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HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportAbsolutely; the Lib Dem Bath and North East Somerset Council is looking at how to provide local leadership, but we also need leadership from central Government to ensure that…04 Feb 2020HANSARD Climate JusticeWe have about 30 years to get to net zero. How long does it take to develop new fossil fuel industries and then see them as a transition? They will just remain in place even…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportIs it not true that we always count the costs in the wrong way? Not doing the things we are talking about will ultimately cost us a lot more. Cancelling projects because they are…04 Feb 2020HANSARDNet Zero Targets and Decarbonising TransportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Nokes. It is important to acknowledge where we have made progress. We do not want to discourage our citizens and make them so…04 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsOur ancient woodlands and veteran trees, such as in Prior park in my constituency of Bath, are irreplaceable habitats and areas of beauty. What efforts are being made to avoid the…30 Jan 2020HANSARDPreventable Child DeathsWithout global leadership, we will not meet sustainable development target 3.2 and end preventable child deaths by 2030. Does the Secretary of State agree that we should place…29 Jan 2020HANSARDPreventable Child Deaths10. What steps his Department is taking to implement the findings of the UNICEF UK report on ending preventable child deaths.29 Jan 2020HANSARD Special Educational Needs and Disability FundingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Twickenham (Munira Wilson) on securing this excellent debate. As a…29 Jan 2020HANSARD Criminal LawI am grateful to the Minister. It is important that victims get justice, and that it is seen that justice has been done, but the Liberal Democrats worry about the language that is…28 Jan 2020HANSARD Criminal LawWill the Minister give way?28 Jan 2020HANSARD Industrial and Commercial Waste IncinerationWill the hon. Gentleman give way?28 Jan 2020HANSARD Industrial and Commercial Waste IncinerationMy main concern is that we do not know about the end destination of our household waste. Stuff gets incinerated or recycled, but it may actually go further afield or get dumped at…28 Jan 2020HANSARD5G Network and HuaweiAway from security concerns, many communities across the UK, including my constituency, have concerns about the risk to human health. Is the Minister aware of any way in which…27 Jan 2020HANSARD European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) BillThe Government talk so much about democracy during election campaigns, but is it not time they accepted that listening to our devolved communities is very much part of democracy?…22 Jan 2020HANSARDBuilding SafetyI welcome the appointment of Dame Judith Hackitt as chair to oversee the establishment of the new regulator within the Health and Safety Executive. However, I worry that such…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsThe climate emergency is real, and we need to transfer quickly to energy resources that are not fossil fuels. That means we need a much bigger electricity grid. Is part of the…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and Jobsrose —20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsWill the right hon. Gentleman not accept that the many vulnerable people who need help who come to my surgery, and whom I see on a daily basis, need good public services?20 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for mentioning particulate matter, which is an issue of air pollution, but we should differentiate air pollution and climate change. They are…15 Jan 2020HANSARDA Green Industrial RevolutionOne of the obvious advantages and pleasures of being called late in the debate is that I have been able to listen to several wonderful maiden speeches. In the two most recent…15 Jan 2020