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HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme14. When he plans to make an announcement on the floating offshore wind manufacturing investment scheme.17 Jan 2023HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment SchemeI thank the BEIS team for attending last week’s reception held by the all-party parliamentary group on the Celtic sea. As they heard at the reception, sustained investment is…17 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. What progress has my right hon. Friend made on promoting community energy?17 Jan 2023HANSARDEnvironment Agency Budget: Sewage DischargeWill my hon. Friend join me in thanking the Environment Agency for testing the water around our coast? I know she met South West Water earlier this week. Although I recognise that…12 Jan 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIn my North Devon constituency, we have issues with legacy street furniture, such as public phone boxes. These phone boxes are no longer used by the majority of the public, so…12 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat steps is my hon. Friend taking to support the planting of hedgerows to increase hedgerow coverage by 40% by 2040?12 Jan 2023HANSARD Industrial ActionStrikes have a disproportionate impact in rural Britain, where there are no other modes of public transport. The nearest alternative hospital may be more than 60 miles away and…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillWhen this Bill was previously before the House, on 24 October last year—indeed, on the day we last changed Prime Minister, so it was under a different Treasury Minister—I asked…10 Jan 2023HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillNothing would give me more pleasure than to go back and speak with the Minister about these matters. We all worry about why the NHS is struggling to recruit. I can quite…10 Jan 2023HANSARDTrade Barriers: Food and Farming15. What progress her Department has made on tackling trade barriers for British food and farming businesses.15 Dec 2022HANSARDTrade Barriers: Food and FarmingWhat more is my hon. Friend hoping to deliver to ensure that our great British produce carries “Brand Britain,” through national and regional UK geographical indicators to an…15 Dec 2022HANSARDIllegal ImmigrationI thank my right hon. Friend for his work on this issue. Let me also take this opportunity to thank the Pickwell Foundation, the volunteers and the GPs who are currently looking…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy hon. Friend and I share many similar issues. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Newton Abbot (Anne Marie Morris) for tabling the predecessor to new clauses 22 and…13 Dec 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI rise to speak to new clause 119. I thank the Minister immensely for her engagement on this issue. Although she is the sixth Housing Minister I have spoken to about short-term…13 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Does my right hon. Friend agree that our different cadet groups do great work in inspiring the next generation? Will he join me in congratulating PO Mack on his work with the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Energy Generation: Burning Treesrose—06 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Energy Generation: Burning TreesI beg to move, That this House has considered the sustainability of burning trees for energy generation. It is a pleasure to serve under you in the Chair, Mr Gray. I thank the…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Energy Generation: Burning TreesI agree that that is part of the confusion in the entire strategy; we need urgent clarification. In AR4, dedicated biomass with combined heat and power were eligible to compete,…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Energy Generation: Burning TreesI thank the Minister for giving way on this point, although I am very disappointed by the stance he is taking. Will he invite the 600 scientists who wrote to the Prime Minister…06 Dec 2022HANSARDSustainable Energy Generation: Burning TreesI thank you, Mr Gray, for chairing the debate, and my colleagues for their contributions. I suspect we will return to the issue, and I would be happy to join the Minister in doing…06 Dec 2022