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HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonI thank the hon. Member for giving way and for securing today’s important debate. I agree a lot with what he is saying about homelessness and the challenges it creates for London…26 Mar 2025HANSARDElectricity Grid Decarbonisation2. What recent estimate his Department has made of the cost of decarbonising the electricity grid by 2030.18 Mar 2025HANSARDElectricity Grid DecarbonisationThe London power tunnels project has been a positive story locally in Bexley, as National Grid has worked with the community to minimise disruption with a plan to restore the…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI would have some sympathy for that argument if the threshold for the percentage of workers voting for a strike was being maintained, but we are now clearly leaving the door open…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillMy experience as an MP is great frustration, particularly in outer London, about train companies constantly going on strike, with a very small minority of train drivers going on…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI thank the hon. Lady for her rather odd intervention. It has nothing to do with this Bill, but if more people had a chance to vote on issues such as who should be the Prime…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillAs we have seen already—this is what I was talking about—the fairytale says that if we improve industrial relations and give trade unions all the money they want, suddenly there…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillAs any sensible people would know, changes to business regulations need to strike a careful balance to not deter both business investment and job creation, but I am afraid that…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe hon. Member for Clwyd East (Becky Gittins) has just made a point suggesting that working people are not impacted by the behaviours of trade unions, but does my hon. Friend…12 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceAs always, it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I thank the hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) and Hayle for securing this important…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Rugby Union: GovernanceI agree. The commercial elements of the game and its growth are vital. In conversations with the RFU—I suspect I will have many more—that is one area that we must try to continue…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceGiven the last intervention and the ongoing auditions for Parliamentary Private Secretary roles among Labour Members, I must push the Minister: at what point will introducing a…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceIt is a pleasure, as always, to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for Earley and Woodley (Yuan Yang) for securing this important debate. As we all…06 Mar 2025HANSARDEnglish Football: Financial Sustainability and GovernanceI am happy to answer that question. The Bill is still changing in the other place. The hon. Gentleman may not be aware, but amendments from the Conservative party have been…06 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt the end of last year, the Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, the hon. Member for Barnsley South (Stephanie Peacock) stated the importance of greyhound…27 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Community Radio Order 2025It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. Community radio serves a vital purpose in society, and especially for local communities, by providing…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsThe Minister will be well aware that the reason that we voted against the levy was not the principle of it—as she just acknowledged, it was designed by the previous Government—but…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. I thank the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for securing a debate on this important and sensitive issue.…05 Feb 2025HANSARDDraft Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Gambling Levy Regulations 2025I was the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the former Foreign Secretary, so I understand what the Minister is trying to say. I am not questioning the motives of the Minister for…29 Jan 2025HANSARDDraft Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Draft Gambling Levy Regulations 2025It is always a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. Almost a year ago, the previous Conservative Government, having commissioned the Gambling Act review in 2020…29 Jan 2025