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HANSARDMarine EnergyThe United Kingdom has the highest tidal range on the planet after Canada, yet we use so very little of it, especially when we consider that a massive majority of the supply chain…25 Oct 2022HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction)I am grateful to the Minister for the tone of his response, but I am disappointed that it looks as though he will not accept my amendment, not least because it lays the ground to…24 Oct 2022HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction) BillThe housing crisis in this country is huge, and it is more than just an issue of supply. In my community, as I mentioned in the previous debate, a catastrophe has emerged over the…24 Oct 2022HANSARDStamp Duty Land Tax (Reduction)I beg to move amendment (a), Leave out paragraph 3. I appreciate the contribution from the Minister. The amendment, which is supported by right hon. and hon. Friends, concerns a…24 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I thank the Minister for his comment, which were a clear commitment to cut no carbon. Refusing local communities the right to make decisions themselves and to have agency does not…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Seventh sitting)I want to say a big thank you for your role in chairing many sittings of this Committee, Mrs Murray. I also thank the Clerks, who have supported you and all of us. Earlier this…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)This issue is within the scope of the Bill, as the Minister rightly said. It may be a transport matter, but it is a Department for Transport matter that will not see a resolution…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. This is the last provision of a suite from me, and it is really important to me as a person with members of their family who…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)The Government do not need legislation to do most of what is in the Bill—just get on with it. Levelling up is something they can just crack on with. Business rates are a massive…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Me again—sorry. The Government have made quite a thing recently about their investment zones, which are interesting. We…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I will not press the new clause to a vote, but I will comment on the irony of the Minister saying that parties should not support electoral systems that advantage them, and of…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. In the least surprising development of this entire Committee, I will talk about electoral reform, which, on the day after the…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. The crises we are going through at the moment—the political one in this place, the cost of living crisis, and even the…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s response. I am also grateful for the remarks from the hon. Member for York Central. This is a huge issue for all of us and there is much public land,…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. New clause 51 addresses an outdated element and we hope that the Government will take it on board. Land and property sold by…20 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your guidance today, Mr Hollobone. On this last day of the Committee, I want to put on record my thanks to the Clerk here and those who are not…20 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I wonder whether you could clarify that the Minister closing the debate we have just had from the Dispatch Box informed his colleagues…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillOther people need to get in. The Minister needs to be patient and wait his turn. My concern is: what does this decision say about the Government? It is not rational to choose…19 Oct 2022HANSARD Ban on Fracking for Shale Gas BillWhen my leader, the right hon. Member for Kingston and Surbiton (Ed Davey) was Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, he was responsible for the United Kingdom…19 Oct 2022HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. You may be aware, Sir, that today the Government Deputy Chief Whip, the hon. Member for Calder Valley (Craig Whittaker), has written to…19 Oct 2022