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HANSARDFood Waste and Food DistributionTwenty years ago, I was a councillor with responsibility for waste, and we had the same issue then. What has happened in the meantime? In 20 years of being aware of household food…16 Apr 2024HANSARDLarge Solar Farms: National GridMay I also welcome the Minister to his new role? According to National Grid, £58 billion of investment is needed to meet our 2035 decarbonising target. British electricity demand…16 Apr 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsWhat about my question?13 Mar 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsOil and gas are the energy sources of the past, and we need an intermittent energy source. Gas power plants are not intermittent. They sit there, and then because there is too…13 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HousePassengers must feel confident when making train journeys. In the last two weeks alone, there were major cancellations on South Western Railway, as well as mass delays on Southern…07 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe hon. Lady is making an excellent speech about all the things that were not in the Budget. Does she agree that the biggest missed opportunity is not investing in the green…06 Mar 2024HANSARDCommonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) BillDoes the Minister agree that this Bill creates equal partners in the Commonwealth, rather than the more outdated model where the UK takes the leadership, and does he agree that…06 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]This is the future, and it is both quite exciting and quite scary. We have to get our heads around it and make sure that we get this right. On what the Secretary of State has just…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]Is there not potential for a legal conflict between a driver who says, “I was in self-driving mode,” and a company that says, “No, it was switched off”? Does the Secretary of…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]I am listening very carefully to the hon. Gentleman, and I am thinking about the aviation industry. Aeroplanes are very complicated technologies, yet aviation is one of the safest…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]We always try to solve other problems with Bills in front of us, so we have to be a bit careful not to hang something on this Bill that actually goes into other areas, but new…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAutomated Vehicles Bill [Lords]The Liberal Democrats welcome the Bill because it takes the first step towards the creation of a framework within which automated vehicles can operate safely. The future of…05 Mar 2024HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekI beg to move, That this House has considered Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2024. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. Across the UK, 1.25 million…29 Feb 2024HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekCan the Minister perhaps comment on what I said about intensive out-patient units, in that we really do not have any information on how widely spread they are and where they are…29 Feb 2024HANSARDInternational Women’s Day: Language in PoliticsWe are hearing terrible things in this discussion about banter. People say things are just banter, but banter can be very offensive. We should not be intimidated by people who say…29 Feb 2024HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekI want to thank everybody who took part in today’s debate on Eating Disorders Awareness Week. It was an opportunity for all of us to learn more about ARFID, or…29 Feb 2024HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekDoes the hon. Member agree that this is also about the carers, care givers and the parents who need to know about the condition? They are often worried to death when they see a…29 Feb 2024HANSARDEating Disorders Awareness WeekDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that the biggest problem is that for too long, this condition has been seen as a lifestyle choice rather than an illness? We still need to make…29 Feb 2024HANSARDInternational Women’s Day: Language in PoliticsThe right hon. Lady has mentioned online platforms and a form of responsibility, but does she believe that Parliament itself should take more responsibility for the barriers that…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseFor some time now, I have been in support of a safeguarded assisted dying law for mentally-competent terminally-ill adults with a life expectancy prognosis of six months. I was…29 Feb 2024