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HANSARDGlobal Plastics TreatyOn this important point about the capacity of different countries to hit certain standards, the hon. Gentleman may have reprocessors—companies that take plastic waste and…17 Jul 2025HANSARDHigh Street BusinessesLabour-led West Suffolk district council now charges cafés and restaurants £500 for pavement licences for tables and chairs in front of their premises. Their justification for the…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Strategy for ElectionsThe Prime Minister has previously talked about extending the franchise to include additional foreign nationals. Will the Government take this opportunity to rule out ever…17 Jul 2025HANSARDEnergy Costs: BusinessesWhen the price cap fell last month, the Labour party boasted, “£129 off your bills, delivered by Labour”. The Minister knows that energy bills fell as wholesale gas prices fell,…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsCan the Deputy Prime Minister guarantee that no Muslim Brotherhood affiliates will participate in the consultation on the definition of Islamophobia?14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025rose —14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025I will go first, then, and allow my hon. Friend the Member for Broxbourne (Lewis Cocking) to ask a superior question. The Minister is talking about fossil fuel prices and how the…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Warm Home Discount (Amendment) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I am pleased to respond to the draft regulations on behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition. Let me start by saying that if…14 Jul 2025HANSARDTrial by Jury: Proposed RestrictionsOver the weekend the Prime Minister rather pathetically told the BBC that he was “a hard bastard”. I think members of the public would find it surprising that letting criminals…09 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025I will just invite the hon. Lady to look at the bigger picture. Manufacturing jobs are being lost because of high energy prices driven by Government policy, the costs of which are…08 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am pleased to respond on behalf of the Opposition. The draft order makes modest technical changes to the…08 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025If it was clear for such a long time that infrastructure needed to be improved and that the right way to do that was increasing levies on bills, why was that not in the Labour…08 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesI find it highly alarming that the Chief Secretary to the Treasury does not seem to realise that the cost of Government borrowing is higher now than at any time since the last…07 Jul 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe rigged Government consultation on Islamophobia is overseen by supposedly independent people who have already declared their support for a definition that will kill free speech…03 Jul 2025HANSARD Phone TheftWill the Minister give way?03 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationWill the Minister give way on that point?01 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationThe Minister, as Ministers do, made a point about the volatility of gas prices. When wholesale gas prices fell and the price cap was lowered, the Labour party put out posters…01 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationI am pleased to respond to the debate on behalf of the Opposition. I congratulate the hon. Member for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) on securing it. She gave a serious and passionate…01 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025Sir Desmond—I apologise; I will announce my resignation later this evening. I am pleased to respond to the draft regulations for the Opposition. Under this legislation, the…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 3) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this sweltering evening, Mr Swayne.30 Jun 2025