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HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests: Remit4. What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the remit of the independent adviser on ministerial interests.07 Sept 2023HANSARDIndependent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests: RemitIt is an understatement to observe that the ministerial code has been more honoured in the breach than in the observance during the last few years, and trust in our politics has…07 Sept 2023HANSARD Veterans: HandforthBefore I call Esther to reply, can I say that interventions have to be brief, especially in debates of this kind, where other speeches are not allowed? I have been lenient once; I…06 Sept 2023HANSARDFinancial Education in SchoolsI intend to call the Front Benchers from 10.30 am. If hon. Members who are not on the Front Benches bear that in mind, there will not be a need for a time limit.06 Sept 2023HANSARDFinancial Education in SchoolsMy elbow?06 Sept 2023HANSARDFinancial Education in SchoolsOrder. I do not want to intervene too much, but if you say “you”, you are referring to me. As I am sure we all we know, he is “the hon. Gentleman”.06 Sept 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportWill the right hon. Lady give way?10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportDoes my hon. Friend agree that when the Privileges Committee is meeting, it cannot engage in answering allegations about what it is doing in the press, but has to continue its…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way. He has referred to the Privileges Committee—it notes this in the report—as a kangaroo court. He said: “I think it makes kangaroo…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportDoes my right hon. and learned Friend agree that if the motion were not to go through, and it was to be open season on all future members of the Privileges Committee during…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker—Madam Deputy Speaker, sorry. I think I got my pronouns mixed up. I rise to support the motion before us today. I am glad that there are no amendments…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI am sure the hon. Gentleman will do what he thinks is right—I think we can all guess what that will be—when we vote. I note that the way in which this House has traditionally…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportThat is the problem, and I think the special report has done us a service by bringing it to the attention of this House. It is something we have to think about as we consider the…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special Reportindicated dissent .10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI was going to make a very similar point to the one that the hon. Member for Warrington South (Andy Carter) has just made. Does the right hon. Member agree that this is not about…10 Jul 2023HANSARDEnvironment, Food and Rural AffairsWhen they were privatised, water companies had all the debt written off, so they started with zero. Since then, they have borrowed £53 billion, much of which has been used to help…10 Jul 2023HANSARDWater Industry: Financial ResilienceWhen they were privatised, water companies had all the debt written off, so they started with zero. Since then, they have borrowed £53 billion, much of which has been used to help…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage CharterSome 8,600 families in Wallasey are facing increases in their mortgage bills of up to £1,800 in a year. That is a huge extra chunk of worry. I welcome the Chancellor’s statement,…26 Jun 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT8. Food inflation is rising by double the rate of inflation, and the rate for basic foodstuffs—bread, pasta, milk—is even higher, often going up by 40% or more. In my…19 Jun 2023