Contributions
562 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDTaxesThe Minister seems to be telling us that we can expect debt cutting measures in the Budget. Will he also confirm from the Dispatch Box that there will not be measures to increase…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesWhen we are just two weeks away from a Budget where the Chancellor is preparing all sorts of unpleasantness for families and businesses, is the hon. Member not just a little…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesWhy is the hon. Member going on about spending decisions of previous Governments, when his Chancellor said last year that her Budget had wiped the slate clean? She said, “It’s on…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI confess that I am struggling to understand the relevance of this. If it is so important to Budget setting, has the hon. Member given his mother’s note to the Chancellor for her…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesToo many of my constituents know 26 November 2025 already. Usually, Budgets come and go without making a huge impact on the public consciousness of people living their daily…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThe reason I have not identified any doctors, teachers or police is the fact that there are none to identify. The savings of £47 billion have been listed by the shadow Chancellor.…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesMy hon. Friend was seeking an intervention—from the Opposition Benches, I think, but I thank him for taking one from me. Is not the tragedy that we are stuck for the rest of this…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesrose —12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI appreciate that this is the end of a debate and the Minister is trying to be funny, but a lot of constituents I speak to do not find this period particularly funny, and would…12 Nov 2025HANSARDFerry Services (Integration and Regulation)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the integration of ferry services with other transport services; to make provision about the…05 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance Contributions: Business Impact16. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employer national insurance contributions on levels of employment.04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsMy hon. Friend is speaking eloquently about pubs. Does she agree that one of the best ways to support pubs is to give them a fair excise regime, and that that falls on the…04 Nov 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance Contributions: Business ImpactAccording to the British Retail Consortium, the Chancellor’s last Budget caused a £7 billion cost to retail, leading to shop closures, declining high streets and job losses. If…04 Nov 2025HANSARDSupporting High StreetsThe British Retail Consortium has warned that £7 billion of costs have been put on to businesses because of national insurance contributions levied by this Government, and the…04 Nov 2025HANSARDVideo Games: Consumer LawIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I am grateful to the Members who have spoken passionately about this issue, in particular the hon. Member for South…03 Nov 2025HANSARDVideo Games: Consumer LawThe hon. Member makes a perfectly valid point with which I sympathise. It is certainly true that there are a number of different games providers and some are backed by large…03 Nov 2025HANSARDCivil Service Recruitment7. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of civil service recruitment.23 Oct 2025HANSARDCivil Service RecruitmentThe Government are restricting applications to the civil service fast stream summer internship programme in favour of those kids who they deem to be from working-class…23 Oct 2025HANSARDNHS Trusts: PerformanceI see the Health Secretary is having a bust-up with the Chancellor over who pays his £1.3 billion redundancy bill for breaking up NHS England. Will he guarantee that, once he has…21 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsSchools on the Isle of Wight have some of the most serious challenges to levels of attainment. The Isle of Wight council is a small unitary authority with unique challenges in an…20 Oct 2025