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HANSARDReplacement of the Chancellor of the ExchequerWhat we have seen in the last month is one of the largest humiliations this country has ever experienced, and it is directly as a result of the current Prime Minister’s agenda,…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateThe Chancellor has put a brutal end to the self-proclaimed new era of Trussonomics with his announcements. He has taken away £32 billion-worth of planned cuts. According to the…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic SituationCan I just offer the Chief Secretary to the Treasury some gentle advice? If he refuses to accept that the fiscal event on 23 September has had any effect on what has happened in…12 Oct 2022HANSARDMortgage Rates and the Bank of EnglandSurely Ministers must now apologise for the chaos that their mini-Budget, with its £45 billion of unfunded spending commitments and tax cuts, caused to the bond markets. Is it not…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanThe Chancellor, without giving us any sign of the figures, has announced what is, in effect, a Budget with massive tax cuts, most of which go to those who are already well off. He…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionGet the right page!22 Sept 2022HANSARD Shale Gas ExtractionIt is a bit rich of the self-styled Minister for the 19th century to think that the CEO of Cuadrilla is out of date. The Secretary of State’s manifesto said: “We will not support…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty The QueenIt is an honour to pay tribute to Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on behalf of my constituents in Wallasey, who are in shock and mourning today. One thing that strikes…09 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillWill the Minister give way?07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillThere is much on the Bill for which I think there will be cross-party support, but there are some elements that worry me, and I wonder whether the Minister can reassure me about…07 Sept 2022HANSARDWar in Ukraine: UK Farming and Food ProductionI call Jim Shannon.20 Jul 2022HANSARDDisability and Gender Inclusivity in the MediaI will call Dr Lisa Cameron to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. As is the convention in 30-minute debates, there will not be an opportunity for the Member in…20 Jul 2022HANSARDWar in Ukraine: UK Farming and Food ProductionWhile the heat remains at this level, although in this room it is perfectly nice and a bit more survivable outside, I am content for Members not to wear jackets or ties in…20 Jul 2022HANSARDConfidence in Her Majesty’s GovernmentWe do not currently have a functioning Government; it imploded two weeks ago, when there were over 50 ministerial resignations in 36 hours. The decision of those Ministers to…18 Jul 2022HANSARD Online Safety BillFurther to that point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. The convention is that if the Leader of the Opposition tables a motion of no confidence, it is taken as the next available…12 Jul 2022HANSARD Prime Minister’s Meeting with Alexander LebedevThe Minister really cannot come to the House so unprepared that she cannot give us any answers, when the Prime Minister has belatedly admitted that he met an agent of the Russian…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. We have had two urgent questions today where Ministers have come to the Dispatch Box and told us that they have no knowledge of the things…07 Jul 2022HANSARD Functioning of GovernmentI have a list here of all the resignations from Government. I will not read them out, but there are plenty of tasty quotes in there that will be of use later on. The Minister…07 Jul 2022HANSARD 50 Years of Pride in the UKIt is a real pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington (Elliot Colburn), my co-chair on the all-party parliamentary group on global LGBT+ rights. I look…30 Jun 2022HANSARD 50 Years of Pride in the UKGet your spice cupboard sorted out.30 Jun 2022