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HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipThis has been an interesting and fiery debate. I have listened carefully to every contribution. It has fundamentally been about the approach to governance; the conduct—not the…30 Nov 2021HANSARDConduct of the Right Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South RuislipNo, I will make some progress. Let us look at the contrast between what the Prime Minister is doing and what is happening in Holyrood. There is a new covid variant. We do not know…30 Nov 2021HANSARDFire Safety Remediation: Protection for LeaseholdersI have a constituent in my constituency who has been severely affected by the lack of progress on building safety fund funding. He is an example of the complexity and the…29 Nov 2021HANSARDCOP26At COP in Glasgow, I picked up some frustration from developing countries about the $100 billion of climate finance. Will the Prime Minister outline how, over the next year, the…15 Nov 2021HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate and to commend the Budget to the House. I think it is a good Budget for my constituency—indeed, for all the constituencies of this…02 Nov 2021HANSARDUK Environmental Protections: COP26The Minister will be aware of the policy on biodiversity net gain, which is due to come in in the next couple of years. I and many other Members have been pressing to accelerate…28 Oct 2021HANSARD UK Gas MarketHow long does the Department expect these elevated global gas prices to remain at their current level? May I also press the Secretary of State a little on nuclear? I agree with…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Business of the HouseFirst, in Hitchin and Harpenden, we are fortunate to benefit from beautiful countryside, including parts of the Chilterns area of outstanding natural beauty. Will the Leader of…16 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Nottingham East (Nadia Whittome), but I must disagree with her that the Government are kicking the can down the road. We are doing…08 Sept 2021HANSARDInternational Aid: Treasury UpdateThis is a very difficult debate, because all of us, on both sides of the House, know what good UK aid spending does. We are all proud of what we have been able to achieve with our…13 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsI know that the Prime Minister is aware of the fatal and serious road accidents that have taken place on St Albans Road and Redbourn Road in my constituency. Will he advise the…07 Jul 2021HANSARD UK’s Financial Services IndustryI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. Indeed, he is right, and I will comment later on ways in which we can use our new freedoms to improve the output of the financial…21 Jun 2021HANSARD UK’s Financial Services IndustryIt is a pleasure to speak with you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker, as always. I am delighted to speak about the UK’s greatest success story and one of our most vibrant and…21 Jun 2021HANSARD Economy UpdateAs the Chief Secretary has mentioned, unemployment is down. It is 2 million people fewer than originally forecast in April last year, and the unemployment rate at the moment is…16 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation RecoveryNobody who has been watching this today would doubt the Secretary of State’s commitment and passion for the life chances of young people. I bumped into a headteacher from my…07 Jun 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIndeed. I am having too much fun on the super deduction—I will talk about the Help to Grow scheme in a moment—so I shall finish on it. The super deduction is not something that…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI welcome that intervention. Opposition Members have also been saying, “This is only going to benefit the big companies, and the poor small companies won’t benefit.” First, it…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI welcome the Bill. It is worth trying to get under the skin of Budgets, because it is so difficult. There are so many documents, there is a huge build-up, and large parts of it…13 Apr 2021HANSARD Luton Airport ExpansionThank you for calling me to speak, Mr Hosie; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate and I thank the hon. Member…24 Mar 2021HANSARDBritish Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI shall speak only briefly on my private Member’s Bill. I listened carefully to what my hon. Friend the Member for Christchurch (Sir Christopher Chope) said. In relation to the…12 Mar 2021