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HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsThere are regional industrial strategies in the modern industrial strategy. The Government are clear about going for clean and inclusive growth in our economy, and I absolutely…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI am going to make a bit of progress because so many Members want to speak and I want them to be able to do so. Businesses have an important role to play, and it has been great to…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsWe will bear that in mind, Mr Gray. My right hon. Friend makes a good point: COP 26 is a great opportunity, as he so well articulated. Some sort of roadshow would be a good idea,…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI would rather use today’s debate to show the collective will and determination of hon. Members to support the Government in reaching the new target, rather than engaging in a…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI beg to move, That this House has considered the Government plan to reach net zero by 2050. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gray. I am grateful to the huge…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsMy hon. Friend makes a really important point about how different nations in the United Kingdom will need to set different targets. Scotland has an abundance of natural resources…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsThe hon. Lady is absolutely right about the need to invest in cycling and walking infrastructure. Both of us, with many colleagues, participated in a debate in this Chamber on…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI am glad that the hon. Lady has mentioned the target. The groundbreaking Climate Change Act 2008, which is unique to our country in having all-party support, set up the…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsMy right hon. Friend makes a very important point: the changes needed are substantial and it is really important that people understand why we need to do what we need to and that…08 Oct 2019HANSARDAssisted DyingLast week, the police and crime commissioner for Durham, Ron Hogg, said there needed to be changes in the law on assisted dying, and this reflects the view of many in the police.…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI absolutely agree. There is a lot of scaremongering and misinformation. Most of the people that I meet are genuine and sincere, but there is no doubt that there are people who…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI welcome the fact that Barnsley has declared a climate emergency. Cornwall Council has done the same, as have most of the parish councils in my constituency. People want to play…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsMy right hon. Friend makes an incredibly important point. We are leaders in our communities and we have agency, as he describes, to make a positive difference. This country also…08 Oct 2019HANSARDGovernment Plan for Net Zero EmissionsI think the hon. Lady’s intervention is directed more at the Minister than at me. To return to the theme of my debate, I believe the Government can provide a lot more information.…08 Oct 2019HANSARDWithdrawal Agreement: Proposed ChangesAs the Government approach the final stages of the negotiations to get the necessary changes to the backstop, is it not the case that if the EU believes that this House will not…07 Oct 2019HANSARDContracted-out Health AssessmentsI know the Minister is determined to see improvements in how decisions are made. Will he kindly update the House on the progress on introducing a single assessment service, which…07 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillWill my right hon. Friend give way?02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI completely agree with the hon. Lady that, in addition to education, every child must be supported. We know, as has been said today, that when children grow up in a home where…02 Oct 2019HANSARD Domestic Abuse BillI echo your words, Mr Speaker. The hon. Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield) is an extraordinarily brave woman. It takes the most enormous courage to stand up in this place and…02 Oct 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI very much welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement of pound-for-pound replacement through the shared prosperity fund of the EU funding that Cornwall receives. We are really…01 Oct 2019