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HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsI thank the hon. Member for his comment, but as my right hon. Friend the Chancellor set out, the state pension is £900 more this year than it was last year, thanks to the triple…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Budget Responsibility BillI am just being honest—honesty in politics! My hon. Friend the Member for Southend West and Leigh (David Burton-Sampson) made a very important point that we should all heed about…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Budget Responsibility BillI welcome your election to the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a privilege to close this debate on the Budget Responsibility Bill on behalf of the Government. I thank all hon.…30 Jul 2024HANSARDTax Measures: Next StepsThe Government are committed to addressing unfairness in the tax system and raising revenue for public services by closing loopholes and tackling tax avoidance. The Government are…29 Jul 2024HANSARD Finance (No.2) BillMadam Deputy Speaker, may I begin by paying tribute to you for your years of service and thank you for your guidance? If I may, I will tell one brief anecdote, which is actually…23 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillClause 6 applies to residential property gains by individuals, trustees and personal representatives. As the Minister set out, it reduces the higher rate of CGT that applies to…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillAs we have heard from the Minister, clause 14 introduces a higher rate of expenditure credit for independent films, defined as films below a maximum budget that have either a UK…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI add my thanks to my colleagues in the Opposition: my fellow shadow Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn; the Opposition Whip, my hon. Friend the Member…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure to serve on this Committee with you in the Chair, Mrs Latham. I am pleased to respond on behalf of the Opposition in the Public Bill Committee stage of the…21 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillAs the Minister has set out, from 1 April 2025 the rates of theatre tax relief, orchestra tax relief, and museum and galleries exhibition tax relief will be set permanently at 40%…21 May 2024HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeFurther to the Minister’s comments earlier about visa application centres, he may recall that I have been writing to him about the parents of a constituent of mine, Maysara. He is…13 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman invites me to respond. The key point of the new clause, as I am sure he realises, is to make it clear that Labour would cap corporation tax at 25% for the whole…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman says that the Government are not in the habit of making policy commitments outside the normal fiscal process. Does that mean the £46-billion unfunded black hole…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI rise to speak on behalf of the Opposition to new clauses 1 and 4, which stand in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq). “This…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe Minister is being generous in giving way. I notice that he is keen to talk about a long-term ambition to abolish national insurance. Yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillWe in the Labour party believe that having fiscal rules that are iron-clad is essential to being trusted to manage the economy in a responsible way that puts family security and…08 May 2024HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThank you, Mr Evans, for the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Opposition to new clauses 2 and 3, which are in my name and that of my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and…08 May 2024HANSARDTaxation: Living StandardsThe Conservatives’ decisions in this Parliament mean that the average family will face a tax bill that is £870 a year higher, and pensioner taxpayers will pay £960 a year more.…07 May 2024HANSARDWar in GazaWe need an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and a massive surge of aid going to all parts of Gaza. As we have warned for months, an Israeli offensive in Rafah…07 May 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseIn March, I was very glad to get together with the local police and local residents at the Royal British Legion club in Greenford to thank Arthur Gray for 30 years’ service in the…25 Apr 2024