Climate Change
Debate between Caroline Nokes and Luke Murphy(1 week, 6 days ago)
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Luke Murphy
I, too, celebrate the achievements under the previous Government. Why, then, given that those achievements came about under the framework of the Climate Change Act, which was then recognised internationally and led to progress elsewhere, are you now going to throw that framework in the bin?
Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)
Order. It has been over 18 months and Members are still using “you” as if it were confetti. Please, can we all be a bit better?
Luke Murphy
Apologies, Madam Deputy Speaker. Why is the hon. Member and her party proposing to throw out the framework that underpinned all the achievements that she is listing?
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
Debate between Caroline Nokes and Luke MurphyTuesday 10th June 2025
(9 months, 3 weeks ago)
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Luke Murphy
Unfortunately, I have another quote, which is from yesterday. With regard to the Opposition’s amendments, can the shadow Minister point to a single measure that would increase the number of homes? All the changes directed at the Bill seem to be designed to impede development. I also want to ask him what he meant yesterday in his opening remarks, when he said,
“The last Government built the largest number of houses in history.”—[Official Report, 9 June 2025; Vol. 768, c. 693.]
Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)
Order. It might be helpful if I emphasised that we are not here to relitigate yesterday’s debate; we are here to debate the amendments that have been tabled today. I am sure the hon. Member will restrict his comments to that.
Winter Fuel Payment
Debate between Caroline Nokes and Luke Murphy(1 year ago)
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Luke Murphy
The motion talks about ensuring that
“those eligible for Pension Credit receive it”.
To return to the point I made earlier, if Conservative Members were so concerned about vulnerable pensioners, why was there absolutely no movement in the take-up of pension credit under the previous Government? Some 700,000 pensioners are eligible for pension credit, but I do not remember a big campaign on that by the previous Government that made a difference—
Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes)
Order. The hon. Gentleman’s intervention is far too long.