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HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI am particularly pleased I gave way to my hon. Friend because I drive through Chesterfield when I am going from Stalybridge to London, and I pay tribute to him and his local…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI beg to move, That this House recognises the strain that businesses are under following a difficult Christmas period and two years of disruption during the covid-19 outbreak;…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, who has put his case as he always does. I will mention energy-intensive sectors later in my speech, but the broader point is that the…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI am conscious of your warning, Mr Deputy Speaker, but I will give way to a couple of hon. Friends.11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesMy hon. Friend is right. There is already a cost of living crisis gripping the country, and it has been brought on by the frightening increases in energy costs and inflation…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesThe hon. Gentleman is more astute than that. He will have seen the plan to take revenue from the Exchequer windfall and the VAT receipts the Government have already received. We…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI will give way one last time.11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI love it when Members bring testimony from their own constituencies about specific sectors that have been affected. In the urgent question we had before Christmas, a lot of…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI always have time for the hon. Member, so I am not sad that I gave way to him. Yes, as we come out of the pandemic there are pressures on the global economy—we can see that in…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI share the mutual respect that the right hon. Gentleman kindly outlined at the beginning, but he will accept, because this is his background, that there are 1 million fewer…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsI thank the Minister for his statement, and for providing advance sight of it before he came to the Chamber. I believe we are in unanimous agreement across the House that the…15 Dec 2021HANSARDBusiness without DebateOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. As there is an opportunity for a point of order, would it be possible to place on the record, on behalf of all colleagues, our best…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsMy right hon. Friend—it has been a busy week—did, of course, play a major role in the postmasters’ campaign. He was quite right to object to my failure to mention him, and I would…15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsIt is. My hon. Friend for North Durham—15 Dec 2021HANSARD Postmasters with Overturned Convictions: Settlement FundsOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.15 Dec 2021HANSARDSubsidy Control BillIt is a privilege to come to the Dispatch Box for the first time as the shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. This is an important Bill. On the…13 Dec 2021HANSARDPension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) BillI congratulate the hon. Member for Rutherglen and Hamilton West (Margaret Ferrier) on presenting this Bill. As the public probably know, Members have huge discretion in respect of…26 Nov 2021HANSARD Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillWith respect, the Minister just needs to listen to this point. He stands at the Dispatch Box and, like all Ministers, tells us that black is white. For instance, when the…15 Nov 2021HANSARD Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillI am grateful for the Minister’s intervention. I am about to explain why he has got himself and the Government into this position.15 Nov 2021HANSARD Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) BillWhatever else could be said about the House of Lords, it is a place that genuinely contains a great deal of expertise on the subject of pensions. We are fortunate to have that…15 Nov 2021