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HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI was just starting, but I will try to address the points that Members have made in the debate, including those made by the hon. Gentleman. The Government and I recognise the…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersThat is fully understood. This is not about any attribution of fault. It is about looking at what the FCA found and the LSE report, which I have read and studied, did not disagree…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI hear the hon. Gentleman. As I say, one of the ways to explore solutions is, I would counsel, to look at the individual circumstances and see what remedies, if any, there are,…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersThe hon. Lady is trying to intervene.28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. I have met her and campaigners previously, and I am happy to undertake to continue to do so. The best way to find solutions is by…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage PrisonersI thank the hon. Lady for that constructive intervention. Again, I am committed to working with all comers as we try to find solutions that will help to move the situation…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsI am grateful that we have belatedly found some international comparisons. The hon. Gentleman will therefore understand that we are seeing exactly the same rises—sometimes a…27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsI am afraid that, with the exception of my colleagues, that was an unedifying parade of clone speeches that would wear out an average plagiarism detector. When I look at…27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsI will give way in a moment. Let me say this in all seriousness: the only bombshells that we should be talking about are those that are falling on the Ukrainian people, and it…27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsNo, he didn’t.27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsI always make a point of not commenting on the markets, in whichever direction they move. The responsibility of Government is to act and the responsibility of this Government is…27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsAll households are impacted by the higher cost of money that we face. That is why we are focused on supporting all households, supporting those who are the most vulnerable and…27 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage and Rental CostsI will happily respond to the hon. Member. Not only did Opposition Members oppose the very powers in the Financial Services and Markets Bill that we passed last night that would…27 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am grateful to all hon. and right hon. Members who have contributed to this debate. I welcome my hon. Friend the Member for North East Bedfordshire (Richard Fuller), who…26 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI would love if it “Action” were my middle name. Certainly, my right hon. Friend has that commitment from me and from Baroness Penn, who leads on green finance. The whole purpose…26 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI thank my right hon. Friend for his work and the work of his Committee, and for being so kind as to suggest that we may be anticipating his conclusions—not that I had prior…26 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI give my right hon. Friend that assurance. This is not about a different destination; the Government have a proud record of action on net zero, on nature and, as we will come on…26 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillIn the interests of making progress on this substantial Bill, I shall not be tempted to comment on this further other than to say that I undertake, as I have to many other…26 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI am delighted to speak again to the Bill, following its passage through the other place. I thank my colleagues, Baroness Penn and Lord Harlech, for their expert stewardship of…26 Jun 2023HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillI beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 7.26 Jun 2023