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HANSARDOffice of Financial Sanctions ImplementationMy noble friend the Treasury Lords Minister, Baroness Penn, has today made the following written ministerial statement. In January, Treasury Ministers commissioned an internal…30 Mar 2023HANSARDOil and Gas Decommissioning Relief DeedsThe Government’s fiscal approach for oil and gas aims to balance encouraging investment with ensuring a fair return for the nation in exchange for the use of its resources.…30 Mar 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI join the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) in paying tribute to Betty Boothroyd on the day of her funeral. I thank all colleagues who paid tribute to our…29 Mar 2023HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Lady knows why we need a staggered implementation, and I will return to that point. At the beginning of his speech, the right hon. Member for Dundee East (Stewart Hosie)…29 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroWhat the IOD actually said about the Budget was that it was “hugely encouraging”, and I strongly agree. We have an extraordinary track record—the fastest-falling emissions in the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroMy hon. Friend’s constituency is an island, and she is its rock—there is no doubt about that; she champions these issues consistently. I am assured that the Chief Secretary to the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroAt the spending review 2021, we confirmed that since March 2021 the Government will have committed a total £30 billion of public investment for the green industrial revolution.…21 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroTo give just one example of why we should be confident, last year 40% of our electricity came from renewables. The figure in the United States was 20%. We have a very strong…21 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising the Inflation Reduction Act; I hope we all welcome what the United States is doing, because the climate is a global phenomenon and,…21 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroI pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman for his consistency—he raised this with me on Thursday in my winding-up speech on the Budget debate. As I said then, we will announce further…21 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroThis country should be proud of our record, which has seen emissions fall faster in this country than in any country in the G7—down 44% since 1990—but we have to balance that…21 Mar 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. We have put in place a huge amount of support to help people through this immediate challenge with their energy bills, but we do need to…21 Mar 2023HANSARDNet ZeroMy hon. Friend speaks with passion, experience and expertise, and he is absolutely right. Of course we work closely with investors and business—one key example is the contracts…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI am not aware of that specific company but the hon. Gentleman is welcome to write to me. None the less, he is right to talk about the need for private investment. Another…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI apologise, but I cannot give way. I only have two and a half minutes left. The hon. Gentleman made a very entertaining speech and I enjoyed what he said on hemp, and I hope that…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationIt is a real pleasure to conclude today’s debate. I am glad that the hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (Jonathan Reynolds) welcomed the measures in relation to the north-west…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe quote says, “doing away with the cap”. The removal of the cap is a tax measure that applies to all people who qualify for it. There is a really important point that Opposition…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThe key statistic is that since 2010 we have cut unemployment by 1.2 million. We have near record lows in unemployment and almost record highs in employment. Of course, we want to…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationWe have announced £20 billion of funding, which shows the strength of our commitment. We want to decarbonise and continue our rapid progress to net zero, but, along the way, we…16 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationThis is the last time I shall give way.16 Mar 2023