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HANSARD Business of the HouseOne year and one day ago, the Prime Minister visited my constituency to see the flood damage. Over the past weeks, properties in my constituency have once again been ruined by…09 Jan 2025HANSARD Public Finances: Borrowing CostsUS bond rates are rising as well as those in the UK, with higher than expected inflation and interest rates. I note that Conservative Members have not mentioned that; perhaps they…09 Jan 2025HANSARDFrozen Russian Assets: UkraineAcross the House, we agree that we must show Putin that we have the resolve and resources to defeat him. If we do not, a great power war more terrible that we can imagine will…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingOver the past 24 hours, heavy rainfall has led to flooding in my constituency in Loughborough, Quorn and Hathern. A year ago, the Prime Minister visited Loughborough when that…06 Jan 2025HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI thank the right hon. Member for his incredibly kind words. For me, this is actually rather simple. I follow the Office for Budget Responsibility forecast, which goes through the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe young and the lowest paid work in the smallest businesses. Some analysis, including that from the Institute for Fiscal Studies, does not include these measures, and does not…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI direct the hon. Gentleman to today’s labour market statistics. Employment is still high; unemployment is about the same as it was; and I think inactivity is falling. In the…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI absolutely understand the benefits of early years childcare, which is why we are so proud that it is a key part of this Government’s opportunity mission and is one of our…17 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThis Labour Government will invest to rebuild our broken nation. Investment in our future will be paid for by tax revenue, and today we are debating the largest revenue-raising…17 Dec 2024HANSARDBudget 2024: UnemploymentThat is incredibly kind of you, Mr Speaker. Young non-graduates are finding it far harder to get good, well-paid jobs. The number of young people not in education, employment or…16 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillThe point is that by ending the tax breaks for the wealthiest, we are able to raise the revenue that we need to invest in our nation’s prosperity. That is the point of the…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI will make some progress. We are creating good jobs through our measures in the green transition and the caring economy and yes, building homes for the young to live in. Our warm…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillBy building the houses we need, we get the revenue from the tax changes we see today. Indeed, that is the entire point of our programme, in addition to the planning reforms that…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillThe difference in our approaches is that I do not believe in running down the state sector so people have to use the private sector to get a decent education. Half of schools do…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillIn my constituency, private school fees are £15,000 per child per year. As a point of fact, almost no one in the bottom 80% sends their children to private school. Overall, it is…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI thank the right hon. Member for his kind words. As he will know, the Government are fixing things for those who need special education—there is a huge amount we have to fix in…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillThank you very much, Madam Chair. I thank the entire House for its well wishes. I rise to speak of how our reforms will raise tax revenues from the wealthiest and use that money…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsWe on this side of the House will not take lectures on living standards from the party that left us with the worst squeeze on wages since Napoleon, the highest energy prices in…04 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIt is the responsible decision to invest in this country’s foundation, so that we get the doctors, nurses and teachers that we all need, and to insulate our homes.03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe Government will set out exactly what the health and care budgets will be before next April, and the investment will go towards improving the health and care system that we and…03 Dec 2024