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HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyThe hon. Member makes a good point about affordability for his constituents. This is a major issue for people in rural communities across the nations of the UK, especially…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point about the absolutely crushing effect that energy costs are having on families and communities. Does he agree that off-gas grid supplies…22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyWill my hon. Friend give way?22 Nov 2022HANSARDEnergy (oil and gas) profits levyThe Minister is very keen to lay inflationary pressures globally, but how does she explain the OECD figures showing that, for market interest rates, the UK is at the very top of…22 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsMy hon. Friend is making a very important point. People are struggling to make ends meet just now because of a number of factors. A key one is food price inflation, which has…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way once again; he is being very generous with his time. This is another vital point. The energy price guarantee does nothing for those…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance Paymentsrose—15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsI will be brief. My hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Earlier, he reflected on the cost for people and their households. How does he think that the vast payments that…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point. Of course, we need people to staff industries—in my constituency, hospitality is crying out for people and the health industry is crying…15 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsIf there are variations in standards, they are certainly nothing like this. The line that the right hon. Gentleman intervened on was 144 highly hazardous pesticides. Perhaps none…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsIf the hon. Gentleman wants to pick up on that point, I will give way.14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsMay I extend my birthday wishes to the Minister, too? I will not ask him how many candles are on his cake, but I am afraid that I cannot hold a candle for the defence he gave for…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsI admire the hon. Member’s dexterity. Having been in the House when he has quite rightly criticised the lack of scrutiny offered by the Government, I understand that he is now in…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsNo, I am going to make some progress. Given that his party was in power, the Prime Minister was, as I have said, being generous. These are awful deals. They are unmitigated…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsIt will come as no surprise that I do not agree with the Government Member. These are damaging deals. They are one-sided and other people will want access. Talks are ongoing with…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsWill the Minister give way?14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsIs the hon. Gentleman denying, for example, the animal welfare issues—how animals are treated differently, how they are raised and how they are transported—and the additions that…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThe hon. Gentleman might want to withdraw that comment because I have not compared Australia with Brazil at any point in the debate or previously.14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful point about climate change. Does he not find it incredible that all the concerns that might have been raised about climate change and the…14 Nov 2022HANSARD Australia and New Zealand Trade DealsIs the Minister able to name one single amendment that the Government have accepted from the SNP on any trade deal?14 Nov 2022