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HANSARDPension Schemes: Incentivising UK Investment8. What steps his Department is taking to incentivise pension schemes to invest in the UK.19 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and GazaI thank the hon. Member for Oxford West and Abingdon (Layla Moran) for her important urgent question. I hope that food will be taken to the Holy Family church shortly. I thank the…19 Dec 2023HANSARDGlobal Combat Air Programme TreatyThe GCAP is a prestigious project that will offer careers and high-skilled roles to people across the global supply chain for decades. Will my right hon. Friend commit to keeping…18 Dec 2023HANSARD Broadband: Rural CommunitiesAbsolutely, and I hope Ofcom is listening to the debate. It is disgraceful that public money is being used and wasted. Hampshire County Council supported the installation and has…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Broadband: Rural CommunitiesLet me just qualify that: only two public servants, who I did not mention, got fast broadband. The ones I mentioned did not get fast broadband. I was explaining that they were…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Broadband: Rural CommunitiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for West Dorset (Chris Loder) for securing this incredibly important debate. Like…13 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q This will definitely make things like Meta, which I think most of it comes through, be able to access the domain names and take them down quickly. Graeme Biggar: This is a bit…12 Dec 2023HANSARDCriminal Justice Bill (First sitting)Q I am looking at clause 20, “Suspension of internet protocol addresses and internet domain names”, and schedule 3. Two thirds of online fraud and purchase scams are done through…12 Dec 2023HANSARDTeacher WorkloadIt is good to see you back, Mr Speaker, and looking so well. The last-minute nature of Ofsted inspections is causing huge anxiety to my small rural schools in Meon Valley. That…11 Dec 2023HANSARDTeacher Workload13. What steps she is taking to help reduce the workload of teachers.11 Dec 2023HANSARDEngagementsThe prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan KC, has concluded his first visit to Israel and Palestine, and has said: “We must show that the law is there, on the…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Water Companies: Executive BonusesLet me remind the hon. Gentleman that when Labour was last in power, it produced a draft Flood and Water Management Bill in 2009 that aimed to reduce red tape and other burdens on…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsYes. That is exactly why I am so concerned, particularly about the A32. People have to walk along that road. There is no pavement and cars go very fast through villages. The hon.…05 Dec 2023HANSARDRoad Humps and 20 mph Speed LimitsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) for securing this…05 Dec 2023HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesUNRWA has announced that it will be unable to collect aid imported from Egypt today because it does not have the fuel for trucks. That also means that water pumping, sewage…14 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityThe Labour party talks about 1.5 million new houses; we talk about 300,000 new houses over the next five years. Can you tell me exactly what the difference is?08 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and I apologise for asking you to figure out the difference between those housing numbers earlier. It is a total pleasure to speak in this debate…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationI refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests concerning my visit to Israel and Palestine in May this year. I received a report from a surgeon at a…08 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is vital for peace that the rule of law is established and upheld in both Palestine and Israel. Has my right hon. Friend made an assessment of whether the weakening of the…24 Oct 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. I welcome the idea of the advanced British standard assessment, although the name is unwieldy—acronyms are used elsewhere—and difficult to export. That aside, has there been…23 Oct 2023