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HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillI rise to speak to the provisions standing in my name and those of the Leader of the Opposition and my right hon. and hon. Friends. On behalf of the Opposition, I will begin our…19 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very important point and exposes again the hypocrisy in the Government’s approach. The fact is that, rather than helping families get through the tough…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI beg to move, That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Finance (No. 2) Bill because it derives from a Budget that failed to guarantee a pay rise for NHS workers…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI am very glad to have the hon. Gentleman’s support for our push for a solution. As he knows, the Government have been promising for some time to come forward with proposals on…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI will make a bit of progress. High streets are just one example of how the Government have missed those opportunities. Ministers have shown that they simply do not have it within…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillThe hon. Gentleman is right to draw attention to the fact that the Bill does everything for the big businesses that need the help most but does not do what is necessary to protect…13 Apr 2021HANSARDFinance (No. 2) BillI have only a few moments. The hon. Gentleman may speak later. We will vote for our amendment and against the Bill, to make it clear to people in our country that we understand…13 Apr 2021HANSARD Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts BillThe need to protect women and girls from violence and the importance of protecting our fundamental right to protest are both long-standing issues that have been brought into sharp…16 Mar 2021HANSARD Contingencies Fund (No. 2) BillI thank the Financial Secretary for setting out the case for the Bill so clearly. The Bill seeks to amend the Contingencies Fund Act 1974, which is one of the monuments of a…11 Mar 2021HANSARD Contingencies Fund (No. 2) BillWith the leave of the Committee, I will respond briefly to the debate and pick up on some contributions that hon. Members have made. My hon. Friend the Member for Luton North…11 Mar 2021HANSARD Contingencies Fund (No. 2) BillThe new clause is intended to ensure that the Government learn from the past year and, as I set out in my earlier contribution, not only recognise that they have repeatedly done…11 Mar 2021HANSARD Contingencies Fund (No. 2) BillWith the leave of the House, I would like to respond briefly to the debate and pick up on some of the contributions. First, I would like to address a comment by the hon. Member…11 Mar 2021HANSARDSelf-isolation: Financial BarriersThe Government’s road map out of lockdown says that self-isolation is critically important to halting the spread of disease, yet Baroness Harding has recently admitted that…09 Mar 2021HANSARDIncome TaxThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak on behalf of the Opposition on these regulations. As we have heard, this statutory instrument relates to the…01 Mar 2021HANSARDGovernment's Management of the EconomyAcross this country, we have all felt the pain of missing our family and friends, and we have all longed to go about our lives as we could before, but we have also seen the pain…23 Feb 2021HANSARDExiting the European Union (Excise)There are countless examples of this Government leaving it until the last minute to make decisions about what arrangements would be in place following the end of the EU exit…03 Feb 2021HANSARD Exiting the European Union (Value Added Tax)I am grateful for the opportunity to respond on behalf of the Opposition to these two statutory instruments. Our priority, as the Opposition, is to ensure that the UK economy…03 Feb 2021HANSARDUnsafe Cladding: Protecting Tenants and LeaseholdersI am pleased to contribute to this debate. I declare that I am a leaseholder in a block of flats, albeit not one affected by cladding problems. When the horrific fire at Grenfell…01 Feb 2021HANSARDFinancial Support Schemes: Equitable AccessEarlier this month, the shadow Chancellor successfully called on the Chancellor to make it clear that working parents and others can be furloughed owing to childcare…26 Jan 2021HANSARD Employment Rights: Government PlansI am speaking today as a proud and long-standing member of Unite and the GMB. I have received support as set out in my entry in the register of interests. Over the past nine…25 Jan 2021