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HANSARDAgricultural and Business Property Relief: Impact on FarmersThis morning the Chancellor failed to take responsibility for her poor choices in a Budget that whacked up taxes, borrowing and spending, and made it clear that she would once…04 Nov 2025HANSARDBusiness Rates: Affordability for SMEsWhen the Chancellor imposed £40 billion of tax rises, she chose to double business rates for leisure, retail and hospital businesses—and she is going to come back for more. It may…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingA few hon. Members in this debate have mentioned the record of the last Government, so it is worth putting on the record that, under the last Government, 4 million jobs were…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsTo show his deregulatory zeal, the Business Secretary just boasted about scrapping the British Hallmarking Council, which has one part-time employee. Given that every £1 of…30 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseWill the Minister give way?28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseWill my hon. Friend give way?28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseThe first senior Treasury counsel, Tom Little, yesterday said that he took the extraordinary step of having a direct discussion with the deputy National Security Adviser because…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseWill the Minister give way?28 Oct 2025HANSARD Alleged Spying Case: Role of Attorney General’s OfficeThe Director of Public Prosecutions has said that the case was dropped because efforts over many months to get evidence that China represented a threat to national security were…23 Oct 2025HANSARD Fishing and Coastal Growth FundWhen the fishing and coastal growth fund was announced, the Government said that they had also secured a new sanitary and phytosanitary agreement to slash red tape for UK seafood…23 Oct 2025HANSARDLife Sciences Innovative Manufacturing FundSince the Minister has been talking about taxpayers’ money, I would be grateful if he could let us know what the minimum leverage is. For every pound of taxpayers’ money put in,…22 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsGreater transparency about NHS data should be used to drive improvements, so what assessment has the Health Secretary made of the impact on the Queen Elizabeth hospital in King’s…21 Oct 2025HANSARD Official Secrets Act Case: Witness StatementsThe Minister knows the Prime Minister well, having been one of his close advisers as well as his Parliamentary Private Secretary. Why, when he learnt that a major trial concerning…16 Oct 2025HANSARDJhoots PharmacyStaff and patients at Jhoots Pharmacy in South Wootton in North West Norfolk have been let down, going months without pay or stock, and with no communication from management. The…15 Oct 2025HANSARDGrid InfrastructureProposals for 90 miles of pylons from Grimsby to Walpole in my constituency would have a major detrimental impact on rural areas due to the scale of the infrastructure, the loss…14 Oct 2025HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way; he is being very generous. Can he explain why, before he took up his present post and took responsibility for the Bill, no…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Reform: Economic GrowthThe Government want to drive growth through house building, but even before the departure of the Deputy Prime Minister, they were predicted to miss the 1.5 million new homes…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Hospitality SectorAs we have heard, hospitality is a crucial part of our economy. Our pubs, restaurants, hotels and other businesses employ 3.5 million people—over 5,000 in my North West Norfolk…03 Sept 2025HANSARD NHS Pensions: Frontline Patient CareWith the British Medical Association set to strike, and with the Health Secretary reduced to pleading with it not to, thousands of patients are set to have their appointments…17 Jul 2025HANSARD Beer DutyI congratulate the hon. Member for Woking (Mr Forster) on bringing this important debate to Westminster Hall and uniting us behind support for beer—although his colleague the hon.…15 Jul 2025