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  • 11 Feb 2025 · Cost of Energy · Hansard source
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    I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate.

  • 6 Feb 2025 · Business of the House · Hansard source
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    In a week when we are reminded of the tragedy of Grenfell Tower, we have also learned about the scandal of companies issuing false fire safety certificates, or EWS1—external wall system—forms. I understand that there is no official register of those certificates, yet tens of thousands of homeowners are affected by the issue, and face their properties being uninsurable and unsaleable. Can we have a debate in Government time on this scandal and the need for an official register of these certificates?

  • 6 Feb 2025 · Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories · Hansard source
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    The current ceasefire is clearly welcome, but it is fragile, given that Israel seems determined to pursue a policy of expansionism. We have seen the bombings in Jenin and the expansion into southern Lebanon, as well as into the buffer zone of the Golan heights, and Israel will only be emboldened by the irresponsible ramblings of the new US President. Does the Minister agree that we are witnessing ethnic cleansing, and can I urge the UK Government to lead at the United Nations with a new resolution for a Marshall plan to ensure the rebuilding of Gaza on the terms of the Palestinian people?

  • 22 Jan 2025 · Child Arrangements: Presumption of Parental Involvement · Hansard source
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    I will call Dr Marie Tidball to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute debates.

  • 22 Jan 2025 · Listed Places of Worship Scheme · Hansard source
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    Order. Can interventions be brief, please?

  • 22 Jan 2025 · Listed Places of Worship Scheme · Hansard source
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    Sir Christopher, thank you for your point of order. I am sure that that is something the Minister will attend to in his winding-up speech.

  • 22 Jan 2025 · Listed Places of Worship Scheme · Hansard source
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    I call the Father of the House.

  • 22 Jan 2025 · Listed Places of Worship Scheme · Hansard source
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    I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. Given that so many are standing, we will start with a time limit of three minutes. I ask that any interventions be kept to a minimum.

  • 22 Jan 2025 · Listed Places of Worship Scheme · Hansard source
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    I call on the Liberal Democrat spokesperson, and I would appreciate it if her speech could be reduced to around nine minutes.

  • 22 Jan 2025 · Listed Places of Worship Scheme · Hansard source
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    Due to the constraints of time and the number of interventions, after the next speaker we will reduce the time to two minutes each.

  • 21 Jan 2025 · Auditory Verbal Therapy · Hansard source
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    Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I never thought I would be saying these words, but it is my pleasure to invite Mr Jim Shannon to speak.

  • 21 Jan 2025 · Auditory Verbal Therapy · Hansard source
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    I also thank Sam and his family for attending this morning. Question put and agreed to. Resolved , That this House has considered the provision of auditory verbal therapy.

  • 21 Jan 2025 · Northern Ireland’s Political Institutions · Hansard source
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    I will call Sorcha Eastwood to move the motion and then the Minister to respond. As is the convention for 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up.

  • 18 Dec 2024 · Post Office Redress and Funding · Hansard source
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    My hon. Friend rightly said that there is an urgent need to speed up the redress process. What we know is that while £500 million has been paid out in claims, £267 million has been spent on lawyers. Nigel Railton told us that between 80% and 85% of all claims are simple cases, so does my hon. Friend agree that there is a real opportunity to automate the process so that we handle claims far more quickly?

  • 28 Nov 2024 · UK Leadership on Sudan · Hansard source
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    I commend my right hon. Friend’s statement, as well as the work done by the Foreign Secretary at the United Nations, despite the failure of the resolution. Eleven million displaced people is a staggering number; some 2 million have gone to neighbouring countries and, specifically, 1 million have been displaced to Egypt. The regional and global consequences of that displacement are huge, so how can the UK assist those countries, particularly Egypt, which may also face the prospect of refugees from Gaza?

  • 27 Nov 2024 · Stellantis Luton · Hansard source
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    I withdraw it, Mr Speaker. Thank you. I urge the Government to introduce more flexibility in the annual targets from 2024 to 2029, introduce consumer incentives, and consider redirecting any penalties towards EV charging infrastructure, not to Chinese Government car companies.

  • 27 Nov 2024 · Stellantis Luton · Hansard source
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    I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I welcome the Secretary of State’s statement and am greatly saddened by Stellantis’s decision. May I suggest that plant and platform rationalisation would have been a major factor? Let us be honest: the industry wanted certainty, but automotive manufacturers faced the challenge of meeting the ZEV mandate introduced by the last Government, which was more stringent than that in Europe and most other markets. Put simply, consumer uncertainty was introduced by the last Government, so I find the remarks of the shadow Secretary of State disingenuous.

  • 27 Nov 2024 · Engagements · Hansard source
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    Ukraine faces a hell of a battle on its eastern front with Russia, but on the home front the challenge is just as great. As it faces a harsh winter, it was reported just last week that 80% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is either damaged or destroyed. They desperately need power generators and associated equipment. Will the Prime Minister agree to meet me to discuss the provision of energy aid to this important ally, Ukraine?

  • 27 Nov 2024 · Supporting Innovation · Hansard source
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    14. What steps he is taking to help support innovation in Northern Ireland.

  • 27 Nov 2024 · Supporting Innovation · Hansard source
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    Beyond its excellent universities, Northern Ireland is home to major innovative businesses such as Wrightbus, Spirit AeroSystems and Harland & Wolff, which specialise respectively in hydrogen vehicles, composite wing and aerostructure manufacture, and modular construction and shipping. Given the economic importance of those businesses, can I ask the UK Government to look again at the future of the whole-site operation at Spirit, as well as at Harland & Wolff, to ensure that those investments and jobs stay in Northern Ireland?

  • 25 Nov 2024 · Israel-Gaza Conflict: Arrest Warrants · Hansard source
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    I am no friend of Hamas, but we must remember that Prime Minister Netanyahu promised us intelligence-led precision attacks in Gaza. We have seen daily violation of international law, 43,000 people killed, restrictions on food and aid, and 136 journalists killed. I welcome the Government’s announcement about respecting the ICC’s decision, but may I urge them to consider using all levers, including sanctions against two Israeli Government Ministers, the settlers in the west bank and other organisations operating therein?

  • 21 Nov 2024 · Business of the House · Hansard source
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    My right hon. Friend has illustrated a great many aspects of the mess that this Government have inherited from the last, including longer waiting lists, our crumbling schools and our failing economy, and nowhere is that mess more visible than on the A46 in Warwickshire, between Coventry and Stratford, which adjoins my constituency. Last month, 12 tonnes of rubbish were collected from the roadside because no clearing up had been done for many years—yet another example of the mess that was left behind. May we have a debate in Government time not just on potholes, but on the state of our roads and the mess that the last Government left them in?

  • 21 Nov 2024 · G20 and COP29 Summits · Hansard source
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    I associate myself with the remarks from Mr Speaker and the Prime Minister about John Prescott. Although I did not know him personally, it is fair to say that he was clearly a phenomenon. The Prime Minister will be fully aware of the importance of the investments of Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Group here in the United Kingdom and to my constituency of Warwick and Leamington. Will he give his assessment of UK-India relations following his bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi?

  • 18 Nov 2024 · Children’s Social Care · Hansard source
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    I welcome my right hon. Friend’s comments. The more I hear about this area, the more I think that this Government have inherited a wild west from the previous Government, so shocking is the situation in children’s social care. Will she agree to meet me to talk about a particular issue with a foster carer in my constituency that exemplifies the scale of the problem we face?

  • 4 Nov 2024 · Higher Education Reform · Hansard source
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    I commend my right hon. Friend for making such a bold and difficult decision here when so many of her predecessors shied away from it. Putting the sector on a sound financial footing is crucial, but I also welcome the move on maintenance support. Can she assure me that, when she talks about increasing efficiency in the sector, she is talking not about vice-chancellors balancing staff and workload, but about addressing the overspend in some capital projects that might be viewed as particularly wasteful, so that good money does not follow bad?

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