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HANSARDGreat British Energy BillI welcome that the Government are taking renewable energy investment seriously and creating a mechanism for it. In common with many Liberal Democrat Members, I will focus on…29 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy BillIf the Government have bought into the idea of community energy, does my hon. Friend not think it odd that they are so afraid to put it in the Bill?29 Oct 2024HANSARDLarge-scale Energy Projects and Food SecurityIt is a pleasure, Sir Mark, to listen to this lively debate and I congratulate the hon. Member for Ynys Môn (Llinos Medi) on bringing it to the Chamber. There are clearly some…22 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillSexual harassment in the workplace is absolutely horrendous and has been terrible in demotivating people from staying in their workplaces. Following my Worker Protection Act 2024…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights Billrose—21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI congratulate the last two speakers on their powerful maiden speeches. Both of them were most moving. As we always discover in this place, there is more that unites us than…21 Oct 2024HANSARDBusiness of the HouseThe new rules on wine duty being implemented in February 2025 will be overly complicated and incredibly burdensome, especially for smaller, independent wine importers such as…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareToday I speak as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on eating disorders. Eating disorders are a national emergency. Hospital admissions have risen by 84% in the past five…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Access to Primary HealthcareI would rather not, because too many people want to speak. NHS waiting times are one of the biggest barriers to treatment. At the end of 2023-24, more than 10,000 children had…16 Oct 2024HANSARD Spice-spiked VapesResearch conducted by the University of Bath has uncovered that one in six vapes confiscated in schools contained the synthetic drug Spice. Using a device developed at the…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Spice-spiked VapesI was a secondary school teacher before I came to this House, and I know how difficult it is to teach properly in lessons that are often after the normal school time. Of course,…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Spice-spiked VapesI agree with the hon. Lady. Young people are very vulnerable, and some parts of the Bill will address the issue, but I am talking today about refills, and what the Government…15 Oct 2024HANSARD Spice-spiked VapesI thank my hon. Friend for the intervention. I am just naming one area with experience of the issue, where headteachers have come forward. He is right: this issue applies across…15 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is being generous in giving way. Would that not be a clear state intervention in the market?10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I have an honest question. Since energy is sold in a daily, 10-minute or whatever market, and that market operates, how can the Government ensure that the market behaves in the…10 Oct 2024HANSARDRoad SafetyRoad safety is one of the main reasons why young people do not cycle, and that is particularly true in cities such as Bath, where the historic infrastructure makes it difficult.…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Gentleman is a new Member of Parliament; I have been here a little longer. Those of us who have been here longer always want to ensure that something is in statute—in…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Third sitting)Will the Minister confirm that he said that we might cross-reference the five functions in the Bill? In that way, people will be clear, for example, that community energy is…10 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I also wish the Leader of the House a very happy birthday? Fifty is definitely the new 30 in her case. An investigation by researchers at the University of Bath has revealed…10 Oct 2024HANSARDGreat British Energy Bill (Fourth sitting)I thank the Minister for giving way. The second part of his reply answered what I am worried about, and what we as a Committee have been worried about all along, which is…10 Oct 2024