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HANSARDStorm HenkI congratulate the Minister and his colleagues on their prompt action and the very responsive way in which they have handled inquiries from MPs throughout the House whose…08 Jan 2024HANSARD Rural TransportI am most grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way, and I apologise for arriving having missed his opening remarks. Does he agree that community bus services, which are…08 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsSince the Prime Minister’s speech on net zero in September, Nissan has announced a £2 billion investment in Sunderland, which comes hot on the heels of Tata’s £4 billion…19 Dec 2023HANSARDNet Zero Targets: BusinessesMy right hon. Friend mentioned that he will go to COP28 next week. Could he remind Members of the House, particularly those on the Opposition Benches, of the measures taken in…28 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT2. Can the Minister confirm that the £312 million capital investment to transform the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust acute hospitals is on track through the NHS…17 Oct 2023HANSARD Net Zero by 2050I warmly welcome what my right hon. Friend has just said about the focus on the grid and accelerating grid access. I hope she will be able to pick up on the report that my…16 Oct 2023HANSARDNutrient Neutrality: Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe Minister will recognise that I and many other colleagues on the Government side of the House share the admirable objectives of the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline…05 Sept 2023HANSARDWater Industry: Financial ResilienceOn financial resilience, has the Minister taken the opportunity to consider the hotchpotch of policies coming from Opposition Front Benchers on the subject? Under their…28 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy hon. Friend is being very generous with his time. Without wanting to pre-empt the work of the Environmental Audit Committee, which is doing an inquiry into the whole subject of…26 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy hon. Friend is making a very clear exposition of the Government’s position on the Lords amendments. On replacing Lords amendment 7 with a Government amendment, will he make it…26 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)First, the hon. Gentleman has told us that we have been brought kicking and screaming to this place. This is an Opposition day debate. It is his choice as to what he puts up as…21 Jun 2023HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?21 Jun 2023HANSARDBathing WatersI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for her answer. She will be aware that last week, Water UK announced that water companies will support applications for 100 sites on inland…25 May 2023HANSARDBathing Waters5. What steps her Department is taking to support bathing waters.25 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Southfork—excuse me, the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband). I was delighted to learn that he will…09 May 2023HANSARDArctic CouncilWith the two-year Russian presidency of the Arctic Council coming to an end this month, as my hon. Friend has just said, and Norway taking over the presidency, what role can the…02 May 2023HANSARDArctic Council8. What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the operation of the Arctic Council.02 May 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Islwyn (Chris Evans). I welcome what he said about trying to work cross-party to solve this problem. That is what I have been doing…25 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeI will come on to that in a moment, but my hon. Friend makes the valid point that there is not enough dividend income for the water companies to pay for the billions of pounds in…25 Apr 2023HANSARD Research and Development Funding and Horizon EuropeI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing the debate. It is important that we talk about the significance of Horizon; I am sure that he will go on to welcome the fact that…18 Apr 2023