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HANSARDRural CrimeOrder. I remind Members that they should not mention any live legal cases during the debate. Members should bob if they wish to be called, and interventions must be brief. We will…27 Feb 2025HANSARDRural CrimeI ask the Minister to leave a few moments at the end for the Member in charge to wind up.27 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesI must say, I am disappointed—as will be business owners up and down the country—that the Chancellor could not find her way into the Chamber today. If she had done, she might have…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesMy hon. Friend speaks knowledgably and passionately about the business in her constituency, and she is right. A family business I spoke to said, “We are already working on small…26 Feb 2025HANSARD High Street Bank ClosuresThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech. We all understand that when a business is struggling, it has to cut costs, but these banks are closing branches despite making…26 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesI will not just yet. Please allow me to make the case, and then I will come back to the hon. Gentleman. We know about the removal of the winter fuel payment from nearly 10 million…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesMy right hon. Friend might have hit on a point, as the burden could well come back to the taxpayer. Remember that this is tax—it is money that will be going on tax, and a bill…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesI think I need to pull the hon. Gentleman up straight away. This is not in any way an entertaining speech—indeed, I would put this down as a horror speech. This is a disgrace of…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesMy hon. Friend and neighbouring MP makes a valid point; £3.7 million is the equivalent of about 67 police officers. That is a recurring expense, not a one-off. In places such as…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of planned changes to employer national insurance contributions on police forces. It is a pleasure to serve under your…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesI am afraid I will not. I understand that the Government say that they will pick up the £230 million tab, but that still means that the Government will be paying a tax bill rather…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesMy hon. Friend is correct. That is why I highlighted the cost implications of the policy to the Secretary of State for Health that day on the Floor of the House, and he was…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesI will not take another intervention, because I cannot quite get over the word “entertaining” being used about such a devastating policy, which will have devastating impacts on…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesCan I finish my sentence? There is only one solution to the problem that will have the correct consequences: scrap the diabolical tax on our police forces.11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesI thank all Members for taking part in today’s debate. I think I understood from everyone that they would not want to see police officers taxed off our streets. There was one area…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesI thank the hon. Member for saying that. I hope he too shares my delight that Liverpool is top of the football division as well. We all should share a love of this country, and we…11 Feb 2025HANSARD Employer National Insurance Contributions: Police ForcesDid the Minister receive a further letter from the chief constable, expressing serious concerns about the rising number of serious sexual assaults going on in Cheshire?11 Feb 2025HANSARDInheritance Tax Relief: FarmsDoes my right hon. Friend agree that the Labour leadership is in serious jeopardy of stubbornly painting itself into a corner, when what is needed is pragmatism and for the Labour…10 Feb 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseI am hugely concerned, my constituents are hugely concerned and the Cheshire police force is hugely concerned about the rising number of serious sexual attacks by those here…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Low-income Countries: Debt CancellationI remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called.06 Feb 2025