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HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillIt is absolutely true that the motion tabled by the Opposition does not reflect what was in our manifesto. It calls on the Government to introduce a ban on hydraulic…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right—Yorkshiremen so often are, as the Minister knows. Local planning approval should absolutely be at the heart of the definition of local…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillSNP Members are huge champions of local democracy, so does the hon. Member accept that if a local council were to support the idea of fracking, that does represent local consent?…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The hon. Gentleman says that anyone who votes for the Government amendment is voting for fracking. That is not correct. As he knows and you…19 Oct 2022HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerThe country is waiting to hear from the Chancellor on issues of fiscal responsibility, market stability and sustainable growth. Does my right hon. Friend agree that what this…17 Oct 2022HANSARDUkraineEvents on the edge of Ukraine have become more and more alarming over the last few days. Clearly there is a major role for NATO in trying to bring back a peaceful situation. What…11 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineI think the cross-party support we are hearing today for Ukraine and for the victims of murder and sexual violence sends a very powerful message. Does the hon. Member agree that…22 Sept 2022HANSARD Worcester Warriors Rugby ClubMy hon. Friend is making a fantastic case for the importance of rugby in his city and in my city of Gloucester. May I just share with him the solidarity that everybody at…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenSome wonderful tributes from across the House have been given to a simply amazing woman, our nation’s unshakeable rock in storms, our favourite granny and, above all, our Queen…09 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsI join all colleagues, here and not here, and everyone in Gloucester in sending the warmest wishes of support to Her Majesty the Queen and to members of the royal family. Today’s…08 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsMy right hon. Friend’s Government did indeed look very closely at the prospect of a tidal lagoon off Swansea bay. It is quite correct, as she says, that at the time it was too…08 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy Costsrose—08 Sept 2022HANSARDAntisocial BehaviourThe boundaries between antisocial behaviour, gangs, drugs, and knife crime are increasingly blurred. An unwelcome recent trend in my constituency of Gloucester is that of an…05 Sept 2022HANSARDClimate Targets: Energy EfficiencyAs has been pointed out, previous programmes to improve insulation in homes, under either this party or the Labour Party, have not delivered what any of us would have hoped. Does…20 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI would just like to point out, for the benefit of the House and the hon. Gentleman, that in fact earlier today every single one of the candidates spoke and was questioned at…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentI would have preferred, as I think my constituents would, these many long hours of debate on confidence in the Government to have been spent discussing the safety of our children…18 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentThere is no time, alas. Would the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant) today be defending his Prime Minister’s record on standing up to Putin? We are talking about the man who…18 Jul 2022HANSARDSatellites and Space Exports9. What recent progress his Department has made on increasing the number of (a) satellite launches and (b) space-related exports. [R]12 Jul 2022HANSARDSatellites and Space ExportsI congratulate the Minister on her appointment, and on taking this question on an exciting growth sector for UK tech. Although our satellite capabilities are well known, the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDUK Nuclear Powerrose—12 Jul 2022