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HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationMy right hon. Friend comes to this issue quite fresh, which is possibly an advantage. There have been numerous mentions of the work between the FCDO and the CPA since March.…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationI thank my right hon. Friend for raising the issue of our conference last year, and she has reminded me of some of the conversations I was having with Members of Parliament,…06 Jul 2023HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary AssociationI beg to move, That this House supports the work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; asks for parliamentary time at the earliest opportunity to change the status of the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDLithium-ion Battery Storage Facilities: Regulation3. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of regulations for industrial lithium-ion battery storage facilities.04 Jul 2023HANSARDLithium-ion Battery Storage Facilities: RegulationWe need to increase power storage, but the potential fire risks associated with lithium-ion battery storage facilities are now becoming widely acknowledged. What is my hon. Friend…04 Jul 2023HANSARDRape Charge RatesMy right hon. and learned Friend is absolutely right that support for victims has been essential in increasing the number of cases taken to court. As he said, the numbers have…27 Jun 2023HANSARDImport and Sale of FurI remind Members that they should bob if they wish to take part in the debate.27 Jun 2023HANSARD Asylum Applicants: Mental Health and WellbeingI will call Gareth Bacon to move the motion and then I will call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I join my right hon. Friend in sending love and condolences to the family of Karen Lumley? She was a great colleague. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is—as you…25 May 2023HANSARD New HospitalsI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and the confirmation that the new Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hospital in Basingstoke is one of the cohort 4…25 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillI hear what the hon. Lady is saying about the availability of ISVAs in her area and about their only being connected with police cases, but should she not push back against that?…15 May 2023HANSARDVictims and Prisoners BillIt is a great pleasure to speak in this debate. I warmly welcome the Bill, and in advance I thank the Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Charnwood (Edward Argar), who I…15 May 2023HANSARDOverseas TerritoriesI declare my interest as chair of the UK Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on calling this…11 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. I was hoping to hear from the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) a few…09 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]My right hon. Friend is right that there are hundreds of applications coming forward in around 350 constituencies, and I urge Members to check whether any such applications have…09 May 2023HANSARD Office for StudentsBefore I put the question, I offer a sincere apology to the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Paul Blomfield). I started the debate six minutes early because I knew that we would…26 Apr 2023HANSARD Rail Services: Carshalton and WallingtonI will call Elliot Colburn to move the motion, and then I will call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the normal…26 Apr 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have already met the Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero to discuss the National Fire Chiefs Council’s concerns about the use of lithium-ion storage facilities to get…18 Apr 2023HANSARDSTEM Jobs: WomenThe Secretary of State for Business and Trade welcomed a trade delegation of more than 40 women who run technology and science businesses in Canada at a business event at…15 Mar 2023HANSARDInternational Women’s DayIn bringing this matter up, the hon. Lady is doing what we all must do, which is to raise these issues in public. That is what the Afghan women I met were pleading for—to make…09 Mar 2023