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HANSARDFlood Recovery FrameworkI will go on to talk about multiple flood events involving the same properties, but my hon. Friend is absolutely right: there is an obligation on the Environment Agency, as the…17 Apr 2024HANSARDGrid Decarbonisation: CostAs the Secretary of State is aware, the Environmental Audit Committee inquiry into decarbonising the economy has heard evidence that no newly commissioned nuclear capacity—even…16 Apr 2024HANSARDGrid Decarbonisation: Cost23. What recent estimate she has made of the cost of decarbonising the grid by (a) 2030 and (b) 2035.16 Apr 2024HANSARDIran-Israel UpdateI welcome the Prime Minister’s focus on calling for restraint and de-escalation, which I imagine will be on his agenda when he speaks to the Israeli Prime Minister this afternoon.…15 Apr 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseWill my right hon. Friend find time for a debate to allow Shropshire MPs to point out that, contrary to disingenuous Lib Dem leaflets, it is the Conservative Government who are…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Food SecurityI am grateful to the Minister and all who have spoken for their warm words about the work of my right hon. Friends the Members for Scarborough and Whitby (Sir Robert Goodwill) and…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Food SecurityI hesitate to intervene on my hon. Friend, but he has just referred to TB and the mental health implications of animal health crises for our farmers. I would like to mention to…21 Mar 2024HANSARD Food SecurityI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of food security, including the effects on it of environmental change and of insect decline. I start by thanking the…21 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsNo, I am afraid I have no time. Madam Deputy Speaker is being very strict. Those measures, combined with the above-inflation increases to thresholds since 2010, mean that the…11 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Aberdeen North (Kirsty Blackman), because it gives me the opportunity gently to point out to her that she represents a party that is…11 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ5. Does my right hon. Friend share my enthusiasm about Monday’s announcement of 27 new potential bathing water sites across the country, including three in Shropshire: two on the…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Defence Acquisition ReformI remind the House of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I commend my hon. Friend for the remarkable pace at which he has got to grips with the challenges…28 Feb 2024HANSARDFinancial Risk Checks for GamblingI congratulate the hon. Member on securing this significant debate; she can tell from the number of Members here in Westminster Hall today that there is a great deal of interest…26 Feb 2024HANSARDCivil Nuclear Road MapI am grateful to the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown) for referring to the letter that the Environmental Audit Committee has just sent under my name to the…22 Feb 2024HANSARDLeisure Centre Closures: North ShropshireWould my right hon. Friend the Minister be willing to meet me to discuss the challenges faced by leisure centres in local authority areas facing budgetary pressures, such as…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) BillI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Dr Coffey) on her perseverance in not only presenting this Bill, which I know she was interested in when she…02 Feb 2024HANSARDPensions (Special Rules for End of Life) BillGood morning, Madam Deputy Speaker, and thank you for calling me so early in this important debate. Let me start by congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Tewkesbury (Mr…02 Feb 2024HANSARDSchool Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) BillI rise to support this Bill and, in particular, to reference the continuing impact of the covid pandemic on pupils who remain at school. In talking to headteachers in the terms…02 Feb 2024HANSARDSchool Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) BillMy right hon. Friend offers the House a most fascinating insight into the impact on performance of non-attendance for only a relatively short part of the school year. Is that…02 Feb 2024HANSARD Civil Nuclear Road MapToday’s statement provides welcome clarity about the Government’s road map for the delivery and revival of new nuclear energy capacity, and I will be writing on behalf of my…11 Jan 2024