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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI wish to be mindful of other people, so I will proceed and make this one simple point on behalf of care homes. Mr Hayes continues: “During the pandemic, we saw the appalling…16 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI will make some progress and give way in a moment—I must be fair to other people. There are solar schemes totalling 13,000 acres within a 6-mile radius of the small town of…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsI agree with the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan); let us all play our fair share—and I will support him on Romney Marsh if he supports me on…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsWe are not arguing against solar farms. All we are begging the Minister to do is take them together. We cannot have all these separate public inquiries. We have to look at the…15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right.15 May 2025HANSARDSolar FarmsThat leads me to the point of whether solar power is really an efficient way of achieving green energy. It is land-intensive, with 200 times more land needed compared with gas,…15 May 2025HANSARDGaza: UK AssessmentI have been a member of the Conservative Friends of Israel for over 40 years, longer than anybody here. Hamas is a brutal terrorist organisation that hides its own fighters under…14 May 2025HANSARD Great British Energy BillI am sure we can rely on the Minister to ensure that no solar panels are installed on British farms that are made by the Chinese Government, using slave labour. I am sure that he…14 May 2025HANSARDSt George’s Day and English AffairsPlease spare us another Parliament.08 May 2025HANSARDSt George’s Day and English AffairsIt is a great honour to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Adam Jogee), who is fast establishing a reputation as an effective parliamentarian and a thoroughly nice…08 May 2025HANSARD Trade NegotiationsIn the Trumpian philosophy that is “The Art of the Deal”, you bully your opponents and then, two months later, withdraw some of the threats, and they kneel down in adoration while…08 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingNo.07 May 2025HANSARD Defence Sector FinancingI will call Luke Charters to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may only make a speech with prior permission from the…07 May 2025HANSARDEducational Opportunities in Semi-rural AreasWe have got everybody in. I call the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.07 May 2025HANSARDEducational Opportunities in Semi-rural AreasThis is only an hour-long debate, and lots of people want to speak, so we will have to have a time limit of three minutes on speeches. If we have interventions, not everybody will…07 May 2025HANSARDEducational Opportunities in Semi-rural AreasI apologise; I am going to have to reduce the time limit to two minutes to try to get you all in. I would like to listen to the next speaker for hours, but he has only two…07 May 2025HANSARDEducational Opportunities in Semi-rural AreasLast but not least, Matt Rodda.07 May 2025HANSARDCounter Terrorism Policing: ArrestsDo we know whether these men entered the country illegally or legally? Obviously, people who enter the country legally are subject to extraordinarily sophisticated surveillance at…06 May 2025HANSARD Middle East UpdateIn his statement, the Minister said that the UK Government “reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to recognising a Palestinian state”. Up to now, the excuse has been that we have to wait…06 May 2025HANSARDParkinson’s Awareness MonthThe hon. Gentleman must be congratulated on bringing forward this most important debate. The charity Parkinson’s UK organises voluntary support groups across the country—the…01 May 2025