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HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsCan I check the hon. Gentleman’s wellbeing, as he is not making a speech today? Is he fine and dandy? [Laughter.]09 Jul 2025HANSARDNeighbourhood Plans: Planning DecisionsI remind the Minister to leave Dr Luke Evans a couple of minutes to wind up.09 Jul 2025HANSARDGovernment Performance against Fiscal RulesIn November last year the Chancellor told the CBI conference that she was “not coming back with more borrowing or more taxes.” Will the Minister, as the Chancellor is not in the…07 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillHave the Government taken legal advice as to whether it is lawful to treat people with the same conditions, disabilities and circumstances differently within the benefits system?…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Billrose —01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillWill the Secretary of State give way?01 Jul 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsDoes the Chancellor believe that the changes she has made to employer’s national insurance contributions will lead to higher levels of employment, or will they lead to higher…01 Jul 2025HANSARD G7 and NATO SummitsI welcome the increase in defence spending. Will the Prime Minister take this opportunity to explain where the money is coming from, particularly as his Government continue to…26 Jun 2025HANSARDHS2 ResetThe previous Government cancelled phase 2 of HS2, and from what the Secretary of State has said today, my understanding is that it remains cancelled and that phase 2 will not be…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillOh no!18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillWill the hon. Lady give way?18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillI rise to support new clause 144, in the name of my hon. Friend the Member for Stockton West (Matt Vickers). On Monday, the Government hastily came to the House to deliver yet…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillThe inquiry should not delay that, but the inquiry needs to be done with speed and haste, not be watered down and not brushed under the carpet, because it is essential that the…18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?18 Jun 2025HANSARD Crime and Policing BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?18 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportThis Government have been dragged kicking and screaming to deliver a national inquiry, having dismissed the pleas of the nation as jumping on a far-right bandwagon. That…16 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review 2025I know the Chancellor considers herself to be a world-leading economist, so can she tell me how it is that everyone in the country knew that hiking taxes on employers’ national…11 Jun 2025HANSARD Winter Fuel PaymentI appreciate that this has been a humiliation for the Chancellor and that her credibility is in tatters—no wonder she is not here today to announce her own U-turn—but now that she…09 Jun 2025HANSARDRelocating Civil Service RolesWhen the Minister is moving civil service jobs outside London, may I remind him that there is much more to the north than just Manchester and Leeds? Why are the Government moving…05 Jun 2025HANSARDBank Closures and Banking HubsI agree—the lack of banks is a disgrace. Where do people go for their banking needs? The reality is that the banks that are closing have entered into an agreement with businesses…05 Jun 2025