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HANSARD Great British Energy BillI do not recognise the hon. Gentleman’s description at all. We are part of a United Kingdom, and we all make contributions and we all receive benefits. The people of Scotland were…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillThe shadow Minister is such a generous man. He is listing all the commitments he made, but we all know that his Government made £22 billion-worth of commitments that they had no…05 Sept 2024HANSARD Great British Energy BillOn that point, will the shadow Minister give way?05 Sept 2024HANSARDContracts for DifferenceIt is great to see my right hon. Friend in such ebullient spirits. I have to say that his enthusiasm can only be matched by that of the industry, which today has roundly welcomed…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Border Security and AsylumIn a few short days, my right hon. Friend has simultaneously saved the taxpayer a tremendous amount of money and got more people in the Home Office working on getting the system…22 Jul 2024HANSARDBiodiversity LossIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Rees. I congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on securing this much-needed debate, and…15 May 2024HANSARDBiodiversity LossI will be quick. I do not want the Minister to miss the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol East (Kerry McCarthy). She keeps referring to legally binding targets.…15 May 2024HANSARDBiodiversity LossI thank the hon. Lady for that point. I will say more on COP shortly, but it is incredibly important. It would be hugely damaging if, as a result of the Prime Minister’s endless…15 May 2024HANSARD World Species CongressThank you, Sir Charles. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) on securing the debate,…14 May 2024HANSARD World Species CongressI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. I do not disagree with her call for the targets to be more ambitious, but does she share my concerns that the Government are…14 May 2024HANSARD World Species CongressWith a bit of generosity, I will give way.14 May 2024HANSARD World Species CongressI do not think I quite have time.14 May 2024HANSARD World Species CongressThe Minister may be touching on the point I was going to raise. There is cross-party agreement that the targets were a welcome step forward, but she cannot ignore the OEP’s…14 May 2024HANSARD World Species CongressThere are a number of things. Let me continue and I hope I will respond to the right hon. Gentleman’s question. The nations of the United Kingdom all play host to a rich diversity…14 May 2024HANSARD Public ProcurementI pay tribute to my right hon. Friend, who has been a doughty campaigner on this issue in all the time I have been in Parliament. I agree that we are not looking for British…13 May 2024HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Thus far, I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to get a meeting with the Minister for roads and local transport, the hon. Member for…13 May 2024HANSARDTree PlantingI have to say that the Minister’s response suggests that the Government are completely in denial. The Office for Environmental Protection report exposed that the Government are…09 May 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillI thank the Government for bringing forward this overdue Bill. Chesterfield has seen the worst of football, with the former owner Darren Brown ending up in jail for his crimes…23 Apr 2024HANSARDFootball Governance BillSurely football club owners should be able to spend the money they have to take such a risk. However, if they are spending money from the future, as Derby County and Glasgow…23 Apr 2024HANSARD Derbyshire County CouncilIt would not be an Adjournment debate without the hon. Gentleman’s contribution and I am grateful to him for it, because his point is well made. The budget cuts we have seen in…23 Apr 2024