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HANSARDAjax ProgrammeI remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called. We are looking at around three and a half minutes each.14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeOrder. I call James MacCleary, the Liberal Democrat spokesperson.14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeOrder. We will stay focused Ajax, notwithstanding the intervention.14 Jan 2026HANSARDAjax ProgrammeI thank colleagues and congratulate them on their discipline. Last but not least, Chris Evans.14 Jan 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillTo come to the rescue of the Chancellor, it turns out that she simply did not understand the impact, according to the Business Secretary. Perhaps the Minister, in her winding-up…13 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe local government settlement strips £27 million from East Riding of Yorkshire council. I learned today that there will be an additional £21 million cost over the next three…12 Jan 2026HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way while he is on the subject of energy. Of course, what should have been in the Bill was an end to the additional tax levy,…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI am reminded again of Shakespeare, who I believe said: “Th’ abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.”16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillIf we look at employment over time, we see that employment was growing every month until a certain thing happened in July last year: Labour came to power. As of this morning,…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI wonder when the people of this country will catch up with the hon. Gentleman and start to express the appropriate gratitude for all that has been bestowed on them by this…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI had better not. That means apprentices not taken on, machinery not upgraded and businesses downsizing. The changes will leave us all poorer, so I ask the Minister and the…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe Minister says that there will be no cut to capital budgets, but of course he is talking only about the public sector. Has he seen the CBI Economics research that suggests that…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillWill the hon. Lady give way on that point?16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate and follow the hon. Member for Penrith and Solway (Markus Campbell-Savours), who is rare, as a Member on the Labour Benches, in…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillDoes my right hon. Friend worry, like me, about the background of those on the Government Front Bench? I do not want to disrespect either of the individuals sitting there now,…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe Minister is always both gracious and generous. Further to the point made by my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) about the impact of BPR, imagine a…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillAs so often, the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. Again, the talk is of hitting the fat cats and big businesses, but it is the huge corporates that will benefit. They will snap…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillOn that point, will the Minister give way?16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillYes, indeed—and they did. We have seen it. All the evidence is there, and it is happening now, regardless of the argument from Ministers as to what percentage of farms will be…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillLabour colleagues shake their heads as my hon. Friend lays out the blindingly obvious. That goes to show why introducing a measure at the last minute during ping-pong is…15 Dec 2025