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HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesSurely, every single citizen of this country has a legitimate interest in closing the kinds of loopholes that have allowed rotten, dirty money to come flooding into our…07 Dec 2023HANSARD Beneficial Ownership Registers: Overseas Territories and Crown DependenciesThe legitimate public interest filter, as the Minister calls it, stands or falls on how “legitimate public interest” is defined. At the moment, it appears to be far too narrowly…07 Dec 2023HANSARDGender RecognitionWill the Secretary of State talk about what the implications would be if sex were defined in law as biological? Would existing trans people have to act in all public appearances…06 Dec 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsOn that point, will the hon. Lady give way?22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsI welcome the hon. Lady to her new post. I hope she has an enjoyable time at the Treasury, as I did when I was there. Will she confirm that figures show that this Parliament is…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsYou’ve said that already.22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is making some important points. Does he agree that, if it is the decisions of the Bank of England that have halved inflation, as the Opposition think, the…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsI also welcome the Minister to his position. Does he not distinguish between borrowing for capital investment and borrowing for current expenditure? If he does not, he has a very…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Witham (Priti Patel), who made an interesting and thoughtful speech. The backdrop of the autumn statement is an ongoing cost…22 Nov 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementThe Chancellor did not mention the freezing of tax thresholds, which is due to rake in £52 billion in the next six years. Was that an omission, or is he leaving the freeze in…22 Nov 2023HANSARDBreaking Down Barriers to OpportunityIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Aylesbury (Rob Butler) in this King’s Speech debate. After 13 years of Tory Government, and three Prime Ministers in the last year…08 Nov 2023HANSARD Contracts for Difference SchemeThat was not a point of order.19 Oct 2023HANSARD Contracts for Difference SchemeThe hon. Member for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill came in at short notice to deal with an issue, and the Minister ought to be more sensitive to that in his remarks.19 Oct 2023HANSARD Contracts for Difference SchemeSuch is democracy.19 Oct 2023HANSARD Contracts for Difference SchemeThank you. In the interests of the debate, I have been very lax, because we have had lots of time. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered the…19 Oct 2023HANSARD Contracts for Difference SchemeI call the shadow Minister.19 Oct 2023HANSARD Contracts for Difference SchemeIs the hon. Member making a point of order?19 Oct 2023HANSARD Hate Crime Against the LGBT+ CommunityIt is a pleasure to be in this debate with you in the Chair, Ms Cummins. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Cardiff South and Penarth (Stephen Doughty) for securing the debate…18 Oct 2023HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsIt is an honour to follow the right hon. Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May). I pay tribute to the work she has done and place on record my thanks to the all-party parliamentary group…07 Sept 2023HANSARDHormone Pregnancy TestsI think the Minister for her generosity in giving way, but this sounds like a typical civil service-drafted speech, if I may say so, mentioning everything but the issue we are…07 Sept 2023