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HANSARD Inheritance TaxOut of the 29 constituencies in the north-east of England, only three paid a penny of inheritance tax in that last tax year. Does my hon. Friend think that cutting inheritance tax…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI will give way, but briefly, because I want to make progress.17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxNo, I will not give way—the right hon. Gentleman will have a chance to speak in a moment. I want to illustrate what is happening. I think I am right in saying that, if inheritance…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI find that a very interesting intervention. I am not opposed to considering that idea as part of the wider debate, but let me return to the point I was trying to develop. It…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI said I would give way twice. The right hon. Gentleman has already had one intervention, so I will only take another from somebody else; a lot of people want to speak. I am sure…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxThere are a lot of Members present, so I will give way only once—twice at the most.17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxI will be very brief. “The politics of envy”—talk about predictable. What we have actually heard from Government Members is a politics of wealth, privilege and greed. We have a…17 Jan 2024HANSARD Inheritance TaxThe hon. Gentleman raises an important issue, because I think there is £800 billion of wealth in our country that nobody—not even the Treasury—knows the owners of. That is a…17 Jan 2024HANSARDLobbying Transparency15. What steps he is taking to increase transparency of lobbying by businesses.23 Nov 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT3. Palantir has this week received one of the largest contracts imaginable. The company is based in silicon valley in California. It was established by the CIA and it has…23 Nov 2023HANSARDLobbying TransparencyIf you are one of the tens of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises bidding for contracts from the public sector, you will be met with a wall of bureaucratic paperwork…23 Nov 2023HANSARD Autumn Statement ResolutionsThank you for your guidance, Mr Deputy Speaker, and I will try to be brief. The first point I want to make is that the Chancellor and the Chief Secretary, who spoke at the…22 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023rose —20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023I will try to be reasonably brief, although I need to repeat some of the points that have been made. First, we are not dealing with a huge number of people—over six years, from…20 Nov 2023HANSARDDraft Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023I am complaining about the fact that this procedure will be done to children, who are not capable of giving informed consent, which is a basic principle of medical practice. That…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseThe overwhelming majority of people in Yorkshire are proud and patriotic, love their families, and work hard. How can it be, then, that families had to approach food banks 75,000…09 Nov 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Operational IndependenceWe all know that many people will be on the march on Saturday. The organisers and participants have told me that they will be participating in ceremonies of remembrance and that…09 Nov 2023HANSARD Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian SituationAs a person of Jewish heritage, I was mortified and horrified by what happened on 7 October, but I did not for one second believe that any Palestinian child anywhere was…08 Nov 2023HANSARDBritish SteelYorkshire and the Humber is one of the great centres of steelmaking—in our area, there were more than 8,000 jobs in steelmaking, the last time that was counted—but how many jobs…08 Nov 2023HANSARD UK-Chile Relations and 50th Anniversary of Coup in ChileI am grateful to the parliamentary authorities for allowing this debate to take place. It might be said that the events under discussion took place a long time ago, but I am going…14 Sept 2023