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HANSARDLiving StandardsResidents of Joseph Rowntree’s St Ellens Court all gathered recently to tell me about the devastating impact that the cut in the winter fuel payment will have on their living…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseSo many of my residents in rural Beverley and Holderness have benefited from the simply brilliant £2 bus fare. Could we have a debate or a statement from the Transport Secretary…24 Oct 2024HANSARDLebanon: CeasefireThere is only one route to sustained peace in Lebanon, and that is for the UN and the Lebanese state to stop Hezbollah carrying out its operations. That’s right, isn’t it?22 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillWill the right hon. Lady give way on that point?21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe Government’s own impact assessment states that “the impact on growth could”— only could— “be positive”, and that any such impact “would be small in magnitude.” The negative…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillLike my hon. Friend, I started a business—I started mine a little earlier than him, but that is how much older I am. I followed the Deputy Prime Minister’s speech as carefully as…21 Oct 2024HANSARDNeighbourhood PolicingUnder the last Conservative Government, excluding fraud and computer misuse, crime fell by 50%— [ Interruption. ] I am pleased to say that in Beverley and Holderness, as across…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillDoes my hon. Friend agree that we need more detail from the Minister tonight on that specific provision, before the House can in good conscience give the Bill a Second Reading?21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI will not. History tells us that Labour Governments always end with unemployment higher than when they began. They do not do it because they are evil. As has been said, no one in…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillWell, the impact assessment was provided rather late, but it is always good to have a spontaneous contribution to any debate. Removing the lower earnings limit and the waiting…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI entirely agree, and places like the Isle of Wight, with so many hospitality businesses, will pay a particularly high price. We should celebrate and support our wealth creators,…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI believe it is. The Deputy Prime Minister just talked about the amount of money coming into the economy as a result of the measures. Is it appropriate for her and other Members…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, and the contribution from small businesses to my election campaign earlier this year. History is…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland City DealsI have two requests of the Secretary of State. First, would he put together and compile information on the investments that have been made to date, perhaps in conjunction with Sue…09 Oct 2024HANSARDClean Electricity GenerationDoes the Minister agree that it would be better to have the right electricity system in 2032 or 2035 than to have the wrong one because of an artificial target, which may be…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent Schoolsrose —08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsDuring the election, in the Monks Walk pub, I met a constituent who has stayed in his small home and has one car for the family, because they decided their bullied daughter needed…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsI know the Minister to be an honourable man, so will he take this opportunity to apologise to the House in the absence of the Secretary of State for Education for the malicious…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.08 Oct 2024