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HANSARD Victory in Europe and Japan: 80th AnniversariesCan I say how very welcome the Government’s announcement on the VE and VJ Day celebrations will be in Dartford? My constituency was very much on the frontline during world war…13 Mar 2025HANSARD Antisocial Behaviour and Illegal BikesI congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this important debate. I know from a recent walkabout with the local police in Bean in my constituency, and from conversations I have had…05 Mar 2025HANSARDMarket Towns: Cultural HeritageIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Jeremy. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Southend East and Rochford (Mr Alaba) for securing this important…04 Mar 2025HANSARD Plan for NeighbourhoodsI warmly welcome the Minister’s announcement of the plan for neighbourhoods, which replaces the unfunded promises left by the previous Government. I welcome in particular the fact…04 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillIf I might make a little progress before the right hon. Gentleman intervenes once more, that would be lovely. Opposition Front-Benchers have tabled new clauses 1 to 8, which would…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I simply intend to illustrate why the changes proposed in the amendments do not help what the Government are attempting to achieve via the Finance…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillI thank the hon. Member for that intervention. It seems to me that by writing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and tabling parliamentary questions requesting that information,…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. He seems remarkably well informed already about the impact of the changes in the Budget, and I imagine that hon. Members across…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillWhen the last Government left office, taxes were at their highest level for 70 years. Thresholds have been frozen, bringing more workers into higher tax rates than was fair on…03 Mar 2025HANSARDFinance BillIt is a pleasure to contribute once again to a debate on this important piece of legislation. A number of amendments have been tabled by hon. Members from across the House and,…03 Mar 2025HANSARD SEND Education SupportIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Twigg. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) for securing this important…25 Feb 2025HANSARDBreakfast Clubs: Early AdoptersParents and families of children at Knockhall primary school in Greenhithe in my constituency will be delighted to hear that it is a breakfast club early adopter. This will ensure…24 Feb 2025HANSARDHIV Testing WeekIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I pay tribute to the right hon. Member for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (David Mundell) for securing this…13 Feb 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn economic growth, which we have discussed, will the Secretary of State clarify, for the benefit of the Conservative party, that economic growth depends on rather more than a…13 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) for securing this important debate and for his…05 Feb 2025HANSARD Gambling HarmsMy hon. Friend has just spoken about the levy, which is a big step forward. Does he agree that prevention needs to focus on people who are at immediate risk but also, more widely,…05 Feb 2025HANSARDNational Cancer PlanI warmly welcome the Minister’s statement. He will know as well as anybody else in this Chamber that smoking causes one in four cancers in this country, and that two out of three…04 Feb 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I am quickly coming to the point of my intervention; I reserve the right to say something else later. The Minister has outlined the fact that the health benefits of filters are…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)Without necessarily endorsing the ban that the new clause would lead to, is the Minister prepared to think about supporting a move to other parts of Government, and perhaps about…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTobacco and Vapes Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I thank once more the shadow Minister for moving my new clause in my absence. If I were moving it, I would be content, given the Minister’s assurances to pursue this matter, to…30 Jan 2025