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HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is always good to be guided by you. The Secretary of State set out how living standards will increase right across the UK, and Scotland is part…05 Dec 2024HANSARD Improving Public TransportThe hon. Lady is summing up the debate well and I know that time is tight. She will know that the Transport Committee has just launched an inquiry into rural bus services that…05 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecuritySorry.02 Dec 2024HANSARDNorth-West SyriaThis appears to be a completely intractable situation, but I wish the Minister well on his trip. As my hon. Friend the Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) made clear, Iran…02 Dec 2024HANSARDMigration and Border SecurityI thank the Secretary of State for her statement, and I ask my question in the context of my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I also thank her for talking…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the hon. Lady give way?29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?29 Nov 2024HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?29 Nov 2024HANSARD UK Leadership on SudanI thank the Minister for her statement. This week the UN called the crisis in Sudan an “invisible crisis”, so it is really powerful that we have had so much agreement here today,…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseI agree with the comments about uniformed associations, which are absolutely true. One of the defining features of recent years has been the cost of living crisis, which has had…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillThe Government have taken the difficult decision to means-test the winter fuel allowance and protect the poorest pensioners, but my understanding is that that is a devolved power…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillToo often we find that the Greens talk a good game, but when it comes to making decisions, whether on pylons or inheritance tax, they begin to get a little bit nervous, so I would…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend mentioned partygate, but it goes far beyond that. We have to remember that the dodgy contracts that went to mates and donors brought our country into utter…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI am not quite clear what the hon. Gentleman is saying. Is he advising businesses in his constituency not to employ 18-year-olds, or is he telling 18-year-olds in his constituency…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillWill the hon. Gentleman give way?27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillI thank the hon. Lady for giving way. In January 2023 the Conservative Chancellor increased the energy profit levy by 10%, from 25% to 35%. What was the impact of that change on…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillThe hon. Gentleman talks about honesty. It sounds like he has read our manifesto, so did we say that we would reduce energy prices by November 2024? Did we say that we would raise…27 Nov 2024HANSARDCOP29I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. I was proud of the constructive role that the UK played in the negotiations, representing our country and also some of the…26 Nov 2024HANSARD“Get Britain Working” White PaperYesterday I was proud to host a reception from the Royal National Institute of Blind People, at which I heard that, across the UK, people with failing eyesight are not getting the…26 Nov 2024