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HANSARDFinance BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillWell, the last Government had to deal with a global pandemic and an energy price shock. I am happy to enlighten the hon. Gentleman, who has obviously not read the Red Book: taxes…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, who has done stellar work in drawing out of the Department the data on delays and waiting times. If everyone who is entitled to pension…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillMy right hon. Friend is consistently absolutely right. There are more than 100,000 pupils in independent schools with special educational needs and disabilities who do not have an…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman. Everyone will have an opportunity, if the amendment is moved and selected for a Division, to vote to strip the measure out of the Bill. None of…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillI am afraid that the hon. Gentleman is flat wrong. Children with SEND who go to an independent school but do not have an education, health and care plan will have to pay the 20%…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillAbsolutely. I wonder if, when the Prime Minister was in Washington last week, he had the opportunity to talk to President Trump about home-grown energy and the importance of…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillI will speak to new clauses 1 to 3, and amendments 67 to 69, tabled in my name. It is 124 days since the Chancellor delivered the first Labour Budget in 14 years—the so-called…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillMy hon. Friend is 100% correct. I think we all know that the architect of much of this is the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who takes a rather…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillMy right hon. Friend makes the point that this measure may have been introduced by a Chancellor who did not actually understand the impact it was going to have. The Government…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFootball Clubs: Financial SustainabilityIt is a serious matter that the Sport Minister has had to apologise to people running clubs in the most popular league in the world, after writing an article saying that critics…27 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]I thank hon. Members from across the House, and my noble Friends, who have worked hard to scrutinise this important legislation. I also thank the Exchequer Secretary for the…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to speak on Report, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will focus on amendment 4 and new clauses 5 and 6, which I tabled. The Bill was developed under the previous…24 Feb 2025HANSARD Crown Estate Bill [Lords]We are dealing with the Bill in front of us today. To do so at the moment would be too complex for the licensing reasons and other reasons set out in Committee, which could…24 Feb 2025HANSARD UkraineGiven Putin’s illegal invasion and declared intent, do the Government agree that any negotiations must result in a sovereign Ukraine, and that the UK will play its part in…13 Feb 2025HANSARD US Steel Import TariffsIt is no secret that President Trump loves tariffs and intended to use them, and the Minister is coming across as a little complacent in his approach. Can he clarify whether any…11 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 1, page 1, line 26, at end insert— “(3) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must limit borrowing by the Crown Estate under this section by…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Furniss, and to get the Committee started this morning. The clause amends the Crown Estate Act 1961 to remove certain…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I am disappointed to hear the Minister’s response. He did not quite address the point that an MoU —I appreciate that he has provided a draft to the Committee—can simply be changed…06 Feb 2025HANSARDCrown Estate Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting)I beg to move amendment 5, in clause 2, page 2, line 11 at end insert— “(5A) The Commissioners must notify the Chancellor of the Exchequer of any proposed changes to the…06 Feb 2025