Speeches by Moon.

“Perranporth academy in my constituency plans to provide significant SEN provision, but it is one of 44 schools currently under a value-for-money review. As of last week, the head of Perranporth primary school had not been consulted on this. Will the Secretary of State meet me to discuss the plight of Perranporth academ…”

“Will the shadow Minister give way?”

“Does the Minister agree that it falls to this Government, following the abject failure and economic incompetence of the previous Government, to deal with the rampant speculative acquisition of farmland by closing the tax loophole that has been exploited for too long, and that if the Conservatives really cared about the…”

“It is essential that there is an ongoing dialogue about the critical minerals list. I attended a conference yesterday with the British Geological Survey, at which it explained how it came up with the critical minerals list. My hon. Friend is absolutely right that we need to focus on those minerals that are crucial to t…”

“As the MP for Camborne and Redruth, the neighbouring constituency, I just want to add my weight to what my colleague has just said. Unlocking the potential of the Celtic sea is critical to creating good-quality jobs in an area of very high deprivation, as well as being a key driver towards the UK’s objective of achievi…”

“Thank you again, Mrs Harris, for chairing the debate. I thank all hon. Members who have participated. My hon. Friend the Member for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Luke Myer) made excellent points about the critical minerals list. My hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Tom Hayes) highlighted the import…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. As I mentioned, the risk is that we have a small number of dominant players from areas of the world that are potentially geopolitically sensitive for the UK and the west. It is crucial that we focus on our own domestic critical mineral production, so that we have that security going …”

“I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention and wholeheartedly agree, once again, with the desire for the Government to focus on critical minerals, hopefully developing the critical minerals strategy as a core part of the UK’s overall industrial strategy. I will talk more about that later. Beneath Cornwall lies a mass …”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the domestic production of critical minerals. It is a pleasure to serve once again under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I am pleased to have secured this debate on a subject that I believe is yet to achieve the public and pollical prominence that it deserves, but that is funda…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for that intervention and wholeheartedly agree with him. As I will mention later, although I am Cornish and focus on Cornwall, there are benefits to be had throughout the United Kingdom. Relying unreservedly on international supply chains increases our global carbon emissions and means we cannot …”

“It is interesting to hear the hon. Member talk about delays and the issues with floating offshore wind. Does he agree that we should look at why we have such delays? After 14 years of Conservative Government, one might have thought that many of the challenges would already have been dealt with. Does he acknowledge that…”

“6. What steps she is taking to improve transport infrastructure.”

“I associate myself with the comments about Lord Prescott. Public access to electric vehicle charging infrastructure is vital to encourage motorists to switch away from petrol and diesel vehicles, but the roll-out process is reliant on dedicated and experienced local authority resources, funding for which is due to run …”

“Did you say 9.30 am on 3 December, Chair?”

“Yes.”

“Then 9.30 am on the 3rd would be the preference.”

“Thank you very much for allowing me to present to the Committee, Chair. I am secretary of the APPG on critical minerals, which is chaired by my colleague Noah Law. Critical minerals are an essential part of our transition away from fossil fuels, and there is an awful lot of parliamentary discourse about this at the mom…”

“As Ministers know, the European powerhouse of critical minerals is Cornwall, including its vast quantities of lithium, essential for our transition away from fossil fuels. Will the Ministers agree with the industry’s call for a target of 50,000 tonnes of lithium?”

“I entirely accept the points that have been made about Devon and Somerset. In Camborne, Redruth and Hayle, we have some of the most deprived areas in the country. I have met people who have chosen to access dental care privately at the expense of heating their homes or eating food. This is where we are today: we are in…”

“The right hon. Gentleman asks about the Government Front Bench. I appreciate that a large proportion of Conservative MPs now serve on the Front Bench; that begs a question about the quality of the people left behind. On the one hand the Budget places desperately needed money in the hands of the lowest-paid workers, whe…”