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HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterFollowing on from my right hon. Friend the Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling), it is certainly a fact that the people who will be in the joint department have signed off…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterI apologise to the hon. Lady for stopping her in full rant, but does she not appreciate that this is a UNESCO world heritage site and a grade 1 listed building, and whether we are…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Restoration and Renewal of the Palace of WestminsterThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to catch your eye in this debate. May I say straightaway that although the Leader of the House has come in for criticism today, he…12 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalI am sorry to interrupt my right hon. Friend again, but it was in the early stages of the High Speed 2 project that the money got out of control. Once Parliament started getting…07 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMr Twigg, may I thank you again for the professional way you have chaired the debate? I also thank my hon. Friend the Member for Nuneaton (Mr Jones). As he said, when he got up…07 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalThe situation is actually more serious than my hon. Friend suggests. Each one of those ventilation chimneys is surrounded by asbestos. Virtually every Committee Room in this House…07 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for giving way a second time—he is being very generous. Contrary to what I had understood, when the asbestos is removed, it is possible to…07 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalI am wondering if by calling the first ever Joint Committee with the other House this week, my right hon. Friend—as I might call him—is envisaging an even longer career as Chair…07 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalI beg to move, That this House has considered the Restoration and Renewal Programme in the House of Commons. Good afternoon, Mr Twigg. I thank you and Mr Speaker, through the…07 Jul 2022HANSARDRestoration and RenewalMy hon. Friend, if I may call him that—I have known him so long in this place—makes a very good point. I will come to that issue towards the end of my speech, which I am working…07 Jul 2022HANSARDUkraine: International SupportThe harvest in Ukraine is going to have to start in the next few weeks. The problem is that there are 25 million tonnes of old crop filling up all the stores, so there will be…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy right hon. Friend has referred to the national development management policies. There is great concern that they will override local planning authorities, which spend a great…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. He will have heard what I said in my speech about the gross added value method of charging for the infrastructure levy, which will…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to have caught your eye in this very important debate, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I am not so grateful to have to follow the speech of the hon. Member for Wigan (Lisa…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI will not, because I have only four minutes. Given the enabling power in the Bill to implement NDMPs, and the enormous centralising power, what will they contain and what will be…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Georgia and the War in UkraineThe hon. Gentleman has not quite been saved by the bell. A point that was put to us several times throughout our visit was that one of the things that could facilitate greater…24 May 2022HANSARD Georgia and the War in UkraineIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I pay great tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Huntingdon (Mr Djanogly), not only for the informed way he…24 May 2022HANSARD Georgia and the War in UkraineWill the hon. Gentleman give way?24 May 2022HANSARD Cotswold District Council: Solar FarmsI am grateful to the Minister for giving way again; she has been generous. Considering that there is more than adequate private finance to fund these solar farms, is it right that…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Cotswold District Council: Solar FarmsMr Deputy Speaker, would you please thank Mr Speaker for granting me this opportunity to raise the matter of Cotswold District Council and funding for solar farms? The council’s…27 Apr 2022