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HANSARDSpeciality Steel UK: InsolvencyUK manufacturing has been undervalued for far too long. One of the best ways to support industry is to ensure that its cost base is as low as possible. Will the Minister commit to…02 Sept 2025HANSARDBorders and AsylumThe Government appear to be conflating the terms “illegal immigrant” and “asylum seeker.” The UK has rightly in the past taken in asylum seekers, including Ukrainians fleeing…01 Sept 2025HANSARDPrax Lindsey Oil RefineryWhile the Minister is right to point out that this refinery produces a small amount of the UK’s refined fuel overall, the site does provide around 50% of the fuel into…22 Jul 2025HANSARDAsylum Hotels: Migrant Criminal ActivityThe vast majority of British citizens are law-abiding, and they are concerned about the impact of mass migration on their communities. A deterrent would go some way towards…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Strategy for ElectionsDemocracy is fragile and, here in the United Kingdom, our democracy is strongly in the crosshairs of nefarious states including Russia and China, which do not share our values. We…17 Jul 2025HANSARDTrade Agreements: ImplementationWhen is a trade deal not a trade deal? It has been nine weeks since the Prime Minister announced a deal to protect steel from US tariffs, and 10 weeks since the Secretary of State…17 Jul 2025HANSARDTrade Agreements: Implementationindicated assent.17 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesEarlier this month, the House witnessed the Government lose control of swathes of their own party. They have had just more than a year in office, and yet the cracks could not be…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesI have explained that I will not give way any further. The nation deserves better. It deserves a Government who trust enterprise, rein in the bloated state and live within their…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesI will not give way; I have been generous in taking interventions. As the Chancellor grows increasingly desperate to save the sinking ship of her fiscal rules, there is now rumour…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesI will not; I have been generous with interventions. More than half of business owners nationally are planning to, or have made, further cuts to staff numbers in response to…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesI thank my right hon. Friend—that is another failure by Labour.15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesThe Government have not seen a success. Where we have seen tariffs imposed on the economy, the Government have not reduced them. There is a competitive disadvantage as a result of…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesWhen businesses in the hon. Gentleman’s constituency make people redundant, do those employers explain to his constituents that they have to do that for the good of the NHS?15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesMy right hon. Friend the Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir John Hayes) is absolutely spot on. The message to the Government is clear: they cannot tax their way to…15 Jul 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI welcome the increase in defence spending, but how on earth is the Prime Minister going to pay for it when his party cannot agree on a small reduction in the welfare bill?26 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe constituency of Bromsgrove and the villages is 89% green belt. Under this Labour Government, our housing target has gone up by 85%, yet nearby Birmingham has had its housing…26 Jun 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: SchoolsWill the Minister outline what steps are being taken to reduce academic dishonesty and plagiarism in schools resulting from the use of artificial intelligence tools?25 Jun 2025HANSARDArtificial Intelligence: Schools4. What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on AI in schools.25 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?20 Jun 2025