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HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe Minister says that she has considered carefully the fairness of the changes in this clause. Has she considered at all the compound effect of this and all the other taxes that…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI reflect on the fact that, following the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government’s Budget today in Scotland, 93% of hospitality, retail and leisure businesses in…13 Jan 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI have heard a range of cases from right hon. and hon. Members about that differential, and I would certainly like to see nothing happen that would jeopardise the drinks,…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is not enough just to freeze rail fares; they should be cut, as the Scottish Government have done in Scotland. It is fair to say that English rail commuters should enjoy the…08 Jan 2026HANSARDGlasgow Safer Drug Consumption FacilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers, and I genuinely mean that in this instance. Every drug death in Scotland is a tragedy, and the painful reality is…08 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesI am interested to know how keen the Minister is to adhere to that distinct element of the Labour party’s manifesto, because it seems clear to rural communities up and down…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Rural CommunitiesIs the shadow Minister as aghast as I am to hear Labour Back Benchers taking credit for the substantial U-turn on the family farm tax, as though it was inevitable, when it was…07 Jan 2026HANSARD Ukraine and Wider Operational UpdateI wholeheartedly endorse the resolve across this House to continue to help Ukraine to prevail against this aggression. By extension, I therefore commend the armed forces personnel…07 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy TransitionRefined hydrocarbon fuels are excluded from the Government’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, meaning that although UK refineries face emissions trading scheme costs of £50 per…06 Jan 2026HANSARDRural CrimeHappy new year to you, Mr Speaker—but unfortunately for the haulage industry, 2026 promises to be a year of increasing freight crime from haulage operators up and down these…05 Jan 2026HANSARDRural Crime8. If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a specific offence of aggravated theft from commercial vehicles.05 Jan 2026HANSARDAgricultural Property Relief and Business Property ReliefI pay tribute to the Minister: he is back out again doing a sterling job of being a totally discredited Chancellor’s human shield. He will remember the Finance Bill that we…05 Jan 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) Billrose —16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI can only guess that Reform UK is polling quite high in Glasgow East. On his substantive point about child poverty, is the hon. Member relieved that his constituents in Glasgow…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillWill the Minister give way?16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. Does he agree with me—and, I think I am right in saying, with the hon. Member for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe (David Chadwick)—that…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI absolutely do agree. I am in full accord with those Members’ bravery on the APR, but I am not sure how that links directly to 3p a mile for electric vehicles. The point is made,…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillDoes the shadow Chancellor bristle like I do and like my constituents in Angus and Perthshire Glens who are engaged in farm businesses and agribusiness more generally when they…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe right hon. Gentleman anticipates my next paragraph. The energy profits levy should be coming to an end, but it has been extended by this Labour Government until 2030. That has…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman was obviously not listening. The increase to the block grant is spread over the entire spending review period—five years—and it does not cover more than half of…16 Dec 2025