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HANSARDBusiness of the HouseI thank the Leader of the House for giving us the business for the start of the new year. I begin by expressing my deepest condolences and sympathies to the victims of the Bondi…18 Dec 2025HANSARDBusiness of the HouseWill the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?18 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillMy hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Is he aware of some research done by the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland, which shows that, under the current inheritance tax…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillThere are hundreds, if not thousands, of farmers in Parliament Square this afternoon, blasting their horns about the family farm tax. The shadow Chancellor and many other…16 Dec 2025HANSARDIncome Tax and National Insurance Threshold Freeze3. What assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the freeze on income tax thresholds on working people.09 Dec 2025HANSARDIncome Tax and National Insurance Threshold FreezeThere seems to be only one word that the Chancellor understands: tax. Her decision to continue the freeze on income tax thresholds is a hammer blow to working people. In fact,…09 Dec 2025HANSARDGrooming Gangs: Independent InquiryThe Scottish Government have announced a review of the grooming gangs evidence in Scotland, but that falls short of a full inquiry and disappoints many of the victims. I have…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural CommunitiesI beg to move, That this House has considered the impact of Network Rail timetable changes on rural communities. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Stuart. This…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural CommunitiesThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. Many rural communities depend on train services, bus services and public transport links because there are no alternatives. If the…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural CommunitiesThe hon. Gentleman makes another excellent point. The argument put forward by Network Rail and LNER is that there will be alternative services, but it involves connecting to other…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural CommunitiesThe hon. Lady makes a good point. Talk of social mobility often focuses on urban and city areas, but those of us who represent rural constituencies know that social mobility is a…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural CommunitiesI am grateful to my neighbour for his contribution and for the cross-party, cross-border working we have secured on this issue. He is right that the consultation took place back…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural CommunitiesI am grateful to all hon. Members for their contributions this afternoon. We have demonstrated the importance of rail services to the rural communities that we collectively…09 Dec 2025HANSARD Network Rail Timetable Changes: Rural CommunitiesThe hon. Lady makes an excellent point. She will know that I am familiar with her part of the world, having been brought up there. I know that beautiful stretch of railway…09 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore) for magnificently introducing this petition on behalf of the Petitions Committee. I also thank the more…08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDWill the Minister give way, please?08 Dec 2025HANSARDDigital IDOn a point of order, Ms Furniss. Could you clarify how long the Minister has left to speak? By my understanding, he has until 7.29 pm so as to give the proposer of the motion a…08 Dec 2025HANSARDOffice for Budget Responsibility ForecastsAndy Haldane, former Bank of England chief economist, has said that the Government’s “repeated mistakes” and misinformation about the public finances have sucked all the energy…01 Dec 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. The Budget creates no incentives for people to invest and take the risk of setting up and growing a business. It sends out all the wrong…27 Nov 2025HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis Labour Government came to power with so many promises. The Chancellor promised to kick-start economic growth, and not to increase the taxes of working people. Now that Labour…27 Nov 2025