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HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI thank the hon. Member for, as always, bringing his experience from Northern Ireland. That emphasises the point that I was making: this is a whole-country problem. He is…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI hope the Minister is listening; this is a problem not just for constituencies in the south but across the country. It is not just Conservative or Lib Dem Members raising the…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesI entirely agree with my hon. Friend. Like him, I have held roundtables with hospitality businesses, which are saying the same thing as others: they want to see a cut in business…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesIt is delayed.03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesYou are in charge now.03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesThe hon. Gentleman makes an interesting point. It would be fairer to see some equity between the online providers and the retailers that are physically on the high street and that…03 Feb 2026HANSARD Taxation: Small and Medium-sized EnterprisesMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. One perverse outcome of the many taxes that the Government have put on is that although the NHS is, rightly, exempt from some of these tax…03 Feb 2026HANSARDChina and JapanThe Prime Minister mentioned his previous meeting with the Chinese President at the G20 in Brazil. One day later, 45 pro-democracy Hongkongers were sentenced. Uyghurs, Falun Gong,…02 Feb 2026HANSARD Firearms Licence Holders: Mandatory Medical MarkersI do not want to prolong the debate, but I do want to impress something upon the Minister. When he spoke about the uses of shotguns, he talked about target shooting and hunting. I…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Firearms Licence Holders: Mandatory Medical MarkersMy hon. Friend is entirely right. It seems to me that this is a knee-jerk reaction from the Government, without them understanding the logistics or the mechanics of the difference…28 Jan 2026HANSARD Firearms Licence Holders: Mandatory Medical MarkersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I usually respond to matters related to the Department of Health and Social Care, but it is a pleasure to be here to…28 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillAt the heart of the Bill is a simple test: does the Bill improve care for patients? Every delay in training, every cancelled clinic and every rota gap caused by workforce…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) BillThe Secretary of State mentioned the need for more medical staff across the world and, of course, in this country as well. At the general election, he pledged to double the number…27 Jan 2026HANSARDMedical Training (Prioritisation) Billrose —27 Jan 2026HANSARD Police Reform White PaperThe Home Secretary quoted Sir Robert Peel at the top of her speech, saying that he was “speaking at this very Dispatch Box”. She clearly has not realised that those Dispatch Boxes…26 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government Finances: SurreyThe Minister is being extraordinarily generous with her time, but I do not want her to miss the opportunity to respond to the important question raised by my hon. Friend the…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government Finances: SurreyFrom what the Minister says, it sounds as if she accepts that the remaining debt is still unsustainable to be dealt with at a local level. Is she teasing us with a future…22 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Last week, the Government briefing suggested that the security services were “relaxed” about the proposed Chinese mega-embassy, yet this week, we have learned that MI5 has…22 Jan 2026HANSARD Local Government Finances: SurreyI thank my hon. Friend for his impassioned and powerful speech on this matter, with which I wholeheartedly agree. I think he is being somewhat polite in the way he describes what…22 Jan 2026HANSARDDomestic Abuse-related Deaths: NHS PreventionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir John. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stroud (Dr Opher) on securing this important debate and his characteristically…20 Jan 2026