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HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized BusinessesI did not hear an answer to my question. To add insult to injury to the retail and hospitality businesses on our high streets, the letter that has gone out from the Ministry of…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI am the former Chair of that Committee, Madam Deputy Speaker, but I appreciate the chance to make a couple of additional points. My right hon. Friend the Member for Central Devon…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI would love to, but I am going to try to really race through what I have to say. There is a track record here of saying one thing and then doing another. What we see is a…10 Dec 2025HANSARDChild Poverty StrategyLast year, the Secretary of State, her Front-Bench colleagues and pretty much everyone behind her voted against lifting the two-child benefit cap—[Hon. Members: “No, we didn’t.”]…08 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairI welcome the fact that the Minister has just confirmed a leak inquiry is under way at the Treasury, and I will be paying close attention to that inquiry. Richard Hughes was an…03 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsThe leak of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s economic and financial forecasts on Wednesday was obviously shocking, and it has rightly come up with a swift and complete…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Rochdale (Paul Waugh). I will be picking up on some of the points he made later in my remarks, but I will start by characterising…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI liked the introduction to the shadow Chancellor’s speech. Would a better film analogy perhaps be “The Nightmare Before Christmas”?27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am talking about yesterday’s Budget. The Chancellor herself announced that she was freezing the thresholds for a further three years, and I dare say that the hon. Gentleman will…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am looking forward to the Minister’s winding-up speech at the end of the debate, and I will not give way at the moment. Given the skulduggery that the Treasury seems to have…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Critical Minerals StrategyI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement. Critical minerals are vital to our national security. In submarines, missiles, jet fighters and radar, we need critical…24 Nov 2025HANSARDFlooding: MonmouthshireOn behalf of residents in flood-prone West Worcestershire who approached Storm Claudia with trepidation, I convey our sympathies to people in Monmouthshire. Experiencing a flood…19 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget: Press BriefingsThe speculation was inflamed by the Chancellor herself giving a speech at the press conference. Surely one of the most damaging pieces of speculation in the media was that there…17 Nov 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Police OfficersOne thing that neighbourhood policing can tackle effectively is the way in which TikTok is being used to distribute spice-laced vapes to our young people. Will the Minister…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Chancellor justified at the Dispatch Box what a working person is. Will she reiterate at the Dispatch Box now what she said to the British public during the general election…04 Nov 2025HANSARD“Soldier F” Trial VerdictFifty-one years ago this month, 21 people were murdered and 200 people were injured in the Birmingham pub bombings. Last week the Minister for Security, the hon. Member for…03 Nov 2025HANSARDInvestment in BusinessesI welcome the all-new ministerial team to their positions. They have inherited a crisis, because business confidence has plunged to a record low since the Chancellor’s Halloween…30 Oct 2025HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized BusinessesI associate myself with the remarks about British Beauty Week. In addition to beauty businesses, one of the key ingredients for growth on our high streets is having a post office…30 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThe shadow Chancellor is making a powerful speech. Is he aware that recently in the Treasury Committee we were given evidence by a range of tax specialists, all of whom endorsed…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Employment Rights: Impact on BusinessesOn a point of order, Dr Murrison. I appreciate that this is the Minister’s first time responding to a debate in Westminster Hall. My point of order is simply that she may wish to…16 Sept 2025