no new…09 Jun 2021HANSARDSteel IndustryThe crisis at Liberty Steel is yet further evidence of the need to break the cycle of crisis management that has defined the approach of successive Governments to this critical…25 May 2021HANSARD District Heat NetworksIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. In preparing for this afternoon’s debate, I looked back over my records and discovered that the first time I raised…28 Apr 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI am extremely grateful for the opportunity to speak so early in this important debate. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stevenage (Stephen McPartland). I thank…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Fire Safety BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. I have seen the site in question, and it brings home—I know he shares my feelings, as his constituency is so close to mine—the…27 Apr 2021HANSARD Commission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesIn the light of the job statistics released this morning indicating that young people and London have been particularly hard hit over the past 12 months, the issue of ethnic…20 Apr 2021HANSARDTackling Climate Change: International AmbitionIn a letter to all UNFCCC—United Nations framework convention on climate change—parties this week, the COP President rightly argued that we must halve global emissions by 2030 if…14 Apr 2021HANSARDCOP26It is a pleasure to respond to this debate on behalf of the Opposition. Given the importance of the subject, I hope it is the first of many over the next eight months. I start by…10 Mar 2021HANSARDCOP26The hon. Gentleman is correct that we will need coking coal for UK steel for some years to come, but I am sure he will know that UK steel must go net zero by 2035 and less than…10 Mar 2021HANSARDPost Covid-19 Economic Recovery: Climate ActionNext week, the Government will co-host a summit of the Powering Past Coal Alliance to boost international co-operation on the phasing out of coal, yet at the same time, Ministers…24 Feb 2021HANSARDUnsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and LeaseholdersStrip away all the technical complexity, and the cladding crisis has always been about two fundamental issues: how can we identify and quickly make safe dangerous buildings; and…01 Feb 2021HANSARDClimate ActionAccording to Climate Action Tracker, the national net zero pledges that have been put forward today could, if achieved across the board, limit global heating to around 2.1°, but…15 Dec 2020HANSARDFinancial Assistance to IndustryIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. Let me say at the outset, for the purposes of clarity, that the Opposition support the objective that underpins…07 Dec 2020HANSARDNet Zero Carbon EconomyWhat fiscal steps he is taking to help achieve a net zero carbon economy.01 Dec 2020HANSARDNet Zero Carbon EconomyA robust carbon price is essential to achieving a net zero carbon economy, yet despite the transition period ending in just 30 days’ time, companies still have no precise idea…01 Dec 2020HANSARDClimate Change Assembly UK: The Path to Net ZeroIt is a real pleasure to respond on behalf of the Opposition to what has been an extremely interesting debate. I thank all Members who have contributed this afternoon, the members…26 Nov 2020