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HANSARDThames WaterThames Water customers are paying the price for the incompetent regulation that allowed Macquarie to saddle the company with eye-watering debts at the same time as its…16 Jun 2026 · 4d agoHANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillYes, I do. I should say to the hon. Gentleman that I had the opportunity last night to predict that he would be the leader of Reform by the time we went into the general election,…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI think the hon. Lady is in the same place as the Government, in that they want to see an excellent private sector partner at the earliest opportunity. The point I was trying to…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI agree 100% about the importance of protecting skills, which has been a huge priority of mine throughout my time in this House. The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right that skills…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillWhen I asked the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for West Worcestershire (Dame Harriett Baldwin), about this point, it was instructive that we heard her resort to saying, “It is…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI was just about to finish, but if my hon. Friend thinks that it cannot wait, I will happily bring him in.09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI am interested in what the hon. Member has had to say on amendment 6. She spoke specifically with regard to steel making. Has she also had representations about the impact of…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThank you very much, Madam Chair—that was a pleasant surprise. I do not intend to detain the Committee for long, but I will take this opportunity to welcome the Government’s steps…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, who clearly speaks with great knowledge on these subjects. He makes an important point, once again raising the importance of this whole…09 Jun 2026HANSARDSteel Industry (Nationalisation) BillThe hon. Lady is making a very important and interesting point. In the steel industry over recent years, we have seen foreign companies buying British firms, then closing them…09 Jun 2026HANSARD Water CompaniesMy hon. Friend the Minister is absolutely right to say that we are united by our anger about the systemic failures in the water industry, in terms of both financial and…08 Jun 2026HANSARDMilburn Review: Interim ReportOnly around 5% of young people with an education, health and care plan end up in permanent employment, so any plan to address this issue needs to be better on that. Supported…02 Jun 2026HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakI welcome the Home Secretary’s fierce rejection of two-tier policing and of any suggestion that people should be judged differently according to their colour. The footage is one…02 Jun 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityHis Majesty’s Gracious Speech set out a legislative programme for the Government, including plans to build our national security, our economic security and our energy security. I…19 May 2026HANSARD High Speed 2 ResetMy Chesterfield constituents at one time hoped that they might be beneficiaries of HS2. That feels like many years ago. I share the Secretary of State’s fury about the…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy Securityrose—19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityThe shadow Secretary of State did not take my second intervention when I attempted to get an answer from her. We know that Conservative Members propose to get rid of the energy…19 May 2026HANSARDEnergy SecurityThe shadow Secretary of State said that for energy independence we need our own oil and gas, rather than investing in renewables. She will know that her Government paid £44…19 May 2026HANSARDDebate on the AddressThe right hon. Lady says that the hon. Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) is a symptom of the problem, but does she agree that she and he have something in common? She very loosely…13 May 2026HANSARDEnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI am very pleased to present the Environmental Audit Committee’s ninth report of this Parliament, on addressing the risks from perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also…23 Apr 2026