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HANSARD Financial Services BillI will speak about new clause 4, which is in my name and those of others from across the House. I start by thanking Sue Hawley and Spotlight on Corruption for their support in our…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19My local hospital, Queen’s, is one of many that are facing critical pressure on the supply of oxygen to patients. Demand for oxygen is running at 100% or more of the supply…06 Jan 2021HANSARD Online Harms ConsultationI, too, welcome the statement. In the past two months, Community Security Trust has identified 90,000 posts mentioning me. Most were hostile, antisemitic, misogynistic and ageist.…15 Dec 2020HANSARD Participation in DebatesSince the Leader of the House deliberately chose to exclude some MPs from debates, I have been trying to do my work in different ways. However, for example, it has taken up to…16 Nov 2020HANSARD Jonathan Taylor: SBM OffshoreMay I join in congratulating the right hon. Member for Romsey and Southampton North (Caroline Nokes) on securing the urgent question, and thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting it?…09 Nov 2020HANSARD United Kingdom Internal Market BillI will try to keep within the five minutes, to give time to others. I never intervene in debates on the European Union, and I do not intervene in debates on Northern Ireland, but…21 Sept 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy constituent Sarah O’Connor, one of the Windrush generation, came to Britain when she was six. At 56, having always worked, she was made redundant and told she had no right to…23 Jun 2020HANSARD Economic Outlook and Furlough Scheme ChangesI add my voice to those who are remembering Jo Cox today and continuing to celebrate her contribution. I chair one of Britain’s precious theatres, the Theatre Royal Stratford…16 Jun 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance and EvasionI am unaware of that specific allegation, but I will come on to facilitators, advisers and enablers who get away with far too much. The only way we will start ensuring that…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance and EvasionI welcome the debate this afternoon so early in the new Parliament, but the importance of tackling aggressive tax avoidance, tax evasion, economic crime and money laundering…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance and EvasionThis is the first time that I have spoken to the Minister in his current job and I welcome him to it. I see him a bit as a poacher turned gamekeeper, because he was certainly an…25 Feb 2020HANSARD Netflix: Tax AffairsI am all for encouraging Netflix’s growth here, but I am afraid that that in no way mitigates its refusal to pay its fair share of tax. Where Netflix’s UK profits do end up is a…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Netflix: Tax AffairsI entirely support the hon. Member on that. Netflix takes out of the public purse more than it contributes in corporation tax. While Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs fails to…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Netflix: Tax AffairsThank you for selecting the debate, Mr Speaker, and I give my heartfelt thanks to George Turner and the investigative think-tank, Tax Watch UK, for providing me with so much…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Netflix: Tax AffairsNot only should they be making their fair contribution, but they use the services that other people’s tax pays for. Netflix creates its content here, supported by grants that it…03 Feb 2020HANSARD Netflix: Tax AffairsI agree: it is nothing other than an avoidance mechanism. It should be borne in mind that Netflix depends on services that are funded by the taxpayer, such as our physical and…03 Feb 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI want to raise an issue around social media and the way that it has been exploited by, I am afraid, the hard left in what I would call almost holocaust weaponisation. The hard…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his newly acquired position as chair of the APPG and look forward to working with him on it. I share his feelings about the nomination to the…23 Jan 2020HANSARDHolocaust Memorial DayThe hon. Gentleman is making a very powerful statement and I congratulate him on it. Today is the day when the issue of the Rohingya Muslims and whether there is a genocide is…23 Jan 2020HANSARDGrenfell Tower Inquiry: Phase 1 ReportI am grateful to the Minister for giving way so early in his speech. He refers to the statement he made yesterday. I welcome the decision in that statement to consult on ensuring…21 Jan 2020