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HANSARD Draft REACH (Amendment) Regulations 2023As my hon. Friend will know, I have the headquarters of Johnson Matthey, a major environmental business, in my constituency. Is it not right that the instrument will give duty…16 May 2023HANSARDPower SharingMay I join in the congratulations about the coronation and say to you, Mr Speaker, that we all thought you represented us very well? Given the concerns that have been expressed…10 May 2023HANSARDCustomers with a Disability: Reasonable AdjustmentsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that this goes hand in hand with Access to Work? Does he agree that it is important that those who assess for Access to Work grants should not be…26 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeThis is an important issue, and I agree with the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) that all parties in this place should work to improve what is a very difficult…25 Apr 2023HANSARDWater Quality: Sewage DischargeDoes my right hon. Friend agree that since the privatisation that has just been criticised, investment has doubled to £160 billion?25 Apr 2023HANSARDLeaving the EU: Employment Levels in the Science and Technology SectorWill the Secretary of State pay tribute to the quality of the workforce we have in the UK for science and technology? In north Hertfordshire, companies such as Johnson Matthey are…15 Mar 2023HANSARDCovid Pandemic: Testing of Care Home ResidentsMy hon. Friend will agree that it was Labour that called for a public inquiry, and the Government agreed to it. It is a full public inquiry and we could not have a better judge…01 Mar 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ10. Does my right hon. Friend agree that, in these difficult times, the free world must stand together? With that in mind, would he also agree that strengthening our friendships…01 Mar 2023HANSARDRenewable EnergyDoes the Minister agree that over recent months we have seen better co-operation between the European Union and the UK over energy? Does he agree that the Windsor framework will…01 Mar 2023HANSARDDraft Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2023
Draft Agriculture (Financial Assistance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023Does my right hon. Friend agree that regenerative agriculture is valued, particularly in my constituency, through the Groundswell Festival? I do not know whether he has ever…28 Feb 2023HANSARD Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that as we look to educate people perhaps in middle age into new skills and to improve their higher education for the future, it would be good to…27 Feb 2023HANSARD Northern Ireland ProtocolMay I join others in paying tribute to Betty Boothroyd, who was a wonderful Speaker and was very popular in my area, which she lived nearby? Does the Prime Minister agree that the…27 Feb 2023HANSARDNorthern Ireland ProtocolIn the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, one point regularly made to us is that there is much scope for further co-operation on EU programmes such as Horizon and in other…08 Feb 2023HANSARDViolence against Women and Girls: Prosecution RatesDoes the Attorney General agree that the Crown Prosecution Service is very dependent on the quality of the investigation from the outset? I therefore welcome this joint working,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDEngagementsQ13. The Prime Minister will be aware of my concern that mental health patients should not be forced into accident and emergency departments when what they really need is…25 Jan 2023HANSARDPlant Health and Trade in Animals and Related Products (Amendment) Regulations 2022Does the hon. Gentleman want to pay tribute to the work of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, because it actually spotted this?25 Jan 2023HANSARDArts Council England: FundingWill the hon. Lady give way, just for one second, so that I can put on the record my views about the English National Opera?18 Jan 2023HANSARDResearch Funding: Welsh UniversitiesDoes my right hon. Friend agree that Britain, including Wales, has a proud history of international collaboration? Will he continue to keep up the pressure on the European…18 Jan 2023HANSARDArts Council England: FundingI am so sorry that I arrived late. I wanted to support my hon. Friend in what he had to say about the English National Opera, which we have discussed. It is so important that we…18 Jan 2023HANSARDArts Council England: FundingWill my hon. Friend give way?18 Jan 2023