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HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillThe Minister and I had a very good conversation about this very subject. He is aware that back in the days of a former Treasury Committee and an earlier Government, there was a…07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Billrose —07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillWill my hon. Friend give way?07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am delighted to hear that from my hon. Friend. Does he agree that that not just gives the UK a competitive edge but creates many new jobs and opportunities for the UK to lead…07 Dec 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI know my right hon. Friend worries, as I do, about the cost to every family of filling their car. She will have seen media reports that, despite wholesale prices going down, the…01 Dec 2022HANSARDRural bus routes in South NorthamptonshireI rise to present a petition on behalf of my constituents. The petition states: The petition of the residents of the United Kingdom, Declares that there are grave concerns about…29 Nov 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) BillI am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for giving way one last time. I just want to remind him of when he and I sat on the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly just a few weeks…29 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsThe hon. Lady is right to raise the issue of how those capital allowances are offset. As I understand it—I will genuinely look into what she says—none of the big oil and gas…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsThe hon. Gentleman is exactly right. It is easy to assume, if someone knows how heating systems work, where energy comes from and roughly what the bills will be, that it is all…21 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThere is overwhelming evidence that the building blocks for lifelong emotional and physical wellbeing are laid down during the first 1,001 days of human life. Does my right hon.…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to speak in this very important debate at such a critical time for our country. There is no doubt that the headwinds that face us now are akin to, if not worse…21 Nov 2022HANSARDAutumn Statement ResolutionsIn my opinion, the real issue in the UK is that there are some unintended hidden cliff edges, particularly for women with children. They want to work, but once they start working…21 Nov 2022HANSARD Autumn StatementI congratulate my right hon. Friend on walking a tightrope very carefully. I think he has made a positive financial statement, but I ask him to look at energy in particular from…17 Nov 2022HANSARD World Menopause DayIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mr Hollobone. I pay particular tribute to the hon. Member for Swansea East (Carolyn Harris). Not only did she share some…27 Oct 2022HANSARD Contact in Care SettingsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to talk about the impact of dementia in particular. During lockdown, a large number of people wrote to me, including a close family member of…27 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsI sincerely congratulate my right hon. Friend and wish him every success. More than three years ago, my constituent Harry Dunn was killed in a tragic road accident. Will my right…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful to my right hon. Friend for all the work that he has done. I was actually hoping to clarify the point that our hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Richard Graham)…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillHas my hon. Friend noticed, as I have, that Opposition Members seem to think that the only place that can possibly regulate, possibly have high standards and possibly deliver laws…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Billrose —25 Oct 2022HANSARDAir Quality in TowcesterThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker; I am grateful to you for granting this important debate. Picture the scene: a beautiful, historic town whose origins date back to the Roman days;…19 Oct 2022