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HANSARDZero Carbon Electricity SystemThe previous Secretary of State commissioned the Department to produce a full economic costing for getting to a fully decarbonised renewables-based grid by 2030, as the Secretary…08 Oct 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationI thank all Members who have taken part in what I thought was a good-tempered and interesting debate, in which many made good and important contributions. I actually agree with…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationThe Minister is kind to give way in the middle of her peroration. I just wondered whether I could press her on the point about towing more of the boats back to France. The legal…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationCan I press the Minister on my specific question about what the Government’s target is? The hon. Lady talked about getting to the highest six-monthly rate by the end of this year.…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationI thank the Minister for giving way again; it is kind of her. The question is not about return agreements but about third-country agreements, whereby those seeking asylum in this…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationI want to press the Minister on the question I asked about third countries. Tony Blair has advocated third-country agreements, and many other European countries are signing them,…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Illegal ImmigrationI beg to move, That this House has considered illegal immigration. I must start by saying that our numbers in this debate are more select than they might otherwise be, were it not…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Social SecurityThere are 18,900 people losing winter fuel payments in my constituency, and many of them are among the 800,000 people who are not eligible for pension credit, but are below the…10 Sept 2024HANSARDRecent DisorderThe Government have rightly found prison places for those involved in the recent disorder, but they have done that by continuing their early release policy. Will the Secretary of…10 Sept 2024HANSARD NHSThank you for your service. Madam Deputy Speaker. A long time ago I was a medical student, and improving access to general practice is really important to me. I am proud that the…23 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMadam Deputy Speaker, you have given great service to this House. I alerted the other Madam Deputy Speaker to the fact that I would mention somebody else who has done that. We…23 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenWill the Minister give way?14 May 2024HANSARDSmartphones and Social Media: ChildrenI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge (Miriam Cates) for making one of the most superb speeches that I have heard in my time in this House. In the…14 May 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillThe Chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee, the hon. Member for Sheffield South East (Mr Betts), rightly said that this should have happened five years ago,…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Renters (Reform) BillI have never been a landlord, but I have been a private renter and I greatly welcome some of the measures in the Bill as they would have helped me and other private renters a lot.…24 Apr 2024HANSARD Israel and GazaI welcome the hard work that the Minister is doing to get more aid in, to bring an end to the fighting and to get the hostages released, but it is appalling to think that large…19 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. For many years, the Department published statistics giving a breakdown of welfare claims by nationality. Although the Department still has the data, it no longer publishes the…18 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are to be commended for taking through the first leasehold reforms for 20 years, but as the Bill now goes to the Lords, will Ministers go further and agree: first,…04 Mar 2024HANSARD Leasehold Reform and New HomesI beg to move, That this House has considered leasehold reform and new homes. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. Yesterday, we had an excellent Report…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Leasehold Reform and New HomesI got a sense from the Minister yesterday that the legislation will go further. The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill is already a great achievement. It is the first time since…28 Feb 2024