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HANSARDTaxesIt is a pleasure to take part in this debate. It is worth reminding the House of the situation in July last year: we had the fastest growth in the G7; employment was 4 million…15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingThe Minister and Labour Members are in absolute denial about the state of the country. The Government came in with growth as their No. 1 mission, and what have they done? They…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesI thank the hon. Gentleman for that. The economy has contracted for two consecutive months, shrinking by 0.3% in April and 0.1% in May, in a textbook sign that we are in, or could…15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingWill the Minister give way?15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Given collective responsibility, is it in order for a Minister of the Crown to argue against a policy of his own Government? If I have…15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingThat is so low.15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingI am sure that the Minister wants to give a fair and balanced overview, and we all wish to see fewer people in relative poverty, notwithstanding his support last week for a…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesAmid the shadow Chancellor’s quite correct exposition on the subject of where the Government have gone wrong, does he not have a little pity for the Ministers on the Government…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesAs a Scottish MP, does the hon. Gentleman wish to differ slightly with those on his Front Bench, who have said there should be no new licences for North sea oil and gas? That…15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingThe focus of the motion today is the two-child benefit limit, yet we heard not a single word from the Minister about it. That shows just how listless and drifting the Government…15 Jul 2025HANSARDWelfare SpendingDoes the hon. Lady recognise that there were 800,000 fewer people—including 300,000 children—in absolute poverty and 4 million more people in work in the UK when the Conservatives…15 Jul 2025HANSARDTaxesShame! It was going so well.15 Jul 2025HANSARDNorthern Ireland Veterans: ProsecutionSurely the hon. Lady has come to the crux of the point, which is that no Minister has so far been able to give us that reassurance. She sincerely states her desire not to see…14 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe hon. Gentleman will know that, as the benefit system grows, the likelihood is that fraud will grow within it. I applaud all efforts to crack down on fraud. I want to see…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI would happily give way if there were Labour Members who had an interest in controlling the public finances rather than running up the national credit card irresponsibly, which…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI absolutely agree with the hon. Lady that we should consider such people. I think of the lady who came to see me on Saturday at my street surgery. She was concerned about the…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe hon. Lady is absolutely right to highlight the plight of cancer sufferers and the need to have a system that is more generous to those who genuinely need it, but is also…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention, and I respect her a great deal. She will be aware that under the last Conservative Government millions more disabled people came into…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThe hon. Lady should recognise that looking after the public finances, minimising fraud and ensuring that this House keeps control of public expenditure is exactly in the…09 Jul 2025HANSARD Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillIf the hon. Gentleman, who is so energetically rising from his place, can tell us how he is committed to ensuring that the public finances of this country are kept in a healthy…09 Jul 2025