Diary - Minister gives evidence on Gibraltar Wednesday, 22 September, 2021 Rising gas prices continued to cause havoc, with Avro Energy and Green becoming the latest firms to be brought down. Combined with other recent failures, it means 1.5 million people are now facing a switch to a new, more expensive firm. All affected customers will continue to receive energy while a new supplier is appointed by regulator Ofgem. Its price cap limits how much firms can charge. Ofgem... Diary
Speech - police response to violence against women and girls 22nd September 2021 I welcome my hon. Friend to her place. Does she agree that one of the best things that we could do to protect women and girls from violence would be to reverse... Speeches in Parliament
Diary - CO2 runs short 21st September 2021 One of the consequences of soaring gas prices saw a producer of carbon dioxide (CO2), CF Industries, which supplies most of the CO2, having to stop work at two... Diary
Diary - gas prices soar 20th September 2021 With gas prices soaring, business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng came to the Commons to make a Statement. He told MPs there was "no question of the lights going out"... Diary
Diary - hike in the price of gas 19th September 2021 A surge in the price of gas has forced energy companies to ask the Government for a bailout. Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, today acknowledged it was a... Diary
Diary - visiting Manor Marine on Portland 17th September 2021 Good news at last for the travel industry. The Government announced major changes to the Covid rules for travellers entering England. From 4 October, they'll no... Diary
W2W - pragmatic approach to UK's future energy needs 17th September 2021 AS COP26 in Glasgow looms, I fear common sense will fly out the window. Already, many of the current plans for a greener future are descending into incoherence... Articles
Diary - heads roll in Government reshuffle 16th September 2021 Up early and into the Commons to retrieve my motorcycle, before heading to Dorset. With the reshuffle underway, it was time to write to Michael Gove, now in... Diary
Diary - defence on the menu 15th September 2021 Politics can be a tough and ruthless activity, especially if your climb up the greasy pole turns into a rapid slide down it. And, if you are a senior Cabinet... Diary
Diary - against the rise in NI 14th September 2021 A testing day in the sense the Government in its wisdom decided to ram through its tax rise in one day. I'm afraid I was not for turning and voted against the... Diary
