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HANSARDCovid-19: Green RecoveryWhat steps is my right hon. Friend taking, in his extensive discussions with leaders around the world on making progress at COP26, to develop a global standard or taxonomy of…14 Apr 2021HANSARDHis Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of EdinburghI, too, am grateful for the opportunity to join others who have spoken in paying my condolences to Her Majesty and the royal family on the death of His Royal Highness The Prince…12 Apr 2021HANSARDDefence and Security Industrial StrategyI very much welcome the focus of this DSIS on recognising the role that defence can play in contributing to UK prosperity. The Minister has highlighted several issues that I felt…23 Mar 2021HANSARDEnergy Efficiency in HomesMay I associate myself, and all those participating in proceedings remotely, with the moment of national reflection that you have just led, Mr Speaker? Thank you. Yesterday, my…23 Mar 2021HANSARD Integrated Review: Defence Command PaperI welcome the clarity of my right hon. Friend’s statement today and I look forward to the publication tomorrow of the defence and security industrial strategy alongside it, which…22 Mar 2021HANSARDCOP26Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for your generosity in this debate. Although it may have been a little hard to determine from the remarks by my immediate predecessor in this…10 Mar 2021HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rochdale (Tony Lloyd). I would like to make three brief points in this important debate on the Chancellor’s Budget statement. First,…08 Mar 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportI applaud the groundbreaking work that my hon. Friend is bringing to the House in relation to hydrogen through his leadership of the all-party parliamentary group, which is doing…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman, who is a valiant supporter on the Committee, for his comments about our report and the way the Committee operates. He is absolutely right.…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. There is no question but that unilateral introduction of such a scheme has the potential to be more damaging than an international agreement.…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportI thank the hon. Lady for reading the report with her customary diligence to find those references. She was a very valuable member of the Committee for many years. The Committee…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportThis is the specific measure that the Government introduced with a view to achieving their objectives of stimulating the economy, meeting net zero obligations and generating jobs.…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportThe hon. Lady is pre-empting our next inquiry into biodiversity and ecosystems. We will have a great deal to say in that report on how nature protection and conservation are…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportI thank the hon. Lady for her contribution to our Committee and her characteristically robust portrayal of some of our recommendations. I touched on the Bank of England in my…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportI am grateful for the welcome that the hon. Gentleman has just given. I am delighted to hear that those on the Labour Front Bench are keen on a national nature service. It was…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his question. The Committee is taking an interest in the impact of a transition from the current economy, with its carbon-intensive…25 Feb 2021HANSARDGrowing Back Better ReportFirst, I thank the Chair and members of the Backbench Business Committee for granting me the opportunity to make this statement three sitting days before the Chancellor of the…25 Feb 2021HANSARDIntegrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign PolicyI remind the House of my role as deputy chairman of the Defence Growth Partnership. I, too, look forward, as other Members have said, to the integrated review, but I also look…09 Feb 2021HANSARD Covid-19 Vaccine UpdateI wholeheartedly congratulate my hon. Friend and all those involved in delivering over 10 million vaccines to the most vulnerable in our communities right across the UK, including…04 Feb 2021HANSARDAir Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords]I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands), and I welcome his support for this Bill. I start by congratulating the Minister on his…02 Feb 2021