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HANSARD British Steel: NegotiationsThat is why it was so peculiar to be made aware of the conversations that took place yesterday. Opportunities are coming down the line and we know that there will be huge demand…02 Feb 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyWell, you have just demoted me.25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the hon. Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) on securing the debate and raising the incredibly…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyI was with the unions yesterday and in front of the APPG today. I am going to run out of time, so I will quickly touch on the carbon border adjustment mechanism. We are aware of…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyWe need to put in place all the budgets that are available. I will quickly touch on procurement, which gives confidence in what we are hoping to do in the long-term for the…25 Jan 2023HANSARD Steel Industry: Contribution to the UK EconomyIt is both. The Secretary of State regularly meets the senior members of all the organisations that try to speak to us about steel.25 Jan 2023HANSARDBritishvoltAllow me to begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Wansbeck (Ian Lavery) on securing today’s debate. I know that he has been very active in Parliament in raising the profile…25 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There has been a lot of misinformation about the environment. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has committed to maintain…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillMy apologies, Mr Deputy Speaker. The question is, why would the right hon. Member for Ross, Skye and Lochaber (Ian Blackford) not take the power that the Scottish Government will…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI find this extraordinary. The devolved authorities have the right to make decisions on devolved laws. Why would that not be embraced, instead of being rejected? I must comment on…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI think many people coming into the debate today think that this is the start of something, but this process has been in place for more than 18 months, and DEFRA has committed to…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe hon. Member was very astute in Committee, and we spent many hours together discussing this. The dashboard is public. It has had more than 100,000 views to date. I was on it…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI would not want to misrepresent my right hon. Friend’s position. The point I was making was that Opposition Members who have complained about the Bill have a particular position…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will give way to the hon. Lady because she has been so patient.18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe hon. Lady has got the meme for her Facebook page. Unfortunately, she wholly misrepresents what the Bill is doing. Environmental standards will be maintained or enhanced. At…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe can make sure that we have a better focus on renewables, and we can take the decisions that work best for our communities. Fundamentally, we are maintaining and enhancing. We…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWe are working across Departments to cover laws that will either be assimilated, amended or revoked. We are finding that a number of those laws are obsolete, and the fact we are…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI will make a little progress. Significant reform will be needed in other areas, which is why the powers in the Bill are necessary. The people of the UK expect and deserve…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am reluctant to give way, because the intervention will end up being, “But we just don’t want to be here.” If it is on a different topic, I will give way to the right hon.…18 Jan 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am afraid that the hon. Gentleman fundamentally misunderstands the Bill. Many items of law will be assimilated. The idea that we will debate every single one on the Floor of the…18 Jan 2023