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HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesThat is really helpful. I have welcomed the statements from the Chancellor to date, and I welcome that as well. I am grateful for the work that he is doing. There was confusion,…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Economic UpdateThere was an element of déjà vu about that statement. I thank the Chancellor of the Exchequer for providing us with an earlier copy of it. Of course, we recognise the immense…17 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI just say to the hon. Gentleman that that sum is minuscule by comparison with the cuts that have gone on. This will not be some immense revitalisation of our library services—far…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe hon. Gentleman makes exactly the right point. Not everybody supported the cut in interest rates, but the most important statement from the Bank of England was about the…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWe have had no indication about that, but I am pleased that my hon. Friend raised the issue, and perhaps we will get a response from the Government in due course. I congratulate…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsAs we face the coronavirus crisis, it is vital that we demonstrate to the people of our country that we are meeting it head-on and that we will defeat it—and we will. As I have…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThat is an extremely important point. For those of us who remember the social fund, it was a resource that many of our constituents fell back on in times of need. It did give them…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsTo give the Government their due, the Chancellor did announce a £150 million contribution to the IMF, so there is an element of financial involvement and engagement. However, it…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI fully concur with the right hon. Gentleman. The various international vehicles that we could mobilise are available to us, and we just need to do it now. It needs to be done at…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThat is an extremely valid point. The co-ordination between the Bank of England and the Treasury is an example of what could be followed elsewhere, and it is being followed in…12 Mar 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance and EvasionMay I thank my hon. Friend for that wonderful speech? Whoever is in government needs to accept that this is an issue that we have to address, because there is now an increasing…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance and EvasionI beg to move, That this House notes that the tax gap, the difference between the amount of tax that should be paid to HMRC and what is actually paid, has been estimated at…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance and EvasionThey pay that much because they earn so much more than everybody else, but the other issue, and it relates— [Interruption.] Let me finish. We have this debate time and again. The…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTax Avoidance and EvasionI want to pay tribute to a number of my colleagues in this House who have consistently raised this issue, and my hon. Friend is one of them. When we had the debate very early…25 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI asked about Wonga. [Hon. Members: “You did.”] On the basis of that answer, I can see why No. 10 nicknamed the right hon. Gentleman CHINO: Chancellor in name only. Wonga is just…11 Feb 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsIn the last month we have seen the Financial Times predicting that the Chancellor will miss his balanced budget target, and today we have seen zero growth in the economy. At the…11 Feb 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsI suppose we will have a longer debate at some stage about the outcome of the last general election. I will be straight with the hon. Gentleman: I think the overriding issue was…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsI beg to move an amendment, at the end of the Question to add: ‘but respectfully regrets that the Gracious Speech fails to put an end to a decade of austerity, to invest in the…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsThat is just income tax. It is interesting that the lowest earners pay 40% of their income in tax while the highest earners pay 34%. We know who is paying more in comparison with…20 Jan 2020HANSARDEconomy and JobsThe Chancellor’s statement was reckless. I wish him well, as always, but I caution him that the Prime Minister may well be preserving him in his job to take the hit for any trade…20 Jan 2020