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HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareWill the Minister give way?05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareI agree entirely with what my hon. Friend says, but has she seen anything from this Government that suggests that there will be a significant shift from acute care in hospitals to…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareWill the hon. Gentleman give way?05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareAs a member of the Health and Social Care Committee, I know that there are serious challenges facing our health and social care system, particularly in the context of current and…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareI did mention this in my speech, but I think the hon. Lady was there in the Health and Social Care Committee when the chief financial officer of NHS England said that the extra…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareIf we want prevention, we have to invest in social care, but the Government are putting almost all the investment that the hon. Member talks about into the NHS, rather than social…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareDoes my hon. Friend remember, as I do, that when the Secretary of State was in opposition, he was very clear that there would be no pay increases unless there were productivity…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareI entirely agree with the point the hon. Lady makes, but does the impetus not have to come from the top? Unless the Government are making strides to shift moneys from healthcare…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment of Health and Social CareI thank the Minister, and welcome her to her place. This, I think, is the fundamental point that Conservatives are making. We all accept that we want to see a shift from acute…05 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Lewell-Buck. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) on leading…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefIf I understand the hon. Lady’s point, it is that because the Labour Government now have a stonking majority, this policy is therefore approved by the British people. Is she…03 Mar 2025HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ReliefWe disagree on whether this change is going to raise any money. However, I want to understand the policy point being made here, namely that to raise the money to fund the state…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesToday’s debate on the disastrous impact of the Labour Government’s policies, including on my constituency of Farnham and Bordon, of which Haslemere, Liphook and the surrounding…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesKilnside farm in my constituency, run by Bob Milton, is only 36 acres in total. It is a tiny farm, yet it will be subject to the new taxes. How can the Minister say that only 4%…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Having listened to most of the debate, I make the allied point that while Labour Members have justified the need to raise taxes—which, like…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesI understand that the hon. Member has gone through the Bill line by line, but the businesses that are reporting to me, and apparently also speak to him, are seriously concerned.…26 Feb 2025HANSARDFamily BusinessesWill the hon. Lady give way?26 Feb 2025HANSARDDefence and SecurityI welcome the Prime Minister’s announcements wholeheartedly, and encourage him to get to 3% as soon as possible. However, we do not just need a monetary value; we need to know how…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg. I congratulate the hon. Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) on securing this important debate. As…25 Feb 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportI am under a lot of time pressure, and I want the proposer of the motion to be able to get in, so I will not. I have to leave time for the Minister too, and I really want to hear…25 Feb 2025