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HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI was delighted to sit on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee—the Chair of the Committee is in his place now—during its joint inquiry with the Health and…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI am very grateful. In respect of the sufficiency of Scottish social care budgets, there is now an 11-week wait in parts of Scotland for discharge from hospital into a care home.…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyWill the hon. Gentleman give way?08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyYes, the hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. As always, he is making some very good points. I thoroughly enjoyed my time with him on the Select Committee. We did two reports on…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyThe shadow Minister on the Front Bench can shake her head, but that is the reality behind the proposal. The Chair of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, the…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyThat point about rental income has been made on a number of occasions. If someone holds their properties in a limited company and they take their profits through dividends, those…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyIt is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Stoke-on-Trent South (Jack Brereton). I absolutely agree with him that the Government’s proposal is probably the least…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social CareMay I quote from a recent report from a joint inquiry by the Health and Social Care Committee and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on the future funding of…07 Sept 2021HANSARD National Insurance Contributions BillThey say that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. The intention may be something different, but the way the new clauses are drafted and the fact that new clause 2 says…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSkills that Businesses Need: Equipping Students16. What steps he is taking to encourage schools to equip students with the skills that businesses need.06 Sept 2021HANSARD National Insurance Contributions BillI understand the purpose behind the new clause, but new clause 1 refers to “green manufacturing companies”, whereas new clause 2 talks about manufacturing products that “include”…06 Sept 2021HANSARDSkills that Businesses Need: Equipping StudentsI thank the Minister for that answer. The Careers & Enterprise Company has excellent potential to connect employers with schools but few businesses, large and small, I speak to in…06 Sept 2021HANSARD AfghanistanThe right hon. Gentleman talks about the statement on 8 July. Does he accept that this Government’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was not opposed in that debate by…18 Aug 2021HANSARDNewport Wafer Fab SaleMy hon. Friend talks about mutual respect between ourselves and the Chinese people, which I believe is correct, but the Chinese Government do not respect rules-based order,…15 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillThe right hon. Gentleman talks about solutions to social care. Will he come on to his own solutions to social care? Will they potentially include the recommendations of the Select…14 Jul 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillMy right hon. Friend has set out his plans to introduce a plan for social care by the end of the year, and I know that he is looking for a cross-party solution. In a joint inquiry…14 Jul 2021HANSARDEngagementsThe Serious Fraud Office achieved a rare success in Southwark Crown court in April with the successful prosecution of GPT Special Project Management Ltd, which resulted in £28…07 Jul 2021HANSARDSerious Fraud Office: Economic CrimeWhat recent assessment he has made of the Serious Fraud Office’s effectiveness in prosecuting serious economic crime.01 Jul 2021HANSARDSerious Fraud Office: Economic CrimeI thank my right hon. and learned Friend for her answer. The GPT case she refers to was one of the SFO’s rare successes in court in a proven case of corruption. I think there were…01 Jul 2021HANSARDTrans-Pennine RailwayI thank the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins) for leading this important debate. She set the scene very well. I, too, was concerned when I read newspaper reports…30 Jun 2021