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HANSARDEnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI absolutely agree. We know that the firefighting industry is very much affected. In comparison to some industries, it has clearly made significant progress in finding…23 Apr 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I welcome what my right hon. Friends have been doing on public procurement. On car hire services, it is expected that around 20% of fleet industry vehicles will be electric,…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI agree with the right hon. Gentleman. I thank him for his engagement with us on behalf of his constituents and an important employer in his constituency. We do not want the…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeWe look forward to working with the Minister. We will do everything we can to provide her with the support that she might need within the Department to get this issue taken as…23 Apr 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 2026HANSARDEnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeI absolutely believe that the Government need to be ambitious on this issue. We welcome the fact that we now have a PFAS plan, which we did not have previously, and we want to be…23 Apr 2026HANSARDEnvironmentAL Audit CommitteeThe hon. Gentleman raises an important point. In fact, his colleague, the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson), is a member of our Committee. He made the point…23 Apr 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe shadow Secretary of State has been speaking a bit tonight about parental choice. That is, until this amendment, where she does not believe parents are able to decide what…09 Mar 2026HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way?09 Mar 2026HANSARD Energy MarketsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right to expose the utter folly of responding to the situation that faces us by saying, “We need to stop with renewables and invest more in oil…05 Mar 2026HANSARD Sustainable Aviation Fuel BillI can neither confirm nor deny what the hon. Gentleman says. Frankly, I am not certain about that—he may well be right. I was not seeking to create great division on this,…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Sustainable Aviation Fuel BillI very much welcome the leadership that the Government are taking on this important industry. How much sustainable aviation fuel does my hon. Friend anticipate that the UK will be…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Sustainable Aviation Fuel BillThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point—it is definitely something worth considering. The Government have given an important commitment to meet their climate change and…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Sustainable Aviation Fuel BillI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way; I wish him a happy birthday. I am interested in what he has to say. I think the Government have to be given some credit…03 Mar 2026HANSARDSpring ForecastMy right hon. Friend will hear a lot from politicians today—although it appears not from Reform Members, because they have all gone—but does she agree that the most important…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Sustainable Aviation Fuel BillI warmly welcome the Bill, which will boost home-grown production of sustainable aviation fuel. I also welcome the work done on the Bill in the other place and believe the…03 Mar 2026HANSARD Sustainable Aviation Fuel BillI will happily give the hon. Gentleman the opportunity to intervene on his birthday.03 Mar 2026HANSARDEngagementsindicated dissent.25 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationIf the shadow Secretary of State is going to call for the Secretary of State to resign, he should make sure that he has more than four people sat behind him; that would make him…23 Feb 2026HANSARDSchools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and ThrivingI congratulate my right hon. Friend on securing the extra funding, but even with that there will never be enough money to go round. Does she agree that getting decisions made by…23 Feb 2026