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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe right hon. Gentleman is encouraging the Government to ameliorate their position. Does he agree that there is one very clear way of doing that today? Members on all Benches…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIt is music to my ears to hear a Conservative Member of Parliament finally recognise the connection between the NHS and social care. The right hon. Member will remember that…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillPart-time workers, especially in the hospitality sector, will be very badly affected. Before these changes a person could work 14 hours a week without incurring employers’…17 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillWe Liberal Democrats have long campaigned against what has become, in some places, the scourge of second homes. In too many cases they disrupt or destroy local communities.…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillTo be honest, I do not know what the distinction is between global profits and UK profits. The point is that the levy is put on UK profits made out of UK operations. I hope that…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillAt the heart of the debate is a stark injustice, understood by every man, woman and child on the streets of Great Britain. In the last few years, oil and gas giants have made…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI commend the Government for looking at capital gains tax as a potential source of revenue to get public services back on their feet, but we Liberal Democrats believe there was a…10 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI welcome that intervention. In the debate on the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill yesterday, I addressed that question head on. I will try…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsOn 23 October, at Deputy Prime Minister’s questions, I warned the Government that an increase in national insurance contributions would impact not only millions of small…04 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsCitizens Advice in St Albans supports some of the most vulnerable people to access public services. It says that the changes to national insurance contributions will “hit hard…03 Dec 2024HANSARD UK Supply Chains: Uyghur Forced LabourMay I, too, congratulate the hon. Member for Rotherham (Sarah Champion) on securing the urgent question, and welcome the Minister back to Parliament and to his place? Food…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance ContributionsWe all want to see stronger public services. According to Hightown Housing Association, the estimated extra total cost of the national insurance contribution changes will be…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThis Saturday is Small Business Saturday. It is an opportunity for every single one of us to celebrate the fantastic small businesses in our constituencies—businesses that are the…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman that GP services, dentists and hospices are having to make decisions now on freezing recruitment and not providing wage increases, so there is real…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe fact remains that the IFS said that our proposals for capital gains tax, which would raise £5 billion, go in “a sensible direction”. I recognise that the IFS does not like our…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that point. Many people work part time, for all sorts of reasons. They could be coming back from a period of poor mental health. They could be…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI am grateful to the Minister for addressing my earlier questions. Rather than taking with one hand and giving back with the other, would the Minister support moves to exempt all…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillOne group of people who are not often talked about are the learning disabled. Clause 9(3)(b) says that if an assessing doctor has any doubt as to the capacity of the person, they…29 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg for your patience as I retread some of the remarks I made earlier. It is my view that the family farm tax…27 Nov 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 27 November.27 Nov 2024