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HANSARD Liver Disease and Liver Cancer: DiagnosisI remind hon. Members to try to keep to five minutes. The next Member indicated that he has to leave before the end of the debate, and I accept his reasons, so I call Anthony…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesOrder. I think we are getting to the point at which the Minister needs to come in.11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesWe now come to the Front Benchers. We have a little bit more time than the 10 minutes that is normally allocated, if you want to take a bit more time—15 minutes or whatever.11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesBeth Winter was not present for the beginning of the debate, but she gave advance notice to me, as Chair, that she would be late because she was in a Delegated Legislation…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Energy Costs in WalesOrder. I ask the hon. Member to be careful about the word “misleading”. Perhaps “unintentionally misleading” would be more helpful.11 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment in InfrastructureWe do not know much yet about the Government’s new investment zones, but in order to achieve success for the primary investment in them, will the Government have specifically…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanSo after 12 years of failure, the answer, apparently, is first to blame workers and their trade unions, and then to blame the planning system—the system for which the Government…23 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineI thank the Minister for giving way. I think there is strong cross-party support for the assistance that the British Government have given. The Ukrainians themselves say that they…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionThe Secretary of State has admitted the environmental impact of fracking—the drilling platforms, the wells and the lorry movements—which are significant and substantial. The…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Energy Prices: Support for BusinessI want to follow up on the question of my hon. Friend the Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) about the position of local authorities. Come December, the Secretary of State for…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care UpdateYesterday, the County Councils Network produced a statement saying that there is a crisis in social care, which echoed the findings of the Select Committee on Levelling Up,…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenOn behalf of my constituents and the citizens of Sheffield, I pay tribute to the Queen and associate myself with the wonderful comments made from both sides of the House this…09 Sept 2022HANSARDSewage PollutionA couple of weeks ago, heavy rainfall in Sheffield resulted in sewage flowing into the garden of my constituent Perri Bradbury and on into her home, so it has damaged the carpets,…06 Sept 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalSome of us asked questions about that when we still had not decided on matters. We used to have a longer summer recess, when a lot of works could be done in this place, but it…07 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalI am listening with interest to the hon. Member’s comments. As he says, we have been on the Finance Committee together for many years. I have some concerns, which I do not know…07 Jul 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Local Government Association has told us that more than 400 families who have come to this country from Ukraine under the family scheme have subsequently presented them-…06 Jul 2022HANSARDReopening Railway Lines and StationsI am pleased that the reopening of the Barrow Hill line to passenger services has reached the next stage of the review. The problem is that it will be a heavy rail service to a…30 Jun 2022HANSARDSteel SafeguardsI have talked to engineering firms in my constituency such as Tinsley Bridge and Forged Solutions in the last few days, and they use specialist steel that has to be imported…29 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsLast year, at the spending review, the Government announced that after years of austerity there would be a small real-terms increase in local authorities’ spending power—but that…28 Jun 2022HANSARDHousing Regeneration: Former Industrial AreasI welcome the initial support—it is initial I am sure—that the Government are giving towards regeneration in my constituency. However, there is a problem. Initially, Sheffield…27 Jun 2022