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HANSARDSpiking (Offence)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to create an offence of administering or attempting to administer drugs or alcohol to a person without their consent; and for…26 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting DemocracyI saw in Sarajevo last week how well appreciated is the Government’s robust response to the secession threat from Republika Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and how appreciated…25 Jan 2022HANSARDSupporting Democracy10. What steps her Department is taking to help strengthen democracies and open societies across the world.25 Jan 2022HANSARDChurch of England: Real EstateThe Secretary of State will know that the Diocese of Gloucester has been doing a lot to help implement the important report from the Archbishops, “Coming Home”. I particularly…24 Jan 2022HANSARDTonga: Volcano Eruption and TsunamiWith reference to the contribution from my hon. Friend the Member for Rugby (Mark Pawsey), can we go one step further and consider whether Six Nations rugby games could hold a…24 Jan 2022HANSARDChurch of England: Real Estate12. What discussions he has had with the Church of England on the potential role of its real estate in helping to meet housing demand.24 Jan 2022HANSARDForeign Interference: Intelligence and SecurityThis is a really important issue, and one that has lessons for all parliamentarians and all political parties. It seems to me that the crucial issue, as the Home Secretary has…17 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillYes, that is a very good way of defining the difference between the confidentiality of commercial agreements and the state’s obligation to be transparent in what is clearly a…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThis is incredibly important. The amendment states “the nuclear company is not wholly or in part owned by a foreign power”. Factually, that is the situation with EDF. I do not…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI will give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Workington (Mark Jenkinson) first and then to my right hon. Friend the Member for Wokingham.10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am grateful, Mr Deputy Speaker. I would have made precisely the same observation—that we must focus on new clause 1 and the amendments. In that context, it is worth mentioning…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWhat a pleasure it is to join the debate. One of the most enjoyable moments for me was to hear the hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) making the case strongly…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillPlease correct me if I am wrong, but my understanding is that EDF is majority owned by the state. If the state required it to do certain things, I do not see how the company could…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am happy to carry on taking interventions if time allows.10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillThe hon. Gentleman has tabled several amendments, including amendments 6, 8, 9 and 7. Largely speaking, my perception is that they are designed to tie down the Government in as…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s comments because they lead in to the Bill and what we are debating today, which is largely about finance and the optimum way to ensure that a…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention, because I was coming on to what seems to be a curious irony in the position of Her Majesty’s loyal Opposition,…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillWe may be straying a bit from the subject and scope, Mr Deputy Speaker, so I will try to come back to the road of virtue as quickly as I can, but the hon. Member raises…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) BillMay I answer the intervention from the hon. Member for Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Alan Brown) first? We are more interested in what has been tried and tested here in the United…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]The Minister will know that some of us have received correspondence from constituents suggesting, probably on the advice of their unions, that they will lose up to £500 a year…05 Jan 2022