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HANSARD Finance BillI will make a little progress, if the hon. Gentleman does not mind. Sadly, this cruel tax, which is being imposed midway through the academic year, will damage the education of…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillWe are about the 100% of pupils. We are not trying to divide and rule like the Labour party.11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. Over our 14 years in government, one of the things that consecutive Education Secretaries did was to work with the independent sector…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillMy right hon. Friend makes a typically salient point. I agree, in particular about the lack of congratulations. The Education Secretary was not prepared to congratulate the head…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman. If he checks the record, he will see that the level of per pupil funding actually increased over the last 14 years. I congratulate the schools…11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillI am grateful for the hon. Member’s interest in my constituency. He intervened on me earlier to talk about education in North West Norfolk.11 Dec 2024HANSARD Finance BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. He will have been here throughout many of the debates on the Finance Bill, the national insurance and jobs tax Bill, where very few Labour…11 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaThe Syrian Democratic Forces are managing detention facilities holding 9,000 Daesh fighters in Syria. What is the Foreign Secretary’s assessment of the likelihood of ensuring the…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Plan for Change: Milestones for Mission-led GovernmentIn the document, the Government have downgraded their pledge to have the fastest-growing economy in the G7 and junked their pledge to cut energy bills by £300, breaking two…05 Dec 2024HANSARDPublic Procurement ReformGross spending on public procurement was £400 billion last year. What is the Government’s precise target for delivering greater savings from that budget?05 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsIt is a pleasure to close this debate on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition. I recognise that many Members have not been able to speak because of the level of concern in the…04 Dec 2024HANSARDCritical Minerals: Domestic ProductionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Camborne and Redruth (Perran Moon) on securing this important debate. As he…03 Dec 2024HANSARDCritical Minerals: Domestic ProductionI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman— I hope he will forgive me; I did not realise that Weardale Lithium is in his constituency, otherwise I would have acknowledged that. He is…03 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Scottish Rates of Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and I am grateful to the Minister for her opening remarks and her brevity in setting out what the draft order does.…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTourism: Coastal TownsTourism and hospitality contributes more than £500 million and a fifth of all jobs in North West Norfolk. Why are the Government hitting those businesses with higher business…28 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillThank you. We all appreciated the kind words from the hon. Member for South Derbyshire about Heather Wheeler’s work. I am sure that the hon. Lady will continue that manufacturing…27 Nov 2024HANSARD Finance BillIt is a pleasure to respond to the debate on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition. It has been a good debate, with more than 20 Members contributing, but I am a little…27 Nov 2024HANSARDCOP29COP leaders agreed to triple climate finance to $300 billion a year. The Secretary of State referred to the spending review in his statement, but the Prime Minister signed up to…26 Nov 2024HANSARDRetail CrimeShoplifting is often organised by criminal gangs, and Norfolk police have had some success in fighting them. Does the Minister recognise that partnerships such as Operation…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Flood Preparedness: NorfolkI congratulate the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) on securing this debate. My constituency has a magnificent coastline, as well as some of the precious chalk…20 Nov 2024