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HANSARDBuilding Safety Costs: Support for LeaseholdersAs my hon. Friend will know, the cost to leaseholders does not just end with funding safety measures; many are paying extortionate insurance premiums. Can he tell the House what…27 Mar 2023HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillWith the leave of the House, I will say a final few words. It has been an absolute privilege to take the Bill through the House. I am sure that we all wish it well on its journey…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. I am delighted not only to take my Bill through its Third Reading but to be here on the auspicious occasion of the passing…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for supporting my Bill and being so eloquent in her explanation of some of its effects. She had just moved on to the digital aspect. One of the…17 Mar 2023HANSARD Powers of Attorney BillI should apologise for not mentioning my hon. Friend in my speech, because I am very grateful for his help and support with my early work on the Bill last summer. I was very…17 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend will know, the creative industries have grown at twice the rate of the wider economy since 2010. Does she agree that, by harnessing the power of science and…09 Mar 2023HANSARD Science and Technology FrameworkI welcome the statement and wholeheartedly support it, but may I remind the House that science is a global endeavour? If we are to deliver on the ambitions set out in the…07 Mar 2023HANSARDIllegal Migration BillI hope the whole House will welcome and support my right hon. and learned Friend’s proposals, because my constituents have rightly been frustrated by our inability thus far to…07 Mar 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have an urgent statement from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on the disaster that is the ultra low emission zone and the discussions that…02 Mar 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his intervention. He makes two important points. On the first, I emphasise that there is no intention at all—in my Bill or in any other…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend—I say that deliberately, because she is—for her intervention, and I completely agree. We are moving to a digital world, but we are not all moving…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Murray, I think for the first time. I also give my huge thanks to all the Members who have turned out to help with this…01 Mar 2023HANSARDPowers of Attorney BillI will add a few thanks to the Minister’s, in particular to my hon. Friend the Member for Darlington and the hon. Members for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and for Glasgow North for…01 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Does my right hon. Friend agree that getting prisoners off drugs is a critical part of reducing reoffending? Can he therefore set out the work his Department is doing to…21 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that it is quite extraordinary that Members of this House complain about the number of asylum seekers, but oppose all measures that the Government…06 Feb 2023HANSARDDefence TechnologyIf we want to keep our country safe we need to work with our allies to ensure that we remain at the forefront of the latest developments in defence technology. Will my hon. and…30 Jan 2023HANSARDDefence Technology20. What steps his Department is taking to develop innovative defence technology.30 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure2. What assessment he has made of the accessibility of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.19 Jan 2023HANSARDElectric Vehicle Charging InfrastructurePeople who have off-street parking can easily meet the majority of their EV charging needs at home, but people who do not are rightly concerned about access to charging. How will…19 Jan 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs my hon. Friend will know, National Highways has now submitted a development consent order on the construction of the lower Thames crossing. Who will be assessing the accuracy…19 Jan 2023