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HANSARDFinance BillThis Budget is investing in the future, and indeed changing this country. This is a Budget that is moving forward, but I want to cover the bits covered in the Finance Bill. It is…03 Mar 2025HANSARDCreative IndustriesLocal theatres, art centres and galleries enrich our lives and our local economies. Each job in the creative sector creates two elsewhere in our local economy. In my constituency…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Loughborough Rotary Club does brilliant work in my constituency, as I know the Rotary Club does across this country. In my community it has provided more than 200 warm coats…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryKeeping our nation safe and preserving Ukraine for the future means showing Putin that we and our European allies have the resolve and the resources to defeat him. Showing him…27 Feb 2025HANSARDCreative Industries6. What steps her Department has taken to help support creative industries in Loughborough constituency.27 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI thank the Prime Minister for his statement. I think the entire House agrees that our safety and that of our allies depends on showing Putin that we have the resolve and…25 Feb 2025HANSARD Warm Home DiscountMay I welcome the Minister’s announcement around the expansion of the warm home discount scheme? About 160,000 homes in my region will get £150 more help with their energy bills,…25 Feb 2025HANSARDUkraineKeeping ourselves safe here means showing Putin that we have the resolve and the resources to defeat him, as indeed we have. In European NATO our combined GDP is about $24.5…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Low-income Countries: Debt CancellationI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southgate and Wood Green (Bambos Charalambous) for securing this debate. African nations face a debt crisis caused by global factors—a debt…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Welfare CapI could not agree more with my hon. Friend. Ten minutes is nowhere near enough time for people to get the job support they need. It is not enough for those who are seeking help or…29 Jan 2025HANSARDGrowing the UK EconomyInvestment is what makes us more prosperous; it produces more work, it gets wages rising and it creates good jobs. I am an East Midlands MP, and we have some of the lowest…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Welfare CapI do not believe that the hon. Member is correct. The welfare cap does not define future decisions; the welfare cap in future years defines the total amount that will be spent at…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Welfare CapI thank the hon. Member for that point. Indeed, that is the entire reason why we are changing the system today. Yes, it is about practical changes and providing more support, but…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Welfare CapEvery person in this country should be able to live a decent life, but too many of us are unable to earn a decent wage. That is what is pushing up social security spending,…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Fiscal Policy: Defence SpendingI think both sides of the House can agree that our peace and security are founded on strong armed forces. Will the Minister therefore welcome the fact that we are spending £3…27 Jan 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo insulate our homes and build the 1.5 million we need, we will need far more construction workers—about 1 million over the next decade. What steps are we taking on…27 Jan 2025HANSARD Russian Maritime Activity and UK ResponseKeeping ourselves safer at home means ensuring that Putin loses abroad, because when Putin is finished in Ukraine—whenever that may be—he will come for more. Defeating him means…22 Jan 2025HANSARDUK Economic Growth5. What steps he is taking with international partners to help increase UK economic growth.14 Jan 2025HANSARD UK-China Economic and Financial DialogueFirst, may I remind Conservative Members that UK bond yields are rising for the same reason that German and French bond yields are—because they are tracking the US rate? They…14 Jan 2025HANSARDUK Economic GrowthThis is indeed an exciting year to help improve our economic growth and our trading relationship with India. We are two nations with an intertwined history and common democratic…14 Jan 2025