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HANSARD Community Energy SchemesIs the hon. Lady not right that clause 3 is the nub of this Bill, because all too often in regulation we have a one-size-fits-all approach that is not proportionate to the scale…30 Nov 2021HANSARDLeasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [Lords]Let me say to my hon. Friend the Minister how much I think everyone across this House supports his aim—I certainly do—of getting rid of some of the egregious behaviour that we…29 Nov 2021HANSARD Prevention and Suppression of TerrorismI have been listening carefully to the debate and this is an extremely complex issue, but does my hon. Friend agree that, in essence, those who incite terror are as culpable as…24 Nov 2021HANSARDUK Transport Network: Decarbonisation12. What steps his Department is taking to decarbonise the UK’s transport network. [R]04 Nov 2021HANSARDUK Transport Network: DecarbonisationI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. It is a world-leading plan, and there is so much going on in the rail industry. As the Secretary of…04 Nov 2021HANSARDG20 and COP26 World Leaders SummitI congratulate my right hon. Friend on his leadership of COP, particularly the achievement of getting 100 countries to sign up to the methane pledge. He will know, however, that…03 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIn essence, this Budget contains three themes. The first is restarting the process to ensure that our public finances are put back on a sound footing. Therefore, the two new…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Reopening Local Police StationsMy hon. Friend is making a very powerful case. It is often argued that modern policing does not require police stations, but so often it does. A police station that could stay…27 Oct 2021HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateI thank my hon. Friend for her statement today and her confirmation of the Government’s plans. I particularly welcome the £162.5 million for social care. Can she confirm that that…21 Oct 2021HANSARDSpeaker's StatementIt is a particular privilege, Madam Deputy Speaker, to have the last word in these tributes to our friend and colleague. Like the last three of my colleagues who spoke, he and I…20 Oct 2021HANSARDNew Infrastructure InvestmentI commend my right hon. Friend for his commitment to infrastructure, and I particularly welcome the UK Infrastructure Bank. Will he consider introducing an infrastructure bond so…07 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareI commend my right hon. Friend for keeping a promise that he made on the first day of his premiership and for his frankness about the difficulties of funding the challenges. There…07 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI want to make three quick points in my short contribution today. The NHS is a great institution because it has wonderful, dedicated and selfless people working in it. That was…14 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI warmly welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement today and I am listening very carefully to his answers. May I ask him just to clarify two of those answers? First, in regard to…08 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19 UpdateMay I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement today? He will know that the normal winter preparedness programme is just about to start. Will he confirm whether he will…06 Jul 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: PublicationIf his Department will publish its net zero strategy before the 2021 summer recess.06 Jul 2021HANSARDNet Zero Strategy: PublicationI thank my right hon. Friend for her response. She will know that many infrastructure institutions, including the Institution of Civil Engineers, have called on the Government to…06 Jul 2021HANSARD Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education SettingsI thank my right hon. Friend for his answers today and for his commitment to remove self-isolation for schoolchildren as soon as possible. That will be widely welcomed across…30 Jun 2021HANSARDInternational TravelI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. As I have the pleasure of chairing the all-party parliamentary group on business travel, I…29 Jun 2021HANSARDSummer-born and Premature ChildrenWhat recent progress the Government have made on enabling the parents of summer-born and premature children to defer their child’s school start date.21 Jun 2021