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HANSARD Real Fur SalesThank you, Ms Rees. I am grateful to be able to speak in this important debate, although I am frustrated that we need it in the first place. In April, I introduced a Bill to the…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy BillDoes my right hon. Friend agree that it is completely unfair that a graduate nurse who works a night shift as an Uber driver now faces a £12,500 tax hike over their working life…14 Sept 2021HANSARD Real Fur SalesI am hoping the Minister will be able to answer that. We all hope that the Government will be able to provide some clarity on when they hope to ban the sale of fur. Fur is…14 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I thank my hon. Friend for raising such an important point. HS2 has caused financial restraints for many people whose life it has impacted—13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I thank my hon. Friend for raising such an important point, which I will come to. I have been wrestling with whether the cost of HS2, both economically and environmentally,…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2Thank you, Mr Mundell.13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I will, but I will have to continue my speech very shortly.13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I am happy to, but this is the last time I will give way.13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that point. I will come on to connectivity later in my speech. However, I have my own reservations about HS2. As somebody whose constituency…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I thank the hon. Gentleman for raising that point. I know he is a champion for his constituents in Northern Ireland. There are many reasons to be vocal about the benefits of HS2…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I hope the Minister will be able to provide an explanation to the question asked.13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I beg to move, That this House has considered e-petition 563380, relating to HS2. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. The petition that we are debating…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2Thank you, Mr Mundell. I thank everyone for participating in such an important debate. What we have heard reflects how difficult it has been to strike a balance between achieving…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2I thank my hon. Friend for raising such an important point, which I will come on to. I am deeply concerned about the environmental destruction that this project is causing to…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2Thank you, Mr Mundell, and I will try not to take any more interventions. The benefits that I have just outlined are dependent on the Government following through on the entire…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2That is a contentious point. HS2 would emit seven times less carbon than the equivalent car journey. I would, however, ask the Government whether they plan to adjust that…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2Due to the time constraints, I will proceed quickly and then I will give way later on. As I was saying, there are no guarantees that the cost of this project will not continue to…13 Sept 2021HANSARD HS2That is a commitment that I am coming on to and I will ask the Minister to provide more information on that.13 Sept 2021HANSARDLegacy of Jo CoxIt is an honour to speak in this debate and to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Canterbury (Rosie Duffield). Like her, I was not lucky enough to know Jo, but Jo’s work has…09 Sept 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillThe tragedy of the Grenfell Tower fire exposed serious failings on fire and building safety, and I echo my colleagues’ concerns that four years after that devastating event the…21 Jul 2021