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HANSARDTopical QuestionsFrighteningly, the Earth has already reached its first climate tipping point linked to global warming. We are now seeing warm water coral reefs going into irreversible decline,…14 Oct 2025HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationI beg to move, That this House has considered COP30 and global food system transformation. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I appreciate the chance to…14 Oct 2025HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationI thank my hon. Friend for that, and I applaud her constant advocacy in Parliament on behalf of farmers. The second part of the debate is about the conference of the parties and…14 Oct 2025HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationI will perhaps come back to that a little later, but I agree completely about the importance of the SPF, as well as the sustainable farming incentive. In my constituency of South…14 Oct 2025HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationAbsolutely, and that is where the just transition must come in. We must make sure that this works at home. In fact, when we look at the amount of food being produced, we need to…14 Oct 2025HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationI could not agree more. I have worked internationally for 20 years, and I have seen that when Britain leads, other countries follow. Our Climate Change Act was the first in the…14 Oct 2025HANSARD COP30: Food System TransformationBut Ed Davey was the only person who—14 Oct 2025HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. On 1 September, the hon. Member for Rutherglen (Michael Shanks), now Minister of State in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, issued…16 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Norfolk (Ben Goldsborough) and all who have successfully brought this petition…08 Sept 2025HANSARDIndefinite Leave to RemainThe hon. Member makes a really important point. Delaying their settled status would leave many of these people unprotected when travelling abroad and raise the stakes in terms of…08 Sept 2025HANSARDEngagementsYet again, we are suffering record-breaking heatwaves and drought. That is worrying people in my constituency, which is both the fastest-growing and the most water-stressed area…16 Jul 2025HANSARDHousehold Energy BillsWe welcomed the joint agreement signed in May between the UK and the EU, in which small steps were taken to address the impacts of the Conservatives’ botched Brexit deal on energy…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsAcross Europe, we have already seen 2,300 heatwave-related deaths—avoidable deaths—and the Met Office report says that things will just get worse. The Lib Dems and I have a really…15 Jul 2025HANSARDElectricity Market ReviewI thank the Secretary of State for sharing his statement in advance. He is right: making the UK a clean energy superpower is the smartest and most strategic way to free ourselves…10 Jul 2025HANSARDBritish National Overseas Visas: Settlement RulesWill the Minister clear up, once and for all, the further confusion over the proposed changes to the settlement period from five to 10 years? Will she clarify for the BNO visa…07 Jul 2025HANSARDBusiness Energy Supply Billing: RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Dowd. I join other Members in congratulating the hon. Member for Tamworth (Sarah Edwards) on securing the debate and on her…01 Jul 2025HANSARD Prax Lindsey Oil RefineryIn conclusion, many thanks, Madam Deputy Speaker.30 Jun 2025HANSARD Prax Lindsey Oil RefineryI, too, thank the Minister for advance notice of the statement today. Our thoughts are with the workers at the Prax Lindsey refinery who have heard this last-minute, shocking news…30 Jun 2025HANSARDGeo-engineering and the EnvironmentIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. It is important to set the debate and the e-petition in the context of the last couple of weeks. Last weekend saw…23 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Member give way?20 Jun 2025