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HANSARDMaritime Industry: DecarbonisationWhat steps his Department is taking to help the maritime industry to decarbonise.03 Dec 2020HANSARDMaritime Industry: DecarbonisationThe inclusion of clean maritime in the 10-point plan and the announcement of the £20 million demonstration project are extremely welcome. Can the Minister confirm that he is…03 Dec 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe county all- party parliamentary group is shortly to a publish a report on rural bus services, which will highlight both the vital importance of buses to those living and…03 Dec 2020HANSARD Agricultural Transition PlanI draw attention to my involvement in family farms as detailed in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. To enable…30 Nov 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI know that my right hon. Friend will thank everyone in both East and West Suffolk for bringing down the level of infections, and that it is with a heavy heart that he has…26 Nov 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsAhead of 1 January, the Renaissance of the East Anglian Fisheries is stepping up its plans to revitalise the East Anglian fishing industry. Investment in port and processing…26 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19: Funding for Local AuthoritiesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I start by thanking Suffolk County Council and East Suffolk Council for stepping up to the plate to meet the…24 Nov 2020HANSARD Offshore Wind Transmission ConnectionsI appreciate the point that my hon. Friend is trying to make, but for coastal communities such as mine, these developments have been an absolute godsend in bringing jobs to the…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Offshore Wind Transmission ConnectionsDoes the Minister agree, given the highly innovative solution that he is working up, that industry has been working ingeniously in the North sea for more than 50 years, and it has…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Offshore Wind Transmission ConnectionsI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate. He is making his case extremely passionately. He has clearly done an awful lot of research for this debate, but I do not…05 Nov 2020HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateI thank my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister for his statement, and I take note of his answers to my hon. Friends the Members for South Basildon and East Thurrock (Stephen…02 Nov 2020HANSARDEducationThe lifetime skills guarantee is extremely welcome, as it should help to boost the covid recovery. In order that those adults who will take up the guarantee can realise their full…22 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19I beg to move, That this House has considered the role of colleges in a skills-led recovery from the covid-19 outbreak. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…20 Oct 2020HANSARD Colleges and Skills: Covid-19This has been a wide-ranging debate; we have covered a lot in an hour. I will quickly highlight some points raised. The hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough…20 Oct 2020HANSARDBenefit Overpayments: Covid-19If she will extend the suspension of benefit deductions for the recovery of universal credit and legacy benefit overpayments during the covid-19 outbreak.19 Oct 2020HANSARDBenefit Overpayments: Covid-19I am grateful to the Minister for that reply. These suspensions have provided a lifeline to many vulnerable people over the last six months. Unfortunately, there is at present no…19 Oct 2020HANSARD Electricity Generation: Local SuppliersI thank the hon. Member for securing the debate. He refers to the obstacles. Does he agree that one way to overcome those obstacles is for the ten-minute rule Bill that I…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Electricity Generation: Local SuppliersMy right hon. Friend has highlighted some of the challenges that the Government face. As we have heard from Members around the Chamber, we have shown enormous potential for local…14 Oct 2020HANSARD Fisheries Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ynys Môn (Virginia Crosbie). In 2018, a community-led group came together to produce a long-term strategy for the fishing…13 Oct 2020HANSARDDigital, Culture, Media and Sport: Support MeasuresIt is important to state at the outset that throughout the pandemic the DCMS ministerial team has been approachable, has listened and has responded with bespoke measures to…08 Oct 2020