Debate
Backbench Business: Debate on potential merits of a ban on trade with illegal Israeli settlements
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Polly Billington
LabourMP for East Thanet
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Debate
Business of the House
“My right honourable Friend will be aware that, in response to violence and disorder last year in Broadstairs, I have worked with Kent police, Southeastern railways, local councils and the British Transport police to establish better ways of…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Russian Shadow Fleet
“My constituency, and particularly Ramsgate, is a maritime community, so awareness of the importance of safety and security at sea resonates with people across it. This ship appears to have been operating under the flag of Cameroon—a flag of…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: South East Water: Disruption of Supply
“I am grateful to my honourable Friend for the way that she has approached this incident, particularly for pointing out that South East Water has one job. Unfortunately, the company is accountable to its shareholders more than to the people …”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Milburn Review: Interim Report
“I was privileged to open our new youth hub in Thanet last week. It is a perfect example of how the DWP is working with third sector and private sector organisations to offer that wraparound help for young people, which of course we need des…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero
“I congratulate my honourable Friend and the team on reducing the cost of energy, including with recent efforts to break the link between the volatile gas price and electricity prices. However, every witness before the Energy Security and Ne…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Coastal Communities: Government Support
“It is very important that coastal communities are recognised for our role in the overall identity of the country, but we are also a vital way of developing economic growth in this country. As co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group fo…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East
“I am sure my honourable Friend acknowledges the frustration that he can hear from Members from across the whole House. Let me make some suggestions on what he could do to make a difference: take action against companies bidding to build the…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
“I am grateful for the clarity my honourable Friend provides for us on this issue, because it has been of extreme concern for a number of colleagues. Does he think that wider global insecurity around energy requires global co-operation and c…”
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Debate
Energy Security
“Will the right honourable Gentleman give way?…”
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Legislation
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
“I welcome the Government amendment to include a competence covering coastal communities, in addition to the existing Lords amendments on rural areas. As many Members have already mentioned, coastal communities have lagged behind the rest of…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“St George’s day is an appropriate time to ask my right honourable Friend about progress in the implementation of the veterans covenant across the public sector. Thanet has a significant number of veterans who, despite the commitment to the …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Education
“I appreciate the efforts that Ministers and the Government are making to offer apprenticeships. In coastal towns such as Margate, Broadstairs and Ramsgate in my constituency, the growth sectors rely heavily on non-graduates, including in cl…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Women’s Health Strategy
“I thank my honourable Friend for her announcement of this strategy. In particular, I welcome the fact that the strategy says that it will be made simpler and faster for women to access the care that they need the first time they ask for it.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme
“I thank my right honourable Friend for this statement and, importantly, for recognising the energy-intensive industries, especially those that are essential for growth and without which we cannot prosper. It is a start, but can I make a ple…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“My right honourable Friend will be aware that, in a couple of weeks’ time, Sir David Attenborough will celebrate his 100th birthday. [Honourable Members: “Hear, hear!”] I am sure that my right honourable Friend shares my admiration for this…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Health and Social Care
“14. What steps his Department is taking to support the treatment of cancer patients.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East
“I am grateful to my right honourable and learned Friend for his statement and note the emphasis he has put on there being no return to the status quo, particularly in relation to the importance of energy independence. Will he acknowledge th…”
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Debate
Oil and Gas
“Does the right honourable Lady agree with her shadow Energy Minister, the honourable Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie), when he said: “Look, nobody’s saying that net zero was a mistake. Net zero in the round was th…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero
“My right honourable Friend will be aware that this energy crisis offers the opportunity to shift further and faster on clean energy. Will he consider an energy social tariff linked to the warm homes plan to support those who are most expose…”
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Debate
Point of Order
“On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. In Thanet, we are welcoming to people who play by the rules, but unfortunately it appears that the right honourable Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick) forgot his manners and did not notify me of hi…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Heating Oil Support
“I am very grateful to my honourable Friend for his statement. Giving support to people who are off grid is vital; however, Thanet Earth, which is near my constituency and employs a number of my constituents, actually grows 20% of the tomato…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
“Much of the discussion has been about tightening up the process. It has become increasingly clear from the documents already in the public domain that this is as much to do with the personnel delegated to make this political judgment. Will …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East
“So far we have rightly focused on defending and protecting British citizens in the region. Can the Prime Minister confirm, though, that he believes that the future of the Iranian Government is a matter for the Iranian people and no one else…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Standards in Public Life
“I think it is worth reminding my right honourable Friend that one of the things that people keep going back to is that a decision was made that this appointment was “worth the risk”, and we finally found out that some people decided that th…”
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Debate
Lord Mandelson
“Let me first take a moment for us to remember those women and girls who were silenced, marginalised, degraded, objectified and discarded—collateral damage in the pursuit of pleasure for a network of men who thought that the rules did not ap…”
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“As the Prime Minister has pointed out, today is World Cancer Day. As outlined in our cancer plan, early detection and diagnosis is vital. Will the Prime Minister agree to consider the campaign by my constituent Gemma Reeves, who is a nurse …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Warm Homes Plan
“May I congratulate my right honourable Friend on this warm homes plan? It has been a long time coming—perhaps a little longer than Conservative Members are prepared to admit, given that he and I worked on something very similar before the T…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Offshore Wind
“I congratulate my right honourable Friend on structuring the auction to drive down the strike price and reduce consumer energy bills. It is worth reiterating that this means renewable energy will be 40% cheaper than gas. Importantly, though…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Energy Security and Net Zero
“19. Whether he has made an estimate of the cost of building new gas-fired power stations.…”
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