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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseOn Sunday, George Starling told me of his work as a volunteer for the Prison Fellowship with the Sycamore Tree project, which is a restorative justice scheme that has been going…18 Dec 2025HANSARD Violence against Women and Girls StrategyI welcome the publication of the strategy, and acknowledge the Minister’s commitment over many years to get to this point—this must be a great moment for her. A few weeks ago, I…18 Dec 2025HANSARDDefence Investment Plan10. What discussions he has had with service chiefs on the proposed level of spending in the forthcoming defence investment plan.15 Dec 2025HANSARDDefence Investment PlanI am a former Chief Secretary to the Treasury, and I have seen reports that service chiefs are drafting letters to the Secretary of State warning of their concerns about whether…15 Dec 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseMay we have a debate on capital expenditure in the NHS? All our constituents will see the tax announcements and then think that that means extra investment. In south Wiltshire, we…11 Dec 2025HANSARDSeasonal WorkGovernments have to make choices—we all understand that—but the choice that this Government made was not to cut spending on welfare, which has limited their choices elsewhere.…10 Dec 2025HANSARDSupport for EntrepreneursI welcome the changes to the listings review, but will the Minister look at what is happening with research and development tax credits and the efficiency of the delivery of those…09 Dec 2025HANSARDDawn Sturgess InquiryI thank the Security Minister for early sight of his statement, and I thank him most warmly for the way in which he has presented the Government’s response this afternoon. As…04 Dec 2025HANSARDOBR: Resignation of ChairRichard Hughes was a first-rate public servant, but he did the right thing on the narrow matter of the premature upload of the file last week. OBR representatives told us a number…03 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Brent West (Barry Gardiner), who I know holds his views with great sincerity, although I do not agree with many of them. Before I…01 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsOn the process failure of the premature publication of the document, I think there is consensus across the House that it is damaging to the reputations of the UK, the OBR and the…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI did not support Brexit. Brexit happened. We made a decision as a country, and I do not want to relitigate that. I commend the hon. Member for what he does to promote the…01 Dec 2025HANSARDCities and Towns of CultureI warmly welcome the innovation around the UK town of culture. My 10 seconds of fame as the Under Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport was in…27 Nov 2025HANSARDCities and Towns of CultureMaybe five seconds?27 Nov 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseThe Office for Budget Responsibility suggests that £6 billion of costs associated with special educational needs and disabilities provision has not been catered for in the Budget.…27 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesI beg to move, That this House has considered pension investment in UK equities. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I think all hon. Members would agree…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesPerhaps unsurprisingly, my right hon. Friend anticipates an argument that I am going to move on to about the wider culture of awareness of where investments are happening in our…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesThe hon. Gentleman makes a reasonable point. In a moment, I will speak about what needs to change and where we need to get to. Returning to my argument, the Pension Schemes Bill,…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesI was not paid during that time.25 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesI thank the Minister for his response. I think there has been a lot of common ground across the Chamber this afternoon, but in some areas we have not quite bottomed out what the…25 Nov 2025