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HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthThe right hon. Gentleman had the pleasure, as I did, of having lunch with some senators who were visiting here from France. I believe he was at the very conversation where they…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthThe hon. Lady asks where the action is. Will she accept that today £150 is going into the bank accounts of people in council tax bands A to D from councils across this country?18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthWell, I think a windfall tax that helps the lowest-income households is the right approach, and that is the approach that the Government are already following. There is already a…18 May 2022HANSARDAchieving Economic GrowthIt was interesting to listen to the hon. Member for Rhondda (Chris Bryant). Although I will not be joining him in the Lobby this evening to vote down the entirety of the Queen’s…18 May 2022HANSARDBusiness QuestionDuring Prorogation, Mr Speaker, you announced that you would establish a Speaker’s Commission to ensure that the workplace we are privileged to be part of is as secure and as…12 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Since Putin’s evil invasion of Ukraine, Poland has given refuge to well over 2 million people. When members of the British Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union met our…25 Apr 2022HANSARD Hereditary Titles (Female Succession)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the succession of female heirs to hereditary titles; and for connected purposes. On this day, when we…20 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. As the Foreign Secretary writes her international development strategy, what conversations is the COP26 President having about the importance of international climate finance…20 Apr 2022HANSARDRape as a Weapon of War in UkraineI commend the Minister and the Foreign Secretaries over the past decade on their international leadership on this important issue. Should Vlad Putin the invader decide to travel…31 Mar 2022HANSARD Ukraine Refugee VisasLast week, at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, the UK delegation was able to meet our Polish parliamentary counterparts to thank them for everything their country has been…31 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ7. The eyes of the world are rightly focused on Putin’s evil invasion of Ukraine, but there is still a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. I welcome the fact that, later this…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsWith council tax being one of the biggest items in household budgets, could the Chancellor remind the House which party tends to be the best, in a local council, for setting…15 Mar 2022HANSARD Refugees from UkraineI welcome the Home Secretary’s announcement. May I make a further suggestion—a practical one, I hope—that could alleviate the situation? According to the House of Commons Library,…10 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsOn International Women’s Day, does the Foreign Secretary agree that one way to amplify the message we are sending to Russia through sanctions would be to call on every woman in…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. I warmly welcome the new trade deals that are being announced. Not all of them include financial services, which is our biggest export sector. Working closely with the…03 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWith everything that is going on in the world, I wonder if the Leader of the House could still find time for a debate on Malvern Hills College. It was taken over by Warwickshire…03 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ9. Wednesday 9 February. It is wonderful news that the first in-person Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting for four years will take place during Her Majesty’s platinum…09 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI visited the citizens advice bureau in Malvern and people there were sharing with me the fact that they still have tens of thousands of pounds in household support grants that…01 Feb 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital Admissions2. What steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of covid-19 hospital admissions.18 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Hospital AdmissionsBefore omicron arrived there had been over 10 million positive cases in this country of covid-19, of which 14 in every 1,000 appeared to have been fatal. Since omicron arrived…18 Jan 2022