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HANSARD Local Government ReorganisationResidents, local leaders and businesses in South Cambridgeshire have been left in limbo by the last-minute announcement that the Government cannot yet determine the optimal option…16 Jul 2026HANSARD Extreme Heat: PreparednessIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Christopher. I congratulate the hon. Member for Waveney Valley (Adrian Ramsay) on securing this timely debate. As Britain…14 Jul 2026HANSARD Extreme Heat: PreparednessJust before the debate, we hosted a solar-powered ice cream van from the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Tiverton and Minehead (Rachel Gilmour) in Speaker’s Court .…14 Jul 2026HANSARD Extreme Heat: PreparednessI presume that we are talking about degrees of warming. I want to confirm that we are looking at going beyond—keeping warming below 1.5°C, and that 2°C is not a minimum but a…14 Jul 2026HANSARDUkrainian Refugees6. If she will take steps to provide Ukrainian refugees with a route to permanent settlement.13 Jul 2026HANSARDUkrainian RefugeesMy Ukrainian constituent, Artem, is currently seeking to apply for a funded apprenticeship, having now been educated here in the UK. Despite his excellent credentials, he has been…13 Jul 2026HANSARD State of Climate and NatureI declare an interest as the chair of the local nature recovery all-party parliamentary group. As Britain endures another summer of extreme heat, droughts and devastating…13 Jul 2026HANSARDClimate Change: Weather EventsWe are in the third heat wave this year and, as we have heard, we are in the climate emergency now. The Climate Change Committee’s report, “A Well-Adapted UK”, has said that we…07 Jul 2026HANSARDDraft Contracts for Difference (Definition of Eligible Generator) (Amendment) Regulations 2026The Liberal Democrats support extending eligibility for contracts for difference so that existing nuclear generating stations can obtain those contracts. Building new large-scale…07 Jul 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhen it comes to local and community energy, we welcome the investment by Great British Energy, and the local power plan. However, the Liberal Democrats pushed to get community…07 Jul 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeLike the hon. Member, I regularly meet young people across my constituency. I find it hard to look my children and children in my constituency and beyond in the eye, because that…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeI will look forward to seeing its answer when you send a letter back—24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeI thank the Minister and the Government for allowing a good length of time for us to debate and give due consideration to this issue of national security, just as it demands. On…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeAbsolutely, I agree with the hon. Member. Let us no longer hide from this, but look it clearly in the eye: there are clear costs. They are no longer in the future; they are here…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeI thank my hon. Friend, as always, for her passionate defence and her knowledge on this issue. I worked for 20 years in east Africa, southern America and the Caribbean on UK…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangePerhaps I would contest the fact that we cannot equate the emotion with a rational mind as well. These are science-based targets that the hon. Member’s Government agreed to set.…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeI very much appreciated the work that the hon. Member did in her former role, and we were together at that COP meeting. Yes, I congratulate the Prime Minister, but I also…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeWhen a response to the letter comes back. Let us talk about the economics.24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeThe answer to that is in two ways. First, we must take gas out of the system as much as possible. Secondly, we must fix a broken electricity market. The way we charge customers…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Climate ChangeI feel deeply about what my hon. Friend says. He is a well-known champion for rural and coastal communities that are facing such an insecure future, not knowing whether their…24 Jun 2026