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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI politely suggest that the right hon. Gentleman should not set up a polling company, as that is not an effective sampling strategy. Deary me. Where do I start? Anyway, we are…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillNot only are we protecting the smallest businesses by raising the employment allowance, but there will be business rates relief for the hospitality businesses to which the hon.…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillIt is a pleasure to be called to speak in this incredibly important debate. On 30 October, the Chancellor delivered a Budget that will rebuild the foundations of our broken…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. If Opposition parties wish to criticise the tax rise on the largest businesses and the wealthiest individuals, they must set out what…03 Dec 2024HANSARDTransport Decarbonisation17. What steps she is taking to decarbonise the transport sector.21 Nov 2024HANSARDTransport DecarbonisationTransport is decarbonising more slowly than other sectors because, while car emissions have fallen by 20% since 1990, haulage emissions have barely moved. Earlier this month, my…21 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsToday’s Budget is when we start to turn this country around, rebuild prosperity and rekindle the belief that things can get better. With this Budget, we begin to rebuild hope. I…30 Oct 2024HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsThis nation experienced the highest rise in energy bills of all G7 countries after Putin invaded Ukraine, because the Conservatives left us dependent on natural gas and with the…29 Oct 2024HANSARD International EngagementThe pandemic, rising interest rates, and rising wheat and energy prices after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine have led to a debt crisis in low-income nations. Some 32 African nations…28 Oct 2024HANSARD Fiscal RulesFiscal rules are a tool for responsibility, and we should all welcome rules that help us to act responsibly and invest responsibly. The rules and the accounting definitions that…28 Oct 2024HANSARD House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) BillWhatever has happened in the years and decades gone by, this is the question before us now: a step forward to help reform the House of Lords. We do not claim that we in this House…15 Oct 2024HANSARDScotland’s EconomyCan my hon. Friend confirm that his industrial strategy—and indeed GB Energy and our clean energy revolution—are not merely theoretical? They are working practically in the United…15 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS Performance: Darzi InvestigationAcross my constituency, my constituents are struggling to see the GPs they need; indeed, we see that across the whole nation. On Friday, I visited the Park View surgery, where the…07 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillThank you, Madam Chair, for allowing me to give my maiden speech in this House. Like every Member across this House, it is the greatest honour, privilege and responsibility of my…04 Sept 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI used to work in the Treasury; what we have heard today about the Conservative party is shocking and shameful. The Chancellor has set out how far away the last Government were…29 Jul 2024