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HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkFor the sake of Hansard , the hon. Member for Central Ayrshire said that that meeting will be in private, but I am quite confident that at least one of the people participating…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI hear what the hon. Lady is saying, but I want to assure her that we take the matter extremely seriously. That is why the inquiry has been set up, why we have engaged fully with…24 Nov 2022HANSARDInfected Blood Inquiry and Compensation FrameworkI understand what the hon. Member is saying, and I will write to him as swiftly as I can. A couple of Members raised the matter of destroyed medical records, and the inquiry is…24 Nov 2022HANSARD Enabling the Public to call a General ElectionI stand corrected on the heritage of the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon). Accountability comes in many forms. We are all accountable to our electorate through media…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Enabling the Public to call a General ElectionI have a distinct recollection of a Prime Minister trying to do that in the not-too-distant past and finding that the electorate took a different view on whether she had made the…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Enabling the Public to call a General ElectionI must say that it is a pleasure—a genuine pleasure—to take part in an Adjournment debate such as this, to respond to a speech that has been very well researched, and to think…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsI am delighted to be able to tell the hon. Lady that on Thursday she will have an opportunity to ask the Chancellor about that issue. Let me return to the motion, Mr Speaker.…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsAs I was about to make clear, it is not within the Government’s power to do that. This is a power set in law. It is a power set in the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Enabling the Public to call a General ElectionI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on a very interesting speech. I was wondering how he settled on that threshold.15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsI will come to the point that I am going to make and then give way to the hon. Gentleman. The payments that are being discussed today exist because of the unpredictable nature of…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsThe hon. Gentleman is an established and experienced debater in this Chamber. He will know that it is important for Members of this House to choose their figures wisely and get…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsI certainly will, but I do not believe that the hon. Gentleman’s figures take account of the fact that many of the measures in that mini-Budget have now been reversed.15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsI do not believe that the hon. Gentleman’s figures take account—15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsI will make just a little progress, but don’t worry—we have plenty of time. In a debate like this, it is important to be clear and a bit careful. There are two things going on…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen). This afternoon’s debate has been very interesting, but at times we have strayed quite a long way from the…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsThe House will be aware that my right hon. Friends the Members for South West Norfolk (Elizabeth Truss) and for Spelthorne (Kwasi Kwarteng) served continuously as Members of…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryI am shocked and surprised to hear that my hon. Friend has views. It is the first time that he has ever shared them with me. The Opposition have not entirely turned out to take…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryThat is a matter for the last Administration. Also, as hon. Members across the House know, it is a very long-standing practice observed by Governments of all types that they do…08 Nov 2022HANSARD Papers Relating to the Home SecretaryIt is a pleasure to respond to this Opposition day debate, 10 days into the job though I am; this is a very important subject. It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for…08 Nov 2022HANSARDPensions Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. I hope Committee members will forgive me if I keep my remarks relatively short; as they will be able to hear, I am…26 Oct 2022