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HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI would be very curious to know why that is. I was going to read out that very quote, because even three former Conservative leaders, including a former Prime Minister and three…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI would like to start by giving the UK Government some credit: they are absolute masters of illusion and deflection. Trying to get them to simply answer a question is like pinning…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI have seen a different analysis from the New Economics Foundation; I urge the hon. Gentleman to look at it, because it gives a very different picture from the one that the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. They are the people who can least afford it and who have worked the hardest through this pandemic, who this Government should be thanking, not…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyDoes the right hon. Gentleman accept that that was 18 years ago and that things have changed? Since that time, national insurance has not been reformed in any way to protect the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareMike Cherry of the Federation of Small Businesses has said that these plans unquestionably mean fewer jobs and economic damage and that they are “devastating” for businesses…07 Sept 2021HANSARDLiving StandardsScottish hospitality and generosity is world-renowned, but could the Minister explain to us why he thinks that Scottish taxpayers should pay for England’s social care crisis?07 Sept 2021HANSARDLiving StandardsIt would be good if the Minister answered the question, as well. The Prime Minister’s hike in national insurance has been roundly panned, not least by his own Back Benchers and…07 Sept 2021HANSARDAfghanistan: FCDO UpdateMany of my constituents’ families are still facing difficulties in getting out, including the family of a 17-year-old constituent who made it to the visa application centre in…06 Sept 2021HANSARD Building Safety BillI wish to speak briefly on a few issues that affect my constituents. First, I heard the intervention earlier from the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty),…21 Jul 2021HANSARDChannel 4: PrivatisationI would like to pick up where the hon. Member for Worthing West (Sir Peter Bottomley) left off, because I was two months old when Channel 4 began broadcasting. I have grown up…21 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillThe hon. Gentleman is making a good point about religious persecution. Does he agree that sometimes it is the very Governments of the countries that people are from who engage in…20 Jul 2021HANSARDNationality and Borders BillEid Mubarak to my constituents and all who are celebrating. There are lots of things I could say about the UK Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill and their plans for…20 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationEHRC research in 2016 found disturbingly high levels of pregnancy and maternity discrimination in UK workplaces, and the Select Committee on Women and Equalities report…07 Jul 2021HANSARDPregnancy and Maternity DiscriminationWhat steps the Government is taking to tackle pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the labour market.07 Jul 2021HANSARD EU Settlement SchemeThis is a debate that I wish we did not need to have, not just because I find it abhorrent that people who made their home here are now faced with proving their right to stay, but…07 Jul 2021HANSARDInternational TravelMark Tanzer, of ABTA, told the Treasury Committee that 44% of ABTA members anticipate more redundancies as furlough tapers off. This is an avoidable harm, so may I ask the…29 Jun 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Support for Culture and Arts SectorThe live events sector continues to be hard hit by covid-19. UK Music and We Make Events have called for additional financial support, an extension of the VAT reduction and…22 Jun 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsConcerns have been raised that the narrow criteria of the Business Banking Resolution Service have left far too many ineligible, and also that not enough banks are participating…22 Jun 2021HANSARDUK-EU Co-operation and Tutoring AgreementThousands of EU academics have already left the UK for the EU, driven away by the UK Government’s hostile environment, the Government’s reckless cuts to funding and in-progress…21 Jun 2021