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HANSARDElectricity Grid DecarbonisationThat was a long-winded answer, but the Minister did not actually address the question, and I think he just gave away that it is Labour’s secret plan to increase the price of…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI must confess I am worried about the Education Secretary and her future employment prospects. She may share the confusion of the public and wonder whether the Prime Minister is a…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe Minister gave me a frown but she can intervene and admit the success of English schools in those rankings if she wishes. It is why, when Michaela was once again selected—…18 Mar 2025HANSARDElectricity Grid DecarbonisationThe Government’s rush to decarbonise the grid means more hidden costs, more curtailment payments, more balancing payments, more subsidies and a higher carbon price. Will the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDSentencing Council GuidelinesIt is obviously ridiculous that the Justice Secretary is on her knees before a quango, asking it to respect the principle of equality before the law, but this is not the only…17 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI rise to speak in favour of my new clause 105. The labour abuse that it seeks to address is the wrongful use of substitution clauses by gig economy workers. To guarantee fairness…11 Mar 2025HANSARDEmployment Rights BillI do not see why the Government should not support this new clause. This seems to be an obvious example of labour market abuse, but the difference with many of the provisions in…11 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThere is much in the Bill with which my party agrees. In fact, many of its provisions were written by my party in government, so it was strange to hear the more partisan remarks…10 Mar 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment Review5. When she expects the interim report on the curriculum and assessment review to be published.10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was going to turn to some specific measures in relation to police reform and the Bill. According to the Government’s impact assessment, the Bill…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillIndeed. I find it baffling that we are debating the future of the criminal justice system and not talking about the erosion of the principle of equality before the law.…10 Mar 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewParents and pupils will think that Ministers are on another planet when they hear such answers. SATs in years 2 and 6 mean that primary schools can be held accountable, and that…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Ambulance Response TimesThank you, Ms Jardine, for calling me to speak and also for giving me my full name, Nicholas—I think the last time that was done was when I was six years old and in trouble with…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThis week, I received a copy of the national priority infrastructure Bill from the “Looking for Growth” campaign. The campaign’s proposals rightly highlight the complexity in our…06 Mar 2025HANSARD Renewables Obligation Certificate SchemeThank you, Dr Murrison—I shan’t promote you any further than that just yet. I am pleased to respond to this important debate on the renewables obligation certificate scheme.…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Renewables Obligation Certificate SchemeI will turn to contracts for difference in a moment. We may discuss them in this debate, or perhaps in other fora, but it is important that we are honest with ourselves about the…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Renewables Obligation Certificate SchemeIt is absolutely our position that the Energy Secretary is trying to move too quickly. The plan to decarbonise the grid by 2030 is deemed by many experts to be unrealistic. It is…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Renewables Obligation Certificate SchemeI would never suggest that the hon. Lady has tracked everything that I have written through my career, but I have been making these arguments for a number of years. The Leader of…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Renewables Obligation Certificate SchemeOf course we talk to business all the time. I talk to businesses in my constituency and we have been talking to businesses and organisations representing the more energy-intensive…05 Mar 2025HANSARDGazaOn Monday, the London School of Economics’ middle east centre will host the launch of a book called “Understanding Hamas”. One contributor to the book, Azzam Tamimi, has…04 Mar 2025