Speeches by Moon.

“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 …”

“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…”

“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 …”

“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…”

“Yes.”

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

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

“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…”

“This is a truly landmark Budget, not only for its glass ceiling smashing—I sincerely hope that the girls and young women in my constituency will be inspired to see the first female Chancellor for England after 800 years—but because it provides the basis for a clean break from the race to the bottom, trickle-down econom…”

“Does the hon. Member think it indicative of the state of politics today that, although Members from both sides of the House are here, not a single one of the culprits—those responsible for the shameful state of dentistry across the UK, not least in my constituency—is here to listen to her very important speech?”

“I have more than 30 years of business experience, so the Conservative party’s claims that there is no business experience on the Government Benches carries about as much weight as their industrial strategy. Can the Minister confirm that prior to the election there were extensive consultations with business experts, whi…”

“Except Cornwall.”

“The Conservatives are generally adamant that there very are few Labour Members with any business experience, so having spent more than 30 years in business—latterly in electric vehicle charging infrastructure—I was reassured to learn while listening to the hon. Member for Bexhill and Battle (Dr Mullan) that there is at…”