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HANSARD Affordable Housing (Devon and Cornwall)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hosie, and I offer massive congratulations to the hon. Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) on securing a really important…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Affordable Housing (Devon and Cornwall)The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, and risks my going off on one about viability assessments and so on, and the fact that when conditions are made, they should be…27 Apr 2022HANSARDDemocracy: Eastern EuropeBritain’s Army is smaller than it has been at any time for 200 years and we currently have plans to reduce personnel in our armed forces by a further 20,000 individuals. Does the…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTrade with African CountriesAs many African countries depend in normal times on Ukraine, Belarus and Russia for almost 100% of their grain, we find ourselves in a situation where we are trading in the same…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI am grateful to the Father of the House for that clarification. My point absolutely stands: this is only a local election issue—and it is—because the Conservative party has not…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. It is deeply offensive. One reason why the story has not gone away is that some of the defences are even more offensive. Some Government…21 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesI start by wishing Her Majesty a very happy birthday, not just because it is the right thing for us to do, but because we reflect on a lifetime of service and the kind of…21 Apr 2022HANSARDGlasgow Climate Pact: BusinessesThe only net zero that really matters is the one for planet Earth as a whole, so does the COP26 President agree that there is real potential for shooting ourselves in the foot on…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Sewage DischargesI beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for mandatory targets and timescales for the ending of sewage discharges into waterways and coastal areas; to make…19 Apr 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillThe Minister is a thoroughly good man, and I am very grateful. He will be aware of the National Audit Office’s projection that there are probably 100,000 undiagnosed cancer cases…30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care Billrose —30 Mar 2022HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the Minister give way?30 Mar 2022HANSARDEnergy Security: Nuclear PowerThat was written by a member of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, so we will give the Minister that. Energy security is of vital significance, particularly at the moment, and…29 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineThe Foreign Secretary made an excellent point earlier about food security. There is a prospect of this evil invasion of Ukraine impacting on the global humanitarian situation and…28 Mar 2022HANSARDSchools White PaperIn Cumbria, we have some of the best schools in the country, but we also have some of the smallest because the communities they serve are often half empty—homes are not lived in…28 Mar 2022HANSARDFinancial StatementThere appears to be no plan from the Chancellor, glossy or otherwise, for farming and food security. Is he aware that hundreds and hundreds of farmers are leaving the industry…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWill the Minister give way?22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillI think this is the worst bit of legislation that I have seen in 17 years—and there is some competition. Fundamentally, it is the worst bit of legislation because it is based on…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillMay I clarify a point on the two-tier system to which the Minister is asking the House to agree? If a Ukrainian who has relatives in the UK comes here, we will accept them. If a…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Nationality and Borders BillWill the Minister give way?22 Mar 2022