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HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI thank my hon. Friend for inviting me to his constituency last year; I believe it was shortly after I was made a Minister on 1 September. It was a very productive and useful…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI thank my hon. Friend for the conversations that I know she has had with Ministers on this and other issues in recent weeks and months. Yes, we will continue to do all we can to…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefYes, we did discuss this at Treasury questions and on Second Reading of the Finance Bill, and we will have time to discuss it in the Committee of the whole House next week too—and…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for her strong representation of rural constituents and rural communities. She makes a very important point. It is worth noting that…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefThe Government wanted to ensure that the changes that we are legislating for in the Finance Bill in the coming weeks came forward before that Bill was passed. We have continued to…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefThe Government want to support growth and investment in rural communities. That is why we are putting in £11.8 billion of support over the course of this Parliament and ensuring…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI thank my hon. Friend for the strong representation that he has provided for his constituents since he was elected in 2024, and for raising an important issue. I am sure that…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefThe Government have set the thresholds for tax policies over the period of the OBR’s forecast, and it would not be right for me to comment on the changes that may or may not…05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefYes, I agree with my hon. Friend’s powerful contribution. He made important points about how the trade deals negotiated by the previous Government undermined British farming and…05 Jan 2026HANSARDInheritance tax relief for infected blood compensation paymentsAt Budget 2025, the Government announced that they would extend the existing relief from inheritance tax to compensation payments made from the infected blood compensation scheme…18 Dec 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI happily give way to my hon. Friend.17 Dec 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillWe should make progress. I step back for my final three numbers. Let me briefly set out how some of the long-term decisions the Government are taking are paying off. Figures today…17 Dec 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillSome 4.4 million of the self-employed are also not able to save into salary sacrifice schemes; it is right that we make the scheme fairer for all. Let me continue to run through…17 Dec 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for bringing the Front Benchers on both sides to heel at just the right time, before I make the closing remarks. It is a pleasure to close this…17 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe OBR was aware of the tax changes announced in the previous Budget when it made its forecast just a few weeks ago. It expects that employment will rise in every year of this…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI happily give way—I look forward to it.16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I look forward to contributions from Members on both sides of the House on the various measures in the Finance Bill. On the point that the hon.…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI am sure that the right hon. Gentleman will have read the Office for Budget Responsibility’s report—we had a bit of extra time to read it this year. He will know that according…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. On 26 November, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor delivered her second Budget at this Dispatch Box. This was a Budget to…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI will give way, and then I will try to make some progress, so that other Members can get in.16 Dec 2025