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HANSARDOfwat: Strategic PrioritiesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for taking such an early intervention, but as she has mentioned the Committee’s popularity, it would be remiss of me not to point out to the House…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOfwat: Strategic PrioritiesMy right hon. Friend tempts me to rewrite my speech from scratch. First, I thank him for his comments about our report, which was a significant body of work and the first such…09 Jun 2022HANSARDOfwat: Strategic PrioritiesI would like to say to the hon. Lady that my remarks about people misinterpreting what is being done do not apply to her. She has been a doughty champion on this issue; she has…09 Jun 2022HANSARDSupport for SMEs13. What fiscal steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-size enterprises.17 May 2022HANSARDSupport for SMEsIn considering responses to the Treasury’s consultation on simplifying alcohol duty, will my hon. Friend consider a model that broadly relates duty to alcohol strength but without…17 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the questions from my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Anna Firth) and my right hon. Friend the Member for Maldon (Mr Whittingdale), the Environmental Audit…28 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs extraction of fossil fuels from new oil and gas fields consistent with meeting our climate change commitments during the transition?20 Apr 2022HANSARD Energy Security StrategyMay I build on the excellent question from my right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes), with which I agree? The Secretary of State has…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Ockenden ReportI thank my right hon. Friend for both the tone and the substance of his response to this devastating report. Let me also add my voice to the consensus throughout the House that…30 Mar 2022HANSARDIntegrated Review 2021: Russian Invasion of Ukraine8. With reference to the integrated review 2021, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on force structure in the context of the Russian invasion of…28 Mar 2022HANSARDIntegrated Review 2021: Russian Invasion of UkraineLast week, NATO nations committed force deployments to four member states in eastern Europe to help to demonstrate resolve to Russia at this dangerous time. Does my hon. Friend…28 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. Putin has shown that he is prepared to attack nuclear power plants and has threatened to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Does my right hon. Friend agree that the importance of…08 Mar 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) BillMy hon. Friend—by the way, I support enormously what he has been saying about the banking frauds—is making a very important point in relation to whistleblowers in a domestic…07 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Many countries will be considering how they can reduce their dependence on Russia for energy supplies. Will my right hon. Friend use his presidency to help other countries to…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Westminster Foundation for Democracy: FundingMy apologies for arriving after the commencement of the debate; I was still in a Select Committee. I put on record my appreciation for my hon. Friend for securing this debate and…02 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseLast night’s “Panorama” programme was harrowing viewing about the loss and harm of babies under Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust care going back decades. Much of this was…24 Feb 2022HANSARD Post Office: Horizon Compensation ArrangementsMy constituent Rubbina Shaheen lost her livelihood and her home. She was wrongfully convicted of stealing £40,000 from the Post Office and served 12 months in jail in 2000. She is…24 Feb 2022HANSARDEngagements7. Has my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister seen the report published earlier this month by the Environmental Audit Committee that makes recommendations about what else should…26 Jan 2022HANSARDEconomic Crime: Planned Government BillFraudsters, criminals and bad people take advantage of measures introduced in response to crises, whether financial or otherwise. This is an incredibly complex area. Every Member…26 Jan 2022HANSARDParis Agreement Temperature GoalImportant steps were made at COP26 but some were left incomplete. In my right hon. Friend’s remaining time as COP President, until November, on what particular item will he seek…19 Jan 2022