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HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Member said that he is not sure whether I believe what I am reading. I did write this myself, and I do very much believe it. We will have plenty of time to debate the…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThat is very kind of my hon. Friend. I know that he and others on all sides of the House have made representations over many years on behalf of their constituents affected by the…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend is a strong advocate for his constituents and the businesses based in his part of the world. Those businesses contribute significant revenue to the Exchequer, and…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI am happy to discuss those numbers with the right hon. Member in more detail, either afterwards or I can come in and discuss those points with him, although I did not quite…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI will give way—persistence pays.16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillOur proposals on APR and BPR mean that those with business or agricultural assets will have both the additional £1 million allowance and a tax rate that is half the rate that…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillIf I may, I will try to make some progress so that other hon. Members are able to contribute. This Government are delivering growth and are focused on driving investment in our…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI thank the right hon. Member for his point. We do want to see farming businesses in rural communities and businesses up and down the country investing and growing for the future.…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI, too, welcome that change in the Budget, and I commend my colleague the Economic Secretary to the Treasury for the work she has been doing on that—I am sure we will hear more…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI give way to my constituency neighbour.16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI thank my hon. Friend for his intervention—the first from a Labour Member. I look forward to many more from Labour hon. Friends, as well as Opposition Members. This Government…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI give way to the hon. Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore), who was the first to catch my eye on that occasion.16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThis Budget will lift thousands of children in Scotland out of poverty, because of decisions that we have made. This Government have made £10 billion more spending available to…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerIndeed; I heard the point of order loud and clear. It is worth remembering that this is an Opposition day debate—I think it is within the remit to talk about the Opposition and…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerWhat the Treasury does accept is that at this Budget, the Government had to make the decisions to ensure that we could increase our fiscal stability and get borrowing falling in…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI agree entirely with my hon. Friend. Too many Conservative Members defended the mini-Budget, which crashed the economy and added thousands of pounds to mortgages. In contrast,…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI thank the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, my right hon. Friend the Member for Ealing North (James Murray), for his earlier remarks, which framed today’s debate rather well. As…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerGo on—that’s helpful.10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI agree that the Opposition are incredibly damaging for the economy. The clean-up operation of the disaster zone that was the last 14 years is well and truly under way. Our…10 Dec 2025HANSARD Conduct of the Chancellor of the ExchequerI am going to make some progress, if that is okay, because my hon. Friend will know that many other Members have not yet spoken and I might give way to them later. It is worth…10 Dec 2025