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HANSARD Carbon Capture and StorageOrder. No, you have just one minute left.20 Oct 2021HANSARD Carbon Capture and StorageVery briefly, please.20 Oct 2021HANSARD Carbon Capture and StorageWe need to move on to the Minister’s comments now.20 Oct 2021HANSARD Non-Disclosure Agreements (No. 2)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to restrict the use of non-disclosure agreements; and for connected purposes. We have some of the best laws and regulations…14 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI bid this Bill well as it passes to the other place. On behalf of other members of the Joint Committee, I particularly thank the Minister for her incredible hard work throughout…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy hon. Friend makes points that I am sure those listening to that debate will be pondering. In a day and age when electronic mail, not postal mail, is the norm, they will be…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillThat is a very important point. If one of the pillars of our democracy is elections, we should be prepared to have an election within a specified period at any point in the year.…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy hon. Friend has put his finger on something that is probably more inequitable than he has realised, because constituents who have a re-standing Member of Parliament can deal…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillOf course, my hon. Friend is absolutely right. He has a wealth of knowledge on these issues, as I know from having served on a Bill Committee with him. We are talking not only…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy right hon. Friend makes a really important point. New clause 1 deals with the particular issue of the election campaign itself, but there is also the additional period of time…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillIf I could finish this point, I will then allow the hon. Member to intervene. Another of the pieces of legislation deployed under the coalition Government was the Electoral…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillI rise to speak in particular to new clause 1 in the name of my right hon. Friend the Member for Scarborough and Whitby (Mr Goodwill), my hon. Friends the Members for North West…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillOh, the hon. Gentleman is getting me into the maths quiz with which he tried to tempt the Minister. I will leave the Government to decide that, because it is more in the…13 Sept 2021HANSARDDissolution and Calling of Parliament BillMy hon. Friend is of course making an excellent speech. The intent behind the new clause, which I will explain more fully when I go through it in detail, is to do exactly what she…13 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThe Minister is making an excellent speech introducing the Bill. There is another side to this issue, as pointed out by the Electoral Commission’s research showing that two in…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Of course, he is a co-sponsor—and, in fact, a co-conspirator—on this entire issue, as are many Government Members. I look forward to…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Elections BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. May I echo your congratulations to the hon. Member for Chesham and Amersham (Sarah Green) on not only an excellent maiden speech, but a very…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillI welcome the Bill, which requires a fundamental overhaul of our building industry’s attitude towards the quality of new homes. For too long, the biggest five builders have…21 Jul 2021HANSARD ColombiaI remind hon. Members that there have been some changes to normal practices to support the hybrid arrangements. Timings of debates have been amended to allow technical…15 Jul 2021HANSARD ColombiaOrder. I intend to move to the Front-Bench speeches at 4.13 pm, so the maths dictate around four minutes each if everybody is going to get to speak. Perhaps, hon. Members could…15 Jul 2021