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HANSARDEnergy Support for FarmsI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way and I remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. He touches on the most important part of the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDCash AcceptanceThe hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. Nothing in life is free; eventually, somebody has to pay for it. This trend has been driven by Governments of all colours for decades.…20 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I renew my call for a debate or statement in relation to the operation of the alternative fuel payment scheme? I have heard from no fewer than 126 constituents who use…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Saudi Arabia’s Execution of Hussein Abo al-KheirForgive me if I am a little irritated, but this feels like human rights for slow learners. Surely it makes no difference whether it is for the smuggling or for the use of…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyIn a few more minutes.16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham (Tim Loughton) and the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), who secured the debate. I am reminded of…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyThe Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said in the Chamber today that China is “the most significant state threat faced by the United Kingdom”. Does that form of words…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyThe hon. Gentleman has given a comprehensive tour de raison of the issues. Considering it as a whole—I get a sense that he is coming to his peroration—does he think it reasonable…16 Mar 2023HANSARDRelations with China: Xi Jinping PresidencyOn the question of Hong Kong, is it not obvious that one reason why the Chinese Government did not honour the terms of the joint declaration was that they were given lots of…16 Mar 2023HANSARD Security of Government DevicesI congratulate the Minister on a quite remarkable achievement: he made that entire statement without once using the words “China” or “Chinese”, which I think tells us quite a lot…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. You will be aware that, earlier today, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster came to the House to make a statement on the security of…16 Mar 2023HANSARDDomestic Space IndustryNext month, I will be joining the team from HyImpulse at the SaxaFord spaceport in Shetland to see the hot fire test of its new HyPLOX75 motor. Like many companies in the sector,…15 Mar 2023HANSARD Shellfish AquacultureThe hon. Gentleman is absolutely right about the woeful lack of attention received by the sector, which is important for communities such as the ones that I represent. Can I…15 Mar 2023HANSARDUkrainian Refugees: HomelessnessThe hon. Gentleman is right that we had the super sponsor scheme in Scotland, which everybody thought was a great initiative, but did it not fall foul of the point that the hon.…14 Mar 2023HANSARDPoint of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. On Wednesday of last week, I initiated a debate in Westminster Hall on the subject of genomics and national security. In the course of that…14 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.13 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillListening to the hon. Member for Gedling (Tom Randall), it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that somehow or other we have gone back in time. In much the same way as people in…13 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI think we can all accept that there is a legitimate role for the security services in combating disinformation campaigns from foreign, hostile states. However, a recent report…13 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingI speak about this publicly from time to time, and I am always struck by the number of people who say to me, “Thank you for doing that, because this took my father”—or their…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Brain Tumour Research FundingAs the hon. Gentleman knows, I have been on this journey with him since that quite remarkable Westminster Hall debate in 2016. We said then that we needed the money; we got the…09 Mar 2023