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HANSARD Mansion House Accordindicated assent .13 May 2025HANSARDUK-EU Summitrose —13 May 2025HANSARDCounter Terrorism Policing: ArrestsI, too, pay tribute to the brilliance of our security forces. The Minister has paid tribute to the quality of advice from Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism,…06 May 2025HANSARD Energy Grid ResilienceJust before the Spanish blackouts we had two unexpected outages—one in Lincolnshire and one at the other end of the Viking Link. The NESO was not going to tell us about it, but…30 Apr 2025HANSARDUK Airstrike: Houthi Military FacilityWe in Reform fully endorse the Government’s action against the Houthis, and we thank our brave and brilliant military personnel. The Secretary of State referred to the continuing…30 Apr 2025HANSARDSewageTalking about dividends, does the hon. Gentleman agree that it is completely wrong that tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions, also leak out on high interest on the…23 Apr 2025HANSARD British SteelI thank the Minister for her statement and the good news about the saving of British Steel. She has not referred to the timetable for moving towards nationalisation, which we…22 Apr 2025HANSARD“For Women Scotland” Supreme Court RulingNow that we have confirmation from the Supreme Court of what the definition of a woman is, can the Minister confirm that all public sector and private sector bodies will apply…22 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillMy hon. Friend the Member for Clacton (Nigel Farage) and I have been calling for British Steel to be a strategic national corporation for some six years. We said to the previous…12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) Billrose —12 Apr 2025HANSARDSteel Industry (Special Measures) BillGiven that the Secretary of State has inferred that the owner, Jingye, is not and has not acted in good faith, surely the right thing to do is to seize this great opportunity now,…12 Apr 2025HANSARD Zero Emission Vehicle MandateThe Transport Secretary omitted to mention that UK car production last year was at its lowest level for 70 years, aside from the pandemic; that UK car production this year is down…07 Apr 2025HANSARDScunthorpe SteelworksAbout 10 days ago, I urged the Minister and the Government to use this decision by the Chinese to close British Steel as an opportunity to take British Steel into public…07 Apr 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksWe all know that steel, and particularly the ability to make primary steel, is a critical national industry. The Chinese might be giving up on British steel, but the British…27 Mar 2025HANSARD Scunthorpe SteelworksIt is not closed yet.27 Mar 2025HANSARD Face-to-face GP AppointmentsIt is a pleasure to hold this Adjournment debate on face-to-face appointments with GPs. I ask hon. Members listening and watching to go back to October 2023 and imagine that they…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMy constituents will be concerned by reports in the media this morning about a Government report that shows the cost of net zero will: impact negatively on GDP by 2030 by some…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Coastal CommunitiesThe hon. Member talks about the environmental challenges of our coastal communities, one of which is that many of them face thousands of pylons along hundreds of miles moving…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Face-to-face GP AppointmentsI thank my hon. Friend for that excellent intervention. This comes back to the basic concept of common sense. It must be easier for a GP to make the correct diagnosis when seeing…20 Mar 2025HANSARD Face-to-face GP AppointmentsThe hon. Member makes some excellent points. There is clearly a place for telephone appointments. When researching the topic in more detail, I was astonished to find that of the…20 Mar 2025