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HANSARD Film IndustryFirst, I welcome the Secretary of State’s words. The Select Committee worked hard to get that commitment to tax credits in the Budget earlier this year, and her implementing it at…09 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsOrder. A lot of people want to take part in this debate, so I remind everybody that they need to bob if they wish to be called. Given the nature of the debate, I recommend that…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsOrder. We seem to have a problem with the sound—it seems to be everybody’s microphones. I encourage the hon. Gentleman to plough on while we see whether we can change a few plugs…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsOrder. We have to move on to the next speaker.08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsThis is a reminder that there is a two-minute time limit and, in order to get through the remaining speakers, I am now not going to add an additional minute for each intervention.08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsI thank all Members for their forbearance and efficiency this morning. We have managed to get through everybody. I also thank the Front-Bench spokespeople for forgoing a little…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsI am desperately trying to squeeze everybody in, but, as we can see, a lot of people want to speak, so I will now take the time limit down to two minutes.08 Oct 2024HANSARD Edinburgh Festivals: Cultural and Economic ContributionIt is a huge pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I congratulate the hon. Member for Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Chris Murray) on securing the debate and on…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsBradley Thomas has one minute to wind up.08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsOrder.08 Oct 2024HANSARDBritish Indian Ocean Territory: NegotiationsI wonder whether the Foreign Secretary will have a go at answering a direct question. How much will the UK have to pay for the privilege of ceding our sovereignty?07 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationThe Secretary of State will know that cancer is the biggest cause of death by illness for children under 14 in the UK, and that this is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. He will…12 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseMay I pick up on the question asked by the hon. Member for Eltham and Chislehurst (Clive Efford) about the infected blood scandal? The Leader of the House confirmed that there…12 Sept 2024HANSARDWater Pollution: AccountabilityDozens of homes and businesses across Alverstoke village in my constituency were flooded with polluted water from the Alver creek when Storm Pierrick caused a tidal surge in April…12 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentPensioners in my constituency will be saddened by the way the Minister is caricaturing pensioners as wealthy and not in need of this winter fuel support. Age UK has said that, in…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingI welcome the Minister to his place and very much look forward to working with him to promote our world-class creative industries, including our music industry and all the other…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingI am very fortunate to have been re-elected as the Chair of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, but we do not have any members of the Committee yet. Any decisions about what…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Dynamic Ticket PricingI could not have said it better myself—that is exactly what it is. We understand the laws of supply and demand, but we also understand the laws of transparency and fairness. What…10 Sept 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Leader of the House understands more than most the value of the British film and high-end TV industry to our economy and to jobs. She will know that, in this year’s spring…05 Sept 2024HANSARD SEND ProvisionIt is a pleasure to serve under your stewardship, Mr Betts, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) on securing the debate. I suppose that the best…05 Sept 2024