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HANSARDFuel Poverty and Energy Price CapsIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Rees. I congratulate the hon. Members for Linlithgow and East Falkirk (Martyn Day) and for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock (Allan…19 Nov 2020HANSARD SMEs and the Net Zero TargetIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Ghani. We always state this as a courtesy when opening our remarks in this place, but I am genuinely grateful that the hon.…17 Nov 2020HANSARDLeaseholders and Cladding: Greenwich and WoolwichAs I was saying, the Minister must surely recognise that the Government cannot argue that height should not be the sole, or even the main, determinant of investigations but then…16 Nov 2020HANSARDLeaseholders and Cladding: Greenwich and WoolwichI thank the Minister for the detail he has provided in his response. I should make it clear that the statistics are his Department’s own published statistics, so if he has…16 Nov 2020HANSARDLeaseholders and Cladding: Greenwich and WoolwichMay I begin by thanking you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for granting the debate, and the Minister for taking time from his schedule to respond? The debate concerns a subject of the utmost…16 Nov 2020HANSARDLeaseholders and Cladding: Greenwich and WoolwichThe hon. Member makes an excellent point, which I will pick up on towards the end of my remarks. To my mind, either the Government are responsible, in terms of defective…16 Nov 2020HANSARDLeaseholders and Cladding: Greenwich and WoolwichI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. I agree that the costs of waking watch are absolutely staggering. Leaseholders are already paying those costs, as she makes clear, in…16 Nov 2020HANSARDNet Zero Emissions TargetIf we are to sustain public support for the goal of net zero, it is essential that we maximise the benefits of the green transition here at home, but there are far too many…10 Nov 2020HANSARD Lockdown: Economic SupportWhen concerns were voiced earlier about the implications that flow from the fact that rateable values in some parts of the country are far higher than in others, the Chief…03 Nov 2020HANSARDReducing Business EmissionsIf we want business to play its full part in reducing emissions and to finance the innovation and infrastructure that are critical to the transition to a low-carbon economy, the…29 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Professional Qualifications and Services (Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020It is an absolute pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Eagle. I thank the Minister for his comprehensive summary of the regulations. We recognise that the instrument…15 Sept 2020HANSARDDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Paisley. The matter that we are discussing this morning is important, and although, for reasons that I will come to, the…08 Sept 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingAbsolutely. My hon. Friend makes a very good point: other countries have done it and we have been calling for sector-specific packages for those in most need. The Government have…07 Jul 2020HANSARD Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Departmental SpendingIt is a real pleasure to take part in what has been a good debate. I commend the Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, my hon. Friend the Member for…07 Jul 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for UK IndustriesIt is a pleasure to respond to this wide-ranging and well-subscribed debate on behalf of the Opposition. I start by thanking all right hon. and hon. Members who have taken part in…25 Jun 2020HANSARDClimate ChangeThe COP26 summit, now rescheduled for November 2021, will be a critical moment in a fight against runaway global heating. We all have a stake in ensuring that it is a success.…16 Jun 2020HANSARDNon-ACM CladdingI thank the Secretary of State for his response. He will, though, I know, be conscious of the additional strain that— [ In audible . ]28 Apr 2020HANSARDNon-ACM CladdingWhat recent steps he has taken to help ensure the removal and replacement of unsafe non-ACM cladding from high-rise residential blocks.28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19Will the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care please speak to his right hon. Friend the Environment Secretary about what more can be done to guarantee essential food…16 Mar 2020HANSARDNoise: Heathrow Airport Flight Paths14. What plans he has to reduce the number of people affected by aircraft noise living (a) near and (b) under Heathrow airport flight paths.12 Mar 2020