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HANSARD High-income Child Benefit ChargeI am grateful to the Minister for giving away. He is well aware that we opposed the measure at the time, as we did many other elements of the Government’s programme. We also…03 Sept 2019HANSARD High-income Child Benefit ChargeIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate with you in the Chair, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate the hon. Member for South Thanet (Craig Mackinlay) on securing the debate, which has…03 Sept 2019HANSARD High-income Child Benefit Chargerose —03 Sept 2019HANSARD High-income Child Benefit ChargeThank you, Mr Hollobone. I merely state that the Minister is correct in relation to income tax, but not in relation to other taxes.03 Sept 2019HANSARDSummer AdjournmentIt is always a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for West Ham (Lyn Brown). I was very disturbed to hear about the testimony that she mentioned, but equally I am pleased…25 Jul 2019HANSARDPriorities for GovernmentIf the Prime Minister actually cares about it, why did he devote only one sentence out of 61 sentences in his speech last night and only two sentences out of 97 in his statement…25 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessHas the Department conducted any kind of cost-benefit analysis of the measure’s overall impact? In practice, it is leading to additional health and education costs, and to huge…24 Jul 2019HANSARDLocal Housing Allowance and HomelessnessMy hon. Friend is making a very good speech. Although the problem may be most acute in London and the south-east, it applies right across the UK, as he points out. In my…24 Jul 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Why has the Housing Minister not accepted the need for new primary legislation to implement the Letwin review’s call for land value uplift to be properly captured? That would…22 Jul 2019HANSARDActive TravelThe hon. Gentleman is making an excellent case. On planning, he will be aware that the bidding process for the housing infrastructure fund is quite unclear on whether cycling…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS Pensions: TaxationI am grateful to the hon. Member for South West Bedfordshire (Andrew Selous) for asking this urgent question. It follows a Westminster Hall debate two weeks ago on this issue,…08 Jul 2019HANSARDWhistleblowingIt is a real pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders). I am impressed by his hard work in matching the sad reality of NHS…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Income TaxI am grateful to the Minister for being willing to give way. I am sure he is aware of the evidence repeated over and again by the bodies that have looked into this that the reason…03 Jul 2019HANSARDShared Prosperity FundDespite pledges that the Government would provide details on the shared prosperity fund by the end of last year, the Chancellor has been silent on how much communities could lose…02 Jul 2019HANSARDNHS PensionsI am aware of that; for many, this issue can be the straw that breaks the camel’s back, especially when it is not anticipated. I hope that the Government will look carefully at…26 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS PensionsGreat. I will keep it within the context of the debate as much as possible, because in fact this debate is around taxation—26 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS PensionsI congratulate the hon. Member for Poole (Sir Robert Syms) on securing this important debate, and I underline the fact that I am a shadow Treasury Minister responding on behalf of…26 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS PensionsI certainly will, Mr Gray. Thank you. As I was saying, this debate is broadly around the contours of the taxation system and how they affect high-paid workers in particular. I am…26 Jun 2019HANSARDNHS PensionsAbsolutely. I am grateful to the—26 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Disturbingly, medics dealing with the aftermath of the 3 June attacks in Khartoum have said that, as well as 100 people dying, about 70 women may have been raped. Many of my…25 Jun 2019