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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions Increaserose —08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseThe Opposition are right that the rise in the cost of living is a crisis causing pain for many households across the country, particularly those on low incomes. As I said in an…08 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions IncreaseThe hon. Member makes some very valid points about the rise in the cost of living in the UK, which we absolutely accept is a real challenge, but he puts many of the reasons for it…08 Mar 2022HANSARDCorporate Transparency and Economic CrimeThis House is united in agreeing that we need to get rid of dirty money from the so-called London laundromat, and I very much welcome these proposals on reforming Companies House,…28 Feb 2022HANSARDMarriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech about the need to raise the age of marriage. Does she agree that if somebody is judged too young to buy an alcoholic drink in a bar,…25 Feb 2022HANSARDUkraineI first visited Ukraine when it was part of the authoritarian communist dictatorship of the Soviet Union and I completely understand why the Ukrainians want to breathe free. I…25 Feb 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIncluding corporation tax and the surcharge, the taxation of banks is currently at 27%. After this legislation, it will be 28%. Does the hon. Member agree that 28% is higher than…02 Feb 2022HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWill the hon. Member give way?02 Feb 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for his detailed exposition of the legislation, which I strongly support. He mentioned in his introduction the various circumstances in which it is…28 Jan 2022HANSARDBusiness of the House Commission BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent case for the Government to give up control of the timing of Parliament. Turkeys might talk about Christmas. They might promise Christmas at…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. That ECJ judgment has incredibly wide-ranging implications across many different sectors. I picked on golf buggies, but it affects…28 Jan 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillMy hon. Friend raised the importance of tourism to the economy, which is right. As she said, it is about £75 billion, and the measures in the Bill will clearly help promote…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillI was talking about the underlying legislative process for the Bill. I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention, and I agree; there are probably many other bits of legislation…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillMy hon. Friend mentions that motorists might benefit from reduced insurance by getting rid of the clause. Will those of us who have just renewed our car insurance, including me,…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillIt is an honour to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Vale of Clwyd (Dr Davies). I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Wellingborough (Mr Bone) on bringing forward this…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillI completely agree. I declare another interest. I used to be Europe editor of The Times and I lived in Brussels for many years. I used to drive around across borders. If you drive…28 Jan 2022HANSARDMotor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) BillWe do. Clearly, people do drive from what is now the EU to the UK, but the volume of traffic is very low. I want to raise a point about why we ended up with this European Court of…28 Jan 2022HANSARDBritish Sign Language BillI pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Hertford and Stortford (Julie Marson) for her speech, and in particular to the hon. Member for West Lancashire (Rosie Cooper). I was…28 Jan 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillAs I said in my earlier intervention, I strongly welcome the Bill. That is not because any of the 38 institutions that might take advantage of it are in my constituency—I have not…28 Jan 2022HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillI commend my right hon. Friend for getting the Bill before the House. It is clearly an important measure and it is important to support the tourism industry, which generates so…28 Jan 2022