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HANSARDEnergy BillsFuel and extreme fuel poverty across the highlands and islands is higher than anywhere else in the UK, yet families there are forced to pay the highest electricity standing…21 May 2024HANSARDInfected Blood Compensation SchemeIt is vital that we not only thank the campaigners who have struggled through pain and loss to get to this situation but appreciate the deep public service they have carried out…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Latham. We will not be opposing the clause, but I do want to make some comments about this paltry measure, which will help…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI briefly want to endorse the comments about these sectors requiring support. It is good to see some support for the sectors here, but we would like to see more in the future.21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThis is a welcome move in principle and in targeting economic crime, but I would agree with the comments we have just heard—this does not shift things in the way that they need to…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillOn clause 23’s minor VAT amendments, there is very little to disagree with. VAT should be paid where it is due, and HMRC should pay interest where it should pay interest. That is…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am very fond of the Minister, as he knows. We often have these back and forths, and I often have to rise to my feet to correct what he has said. I did not make any assertion…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am grateful to the Minister for allowing a bit of back and forth on this. It is generous of him to do so. He fails to mention that in Scotland, 100,000 businesses are lifted out…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI, too, rise to pass on my thanks: to you, Mrs Latham, for chairing, and to all the staff and others who have been involved. Whether we agree or vehemently disagree—often, as we…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillAs we scrutinise the Finance (No. 2) Bill in detail, starting with clauses 1 to 4, we see that the legislation serves as a profound symbol of a Government who have run aground.…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillHad the right hon. Gentleman done any real research, he would know that the figures for the UK are skewed dramatically by the overheated economy of London and the south-east,…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillJust to be clear, I was saying that the Tories have been hollowed out by the extremists on the right wing within their Government, not that we have an extremist right-wing…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThat is what I have been saying.08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s contention that there is no real difference between the Tories’ proposals and those of the Labour party—a point I have made many times. Does he…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Billrose—08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI do not intend to do so.08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThank you, Mr Evans. I will do my best to accommodate your request, as usual. I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to clauses 12 and 13. The fact is that these clauses…08 May 2024HANSARDCost of LivingAnswer the question.07 May 2024HANSARDCost of LivingWestminster’s cost of living crisis disproportionately affects those on low incomes, young people, and people living in rural areas with limited travel options. One example is the…07 May 2024HANSARDCost of LivingClearly, the Minister has paid no attention to this matter at all. This issue is exceptional to the UK. While prices for car insurance have more than doubled in the UK, they have…07 May 2024