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HANSARDInflationI have already explained that the normal statutory process is under way. When it comes to helping people on lower incomes, I mentioned the very significant increase in the minimum…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillI can categorically assure my hon. Friend that that is not affected. The £8 billion that was allocated over the spending review period to catch up on the elective backlog is…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillI do not think I should trespass into the realm of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Deputy Prime Minister. She will make her own views…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillI am spoilt for choice; I will start with my hon. Friend the Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge).11 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillI think I heard the shadow Chancellor on television a week or so ago saying that her proposals on non-doms would raise about £2 billion. The cost of this measure is about £15…11 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is a tireless advocate for that and other projects in his constituency. I and perhaps colleagues from the Department for Transport would be delighted to meet him…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillThe funding provided by the Treasury to the DHSC is completely unchanged as a result of the reversal of the NIC increase. That applies both to the money that was essentially…11 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment in InfrastructureI think the Chancellor set out the investment zone concept very clearly. There will be, by agreement with local authorities, planning freedoms and very significant tax cuts.…11 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment in InfrastructureA critical part of the Government’s growth plan is road, rail and energy infrastructure. We will be introducing legislation shortly to ensure that the delivery of that critical…11 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment in InfrastructureI thank my hon. Friend, who is a tireless champion for the great city of Milton Keynes. I would be delighted to meet him to discuss the idea along with colleagues from, perhaps,…11 Oct 2022HANSARDInflationI have regular discussions with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. If the hon. Member’s question relates to the operating budget of the DWP, we…11 Oct 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillIn terms of content that is legal but potentially harmful, as the Bill is drafted, the platforms will have to set out their policies, but their policies can say whatever they…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI thank the shadow Minister for giving way—I will miss our exchanges across the Dispatch Box. She is making a point about the Secretary of State powers in, I think, clause 40. Is…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI congratulate the Minister on his appointment, and I look forward to supporting him in his role as he previously supported me in mine. I think he made an important point a minute…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Ochil and South Perthshire (John Nicolson). Let me begin by repeating my earlier congratulations to my hon. Friend the Member for…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI did of course hear what was said by my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Mr Davis). To be honest, I think that increased scrutiny of content which might…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillClause 13(6)(b), for instance, states that the terms of service must be “applied consistently in relation to content”, and so forth. As far as I can see, amendment 72 removes the…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his comments. I merely observe that the “consistency” requirements were written into the Bill, and, as far as I can see, are not there now.…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillI understand my hon. Friend’s point. Through his work as the Chairman of the Select Committee he has done fantastic work in scrutinising the Bill. There might be circumstances…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillThe Government are often in possession of information—for example, security information relating to the UK intelligence community—that Ofcom, as the proposer of a code or a…12 Jul 2022