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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Nov 2022
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests

"The ethics adviser is required to publish an annual report that sets out their work so the public can see it, alongside a list of ministerial interests twice per year, which sets out the relevant private interests of all Ministers. Can the Minister inform us whether we can expect a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Nov 2022
Nuclear Test Veterans: Medals

"I thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement.

Yesterday’s announcement was a huge victory for our nuclear test veterans and their families. Finally, those veterans will receive the long-overdue medallic recognition they so deeply deserve. When I have spoken to nuclear test veterans and their family members in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 09 Nov 2022
COP27

"Nature is declining rapidly, with 1 million species at risk of extinction and with deforestation accelerating in the Amazon and around the globe. If we are to limit global warming to 1.5°C, we must urgently halt and reverse that loss. Will the Prime Minister now support Labour’s call for a …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"T7. If a civil servant were to use their private email to send confidential Government business, they would rightly be expected to face the harshest penalties and lose their security clearance. Does the Minister agree, therefore, that reappointing the Home Secretary just six days after she made significant breaches of …..."
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Written Question
East of England Broadband Network: Place Group
Thursday 27th October 2022

Asked by: Rachel Hopkins (Labour - Luton South and South Bedfordshire)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the issuing of a contract to the value of £7 billion for Everything Net Zero by East of England Broadband Network to the Place Group with Government requirements on public procurement; and if he will make a statement.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

‘Everything Net Zero’ is a framework, not a contract, which has been put together by the East of England Broadband Network, a regional consortium of local authorities and schools. It has not been put together by central government buyers. The framework is designed to help organisations, such as schools and local councils, find companies with whom they can work on sustainability projects, such as the installation of solar panels on schools.

The quoted £70 billion contract value is an estimate by the East of England Broadband Network of the highest possible maximum turnover the framework could generate over its lifetime. This is not money which has been awarded.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q10.   The new Prime Minister tells us that she will deliver on the NHS. Well, that is a turn-up for the books, because after 12 years of Conservatives driving our NHS into the ground, we have record waiting lists, people dying in ambulances outside A&E, and nurses using food banks. …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"4. What assessment he has made of the potential role of energy efficiency in meeting the UK’s climate targets. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Increasing the number of energy-efficient homes will help us to meet our climate targets and reduce bills. Around 70% of homes in Luton have an energy performance rating of band D or below, and these homes are more likely to include our town’s most deprived households. What discussions has the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"While Tory leadership hopefuls fight over who can be the most economically incompetent to win their members’ favour, the UK’s public services are at breaking point. The Passport Office, the DLVA, the courts, and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are all struggling with huge delays. The public are crying out …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 14 Jul 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Well, crikey! This Government have a track record of waste and siphoning off public money through contracts given to friends of and donors to the Tory party. The Procurement Bill is an opportunity for them to end that reckless approach by making a cast-iron commitment to maximise the value of …..."
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