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HANSARDAnimal Welfare (Kept Animals) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under you as Chair, Mr Hollobone. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn) for securing this important debate, as…05 Dec 2022HANSARDCommunity Energy SectorWill my right hon. Friend support measures to enable community energy schemes to sell their clean power directly to local customers, as contained in last Session’s Local…29 Nov 2022HANSARDCommunity Energy Sector3. What steps his Department is taking to help support the growth of the community energy sector.29 Nov 2022HANSARD Energy SecurityDoes my right hon. Friend agree that, as we pursue energy sovereignty, floating offshore wind in the Celtic sea can play a vital part? Will he confirm when we can expect an…29 Nov 2022HANSARDSEND Delivery: Rural Areas4. What assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of SEND delivery in rural areas.28 Nov 2022HANSARDSEND Delivery: Rural AreasMany of my secondary school heads believe that, with the further devolvement of responsibility away from local education authorities, they could significantly enhance provision in…28 Nov 2022HANSARDElectricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) BillI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox) on introducing the Bill. The transmission of electricity is at the heart of our energy security in the…25 Nov 2022HANSARD Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) BillI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Crawley (Henry Smith) and congratulate him on his important private Member’s Bill. It is a privilege to speak today. I thank him and the APPG…25 Nov 2022HANSARDDisposable BarbecuesI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit the use of disposable barbecues on open moorland, on beaches, in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and in…22 Nov 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseToday is Social Enterprise Day. Social enterprises play a vital role in creating local jobs and solving local social and economic problems. For example, Parracombe Community Trust…17 Nov 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore Wind6. What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on Scotland’s role in delivering the UK’s target of 5 GW of floating offshore wind energy by 2030.16 Nov 2022HANSARDFloating Offshore WindMy hon. Friend will no doubt be aware of the Kincardine floating wind farm off the coast of Aberdeen, but he might not be aware that the fabrication of its turbines took place in…16 Nov 2022HANSARDMigrationCommunities such as Ilfracombe, which is on my patch, are dependent on the tourism economy. What steps is the Home Office taking to support local tourism economies which are being…16 Nov 2022HANSARD Mathematical Sciences: Contribution to SocietyThe right hon. Gentleman is giving an exceptional speech. I am delighted to speak out in Maths Week for the subject that I studied and love. Does he agree that one of the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of levelling up rural Britain. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this important debate. I am delighted…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and I hope that such discussions might be forthcoming in my county. My district council officers, like so many, worked their socks off…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI thank all hon. and right hon. Members for their contributions this afternoon, the Minister for his ongoing engagement with me in this role and in his previous roles and for…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainWill the hon. Gentleman give way?09 Nov 2022HANSARDAsylum Seekers Accommodation and SafeguardingCan my right hon. Friend assure me that steps are being taken to rapidly address the speed at which asylum claims are being processed before we run out of hotels? The economies of…07 Nov 2022HANSARD Private Rented Sector White PaperThe DCMS consultation took months to see the light of day, and my local council submitted pages of evidence. I recognise that the issue falls within the remit of the DCMS, but one…03 Nov 2022