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HANSARDFinance Bill (First sitting)As the Minister set out, clause 18 makes a technical legislative correction to the reference to carer’s allowance supplement payments in table A in section 660 of the Income Tax…16 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. So many businesses in the UK that are keen to invest, grow, and make people across Britain better off are being held back by the lack of…10 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance BillI rise to speak to the new clauses in my name and that my hon. Friend the Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip Siddiq). Clause 21 and schedule 12 relate to the implementation…10 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance BillLet me start by briefly considering the context in which we are debating clauses 1 and 2. As we know, the Bill follows the Chancellor’s statement on 22 November last year, in…10 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance BillAs I have said, we have long been calling for full expensing, and we welcome the fact that it is being made permanent. I do not mean to sound jokey in my response—I am deadly…10 Jan 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineThe suffering in Gaza over the last three months has been intolerable. I have spoken with many constituents about how unbearable it is to see, day after day, innocent civilians,…08 Jan 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 22 November, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the right hon. Member for Sevenoaks (Laura Trott) said in this Chamber that “taxes…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyThe Minister’s response really does not reflect the seriousness of the situation. This is not just one bad apple; this is a rotten culture that goes to the very top, with £8.7…19 Dec 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyThroughout the pandemic, people across the country made extraordinary and heart-wrenching sacrifices, yet as they did so, a small minority were instead making millions of pounds…19 Dec 2023HANSARDFinance BillI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention on that point, and we will certainly raise questions on her behalf in Committee to try to get clarity from the Government. As she…13 Dec 2023HANSARDFinance BillThe hon. Gentleman was desperate to make an intervention about fiscal responsibility, when just a year ago his party crashed the economy and sent interest rates soaring, and…13 Dec 2023HANSARDFinance BillAfter 13 long years of the Conservatives in power, it is clear that, no matter what they try to do or say, they cannot escape the reality of their record in office. That reality…13 Dec 2023HANSARDFinance BillI thank my hon. Friend for raising that point; she is a great champion for orchestras. It is only right, when we consider the details of the Bill in Committee, for us to push the…13 Dec 2023HANSARDFinance BillYes, Madam Deputy Speaker, I took that question to be addressed to me rather than to you. We have made it clear that when it comes to the measures in the Bill for which we have…13 Dec 2023HANSARDGaza: Humanitarian SituationIn Gaza, innocent Palestinians are facing an unimaginable nightmare—a humanitarian catastrophe, with thousands of civilians, including children, being killed. Further to his…04 Dec 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillThe context in which the autumn statement was made was 13 years of Conservative economic failure. There have been 25 tax rises in this Parliament alone and the tax burden is set…30 Nov 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillThe hon. Gentleman promoted me inadvertently, as I am the shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury, but I thank him for his vote of confidence. Our point is that today’s tax…30 Nov 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillAs we made it clear on Second Reading, we will be supporting the measures that it includes, I thank the Minister for setting out the details of its clauses. As we heard, clauses 2…30 Nov 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. Thank you, Dame Rosie, for the chance to address our new clause 1. Before I do so, may I ask whether the Minister would…30 Nov 2023HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) BillI beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. Schedule agreed to. The Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair. Bill reported, without amendment. Third Reading30 Nov 2023