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HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI am delighted, and I will recommend that a friend of mine submits evidence to the Committee. I will refer to his work later. The Government need to empower and support farmers to…09 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Rural BritainI am most grateful to the hon. Gentleman. The policing initiative is being led by a retired local police officer, and it is transforming the countryside’s ability to police itself…09 Nov 2022HANSARDHome Secretary: Resignation and ReappointmentMay I remind my hon. Friend that I recall that Tony Blair had to remove one of his very senior and most trusted Ministers for a breach of the ministerial code and later…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way and I am listening carefully to what she is saying, which I know reflects beliefs of great sincerity. Does that mean, however, that…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI think the Minister should now be persuaded, particularly as one of his predecessors, my hon. Friend the Member for Louth and Horncastle (Victoria Atkins), has now made it clear…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI say rather wryly to my hon. Friend, “Good try.” But it is not really adequate, is it? All our local authorities are under huge spending pressure and do not want to spend money…18 Oct 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI am grateful to have the opportunity to support new clause 11, which was tabled by the hon. Member for Ealing Central and Acton (Dr Huq). She has got into a bit of a scrape…18 Oct 2022HANSARD UkraineIn response to the intervention by the hon. Member for Chesterfield (Mr Perkins) about not being bullied, what discussions are the UK Government having with our American…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenOn behalf of the constituents of Harwich and North Essex, I rise to pay tribute to Her late Majesty, whose whole life was the greatest example of public service we shall ever…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Ukraine UpdateMay I first echo the comment of the shadow Secretary of State, the right hon. Member for Wentworth and Dearne (John Healey), about how fitting it is that this should be the first…05 Sept 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaNo, it is not, but to be fair to National Grid, it engaged openly with us and we were grateful for that engagement. I believe the people at National Grid are doing their best; of…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaI could not agree more. We have environmental policies and net zero policies that are costing the earth, even though they are designed to save the earth—they are very important…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaMy hon. Friend is completely right, but the real question is: to whom do we go to get it done? National Grid says it is locked into a regulatory and planning framework and has to…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaThat is absolutely right, but we also need to make the point that even if the evidence is made available and proves the point in favour of the present proposals, it is against…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaI am not familiar with that issue, but the scientific literature on the health impact of pylons is still contested. There is no doubt, though, that they have a psychological…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaI beg to move, That this House has considered new pylons in East Anglia. It is my great pleasure to introduce this debate on the prospect of new pylons in the east of England, and…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaI am very grateful to my right hon. Friend for his kind words. I agree with him completely. One of my arguments is that this consultation is completely inadequate. All the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNew Pylons: East AngliaI am most grateful for your chairmanship of these proceedings, Mr Stringer, and to the Minister for his response and the care that he has taken over the matter. I am extremely…19 Jul 2022HANSARDStandards in Public LifeThere is periodically much discussion in this place, and about this place, in respect of how we should address its culture, which seems to give permission for the wrong attitudes…05 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI do not think that anyone in this House can doubt the right hon. Gentleman’s personal commitment to the Belfast/Good Friday agreement, after the remarks that he has made. As…27 Jun 2022