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HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIn that spirit, will the Minister look at my new clause 30, which calls on the Government to review the effectiveness and value of outdoor education and learning for young people…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. The Secretary of State co-chairs the child poverty taskforce. Will she confirm that its brief will be very wide-ranging, including looking at children in poverty in dispersed…17 Mar 2025HANSARDSustainable Farming IncentiveI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. The closure of the SFI from 6 o’clock last night came without warning or consultation, and it constitutes the breaking of…12 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. She mentions the amendment we pushed in the Bill Committee, which was not accepted by the Government. It is indeed…12 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat formal assessment have Ministers made, or will they make, of the benefits to children’s mental health and physical health, resilience and ability to learn of investing in…10 Mar 2025HANSARD Renewables Obligation Certificate SchemeIt is a great pleasure to serve under your guidance, Mr Murrison. It is also a great pleasure to follow four excellent speeches. I pay particular tribute to the hon. Member for…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Renewables Obligation Certificate SchemeI completely agree. We are talking about incentives that we give to renewable energy generators and providers, but we have an energy market that essentially advantages not just…05 Mar 2025HANSARD Bathing Water RegulationsForty-four.04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsBritain is only 55% food secure. In these deeply uncertain times internationally, is it not time to change policy when it comes to agriculture? Is this not the day to get rid of…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Bathing Water RegulationsI will not take that personally, Sir John, although I am sure it is intended. It is a pleasure to serve under your guidance this afternoon and to speak in a long line of Liberal…04 Mar 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the Lake district and the dales of Cumbria, average house prices are around 20 times average household incomes. Will the Minister try to tackle this issue by making sure that…03 Mar 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 2 ReportI welcome the Deputy Prime Minister’s statement, and the moves towards centralised regulation and improved safety generally. Does the report not serve as a single act of shame for…26 Feb 2025HANSARDKendal Post OfficeI rise to present a petition on behalf of 2,830 of my constituents in Kendal and the surrounding communities in favour of retaining and keeping alive the Kendal Crown post office…25 Feb 2025HANSARDGroceries Code AdjudicatorIt is an honour to serve under your guidance this afternoon, Mr Twigg. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick) for bringing…25 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsRefugees here from Ukraine under the Homes for Ukraine scheme are not eligible to indefinite leave. They have a three-year visa, which in many cases, obviously, is about to…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]The hon. Lady is right. Previous Governments of all parties have not tackled these issues as they should have done—including, of course, the previous Labour Government, under…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to be back talking about the Bill again. In Committee and on Report, the Liberal Democrats put down a grand total of 56 amendments. What is two more? We believe,…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]Well, first of all, if the hon. Gentleman had paid more attention, he would know that we proposed a clean water authority, which would gather up all the powers of Ofwat and the…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]I have already taken two interventions from the hon. Gentleman, so I will not. My simple comment is that this Bill will do good, and we are supportive of it. We wish only to…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]It did.11 Feb 2025