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HANSARD Defence Procurement: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer, and I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (Alan Strickland), who has done us all a great…28 Jan 2025HANSARD Defence Procurement: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesTo reinforce the hon. Member’s point, the way that Supacat has teamed up with Babcock in Plymouth in recent years to scale up its skilled workforce by 60% is an example of what he…28 Jan 2025HANSARDInternational Day of EducationIt is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for securing this debate. Education…23 Jan 2025HANSARDInternational Day of EducationDoes the Minister agree with the Chair of the International Development Committee, who called the use of official development assistance for hosting asylum seekers in hotels “a…23 Jan 2025HANSARD High Streets: Autumn Budget 2024I appreciate that it is perhaps the Exchequer Secretary who would know this, but will the Government make sure that the reform of business rates that they are proposing is not…23 Jan 2025HANSARD High Streets: Autumn Budget 2024My hon. Friend is right about how sad it is to see high street shops close, such as the one in which she used to help. We have seen local councils invest in Cullompton’s high…23 Jan 2025HANSARDGreen Energy SectorThe roll-out of offshore renewables in Scotland should happen alongside the growth of supply chains there. That is vital if the energy transition is to deliver jobs and investment…22 Jan 2025HANSARDGreen Energy Sector5. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on support for the green energy sector in Scotland.22 Jan 2025HANSARD Environmental ProtectionGrowing up, it was second nature for us to rinse out our milk bottles and put them out for the milkman to collect the next day. It was a very simple system, and it worked. Then…21 Jan 2025HANSARDUK-Ukraine 100-year PartnershipIt is welcome to hear that this partnership agreement is a binding treaty. As such, it contrasts with the Budapest memorandum, which was non-binding and not worth the paper it was…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Global Combat Air ProgrammeI commend the Chair and the Defence Committee for turning their scrutinising eye to the global combat air programme. The Chair talked about the benefits and risks of new partners,…20 Jan 2025HANSARDObesity: Food and DietI commend the hon. Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) for securing the debate and for putting himself out there by calling for a sugar and salt reformulation tax. I will add that it is…20 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property ReliefWill the Minister give way?14 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening NATO2. What discussions he has had with NATO allies on strengthening that alliance.14 Jan 2025HANSARD Agricultural and Business Property ReliefI do not question the Minister’s difficult inheritance, but the Labour party adviser Dan Neidle suggests that the plan to slap inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million…14 Jan 2025HANSARDStrengthening NATOFor 75 years, NATO has stood as a bulwark against territorial acquisition, and NATO is stronger when all its members stand against that. What discussions does the Foreign…14 Jan 2025HANSARDGas Storage LevelsIn 2022, following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we saw a huge Government subsidy for household energy bills and an extra £15 billion per year in additional support for…13 Jan 2025HANSARD Sudan: US Determination of GenocideTwenty years ago, the Save Darfur coalition was one of the biggest international social movements of its time, but today the campaigning voices of charities and NGOs on the…13 Jan 2025HANSARDDeveloping AI Capacity and Expertise in UK DefenceThroughout the decades—at least since 1945—the development of defence technology has been bound by international law. I understand that the Defence Committee has taken the view…13 Jan 2025HANSARDHospice and Palliative CareHospices in Devon were already struggling before the Government’s Budget last autumn, which introduced a hike in employers’ national insurance. To talk first about the national…13 Jan 2025