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HANSARD Counsellors of State Bill [Lords]I rise briefly to add my support to the Bill, and to congratulate the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on his new role. The Bill has been brought in promptly, following a…01 Dec 2022HANSARDAvian Influenza OutbreakI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale) on securing the debate and everyone who has spoken to highlight not only the real and practical…30 Nov 2022HANSARDUK Canals and WaterwaysI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate and on the emphasis he is placing on rivers, waterways and canals in the west midlands, which I too represent through the…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI congratulate my right hon. Friend on the exceptionally skilful delivery and content of his statement. I point particularly to the work that he was just touching on in response…17 Nov 2022HANSARDCoastal Businesses: SewageThe Minister will be aware that two or three weeks ago there was a well-publicised spillage at the beach at St Agnes in Cornwall, where a large volume of brown material was…17 Nov 2022HANSARDAffordability of Housing: First-time BuyersWith interest rates rising around the world, many others countries are considering more imaginative ways of enabling those with mortgages to continue to pay. Will my hon. Friend…15 Nov 2022HANSARDCOP27I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his crystal clear commitment both in Sharm el-Sheikh and in this Chamber here today to delivering net zero Britain. There is no doubt about…09 Nov 2022HANSARDHuntington’s DiseaseI add my congratulations from the Government side to the right hon. Gentleman on securing this debate and raising awareness of this appalling condition, and on his very powerful…09 Nov 2022HANSARD Bathing Water Status: RiversInadvertently or not, my hon. Friend is making almost precisely the points that the Environmental Audit Committee made in its inquiry into water quality in rivers: that bathing…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainThe pressures of social care costs in areas whose demographics make them particularly acute are reaching crisis level. We notice that in Shrewsbury in particular, and the same…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainIt is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Robert Courts). He has been such a powerful campaigner for improvements to the quality of water in our…09 Nov 2022HANSARDNet Zero Strategy and Carbon BudgetsAs the Prime Minister will no longer be chairing the Climate Action Strategy Committee, what structures working across Government Departments does the Minister expect the Prime…02 Nov 2022HANSARD Avian InfluenzaI welcome the improvements to the compensation arrangements. I am aware that the National Farmers Union’s poultry board visited the Department last week to try to impress upon my…01 Nov 2022HANSARDSewage DischargesMy congratulations to my office neighbour, my hon. Friend the Member for Bexhill and Battle (Huw Merriman). I will make a few quick points, because I agree with virtually…12 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineI am most grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way just before he winds up. The Prime Minister reconfirmed earlier this week the United Kingdom’s leadership across the…22 Sept 2022HANSARD UkraineWill my hon. Friend give way?22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenToday marks the end of an era, the modern Elizabethan era. The Queen was the only monarch that I, almost everyone in this Chamber and most of our nation had ever known. I join…09 Sept 2022HANSARDCOP26 OutcomesWill my right hon. Friend comment on the ability of the current structure of government to achieve the ambitious target of the nationally determined contribution, namely a 68%…20 Jul 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI start by congratulating my right hon. and hon. Friends on the Defence Front-Bench team for the competence, clarity and steadfastness they have shown, particularly in recent…18 Jul 2022HANSARDExtreme Heat PreparednessI congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on securing this urgent question. It is important that we discuss this issue when almost all the Members in…18 Jul 2022