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HANSARDTaxesWill the Minister give way?12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesMy hon. Friend is entirely correct. The Prime Minister tried—half-heartedly, admittedly—to save £4.5 billion from the welfare budget. He put his Secretary of State for Work and…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI have a simple question for the Minister: does he think that manifesto promises are important?12 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulation 2025The Minister is describing a really good example of draft regulations being shaped by responses to a UK consultation. Is that a Brexit benefit?11 Nov 2025HANSARDCurriculum and Assessment ReviewI am going to leave wider criticisms of this review to others. As chair of the all-party parliamentary group on financial education for young people, I welcome the recognition of…05 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingThe Minister for Social Security and Disability, who is no longer in his place, was in the extraordinary position of starting a debate arguing that he needed to save £4.5 billion…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Welfare SpendingThe Minister talks about perverse disincentives and aspiring to be classified as sick. Does he accept that, with sickness benefits, someone will get £2,500 more than if they are…04 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsEconomists have told the Chancellor that stamp duty is a terrible tax because it damages growth. The Government’s response is to double stamp duty on a £300,000 house. Why?04 Nov 2025HANSARDFarmers: Inheritance Tax10. What discussions she has had with farmers in Wales on the potential impact of planned changes to inheritance tax relief on the agricultural sector.29 Oct 2025HANSARDFarmers: Inheritance TaxI welcome the Minister to her position at the Dispatch Box. I know she will be excellent at the job. I also refer to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests.…29 Oct 2025HANSARD Independent Lifeboats: Government SupportAs ever, it is a pleasure to appear before you, Mrs Harris. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hamble Valley (Paul Holmes) on securing this debate. I know he is a…29 Oct 2025HANSARDChina: Assessment of Threat Level4. What assessment she has made of the level of threat China poses to UK interests.28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina: Assessment of Threat LevelIn her former role, the Foreign Secretary wrote to the Planning Inspectorate raising no objections to the Chinese super-embassy application. She did not mention any concerns about…28 Oct 2025HANSARDChina Spying CaseI am very grateful to my hon. Friend for setting out the story so far, but given that there have been so many variations on the truth, can he come up with an explanation of why…28 Oct 2025HANSARD Connected and Automated VehiclesIt is lovely to appear before you today, Ms Vaz. I join everyone in congratulating the hon. Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes) on securing this interesting and important…28 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsBusiness is crying out that the Employment Rights Bill will cost jobs. Now, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the spiritual home of the Secretary of State— [ Laughter. ]…27 Oct 2025HANSARD Alleged Spying Case: Role of Attorney General’s OfficeThe Solicitor General has repeatedly said that prosecutors and not politicians should decide whether to prosecute. Of course that is the case, but that is a straw man argument.…23 Oct 2025HANSARDCivil Service StrikesI am grateful for that answer, albeit partial, from the Minister, because he is quite right: he relies on the Office for National Statistics for the compilation of these figures.…23 Oct 2025HANSARDCivil Service Strikes16. How many working days have been impacted by strikes in the civil service since July 2024.23 Oct 2025HANSARDStrengthening National ResilienceHe’s right there! Why doesn’t he answer?23 Oct 2025