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HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe Minister mentions business rates and the small business multiplier. Will she confirm the continuation of small business rates relief for the rest of this Parliament?03 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI agree with the hon. Gentleman, as I did during much of our work on the Select Committee. One of Martin Moore-Bick’s recommendations was exactly that: that all test results…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAt whose request did the Secretary of State call in the planning application for the Chinese super-embassy?02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI used to have ginger hair as well! May I give the right hon. Lady the answer to my question? It was the Foreign Secretary. In opposition, the now Home Secretary warned that the…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryThe Grenfell Tower fire was an unthinkable tragedy that claimed 72 lives. It is one of the few moments in life when we all remember exactly where we were when it happened. Our…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryMy hon. Friend is making an important speech. One of the facts that the phase 2 report has established is that the system is too fragmented, and needs to be brought together under…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryI agree. Mistakes were made—there is no doubt about it. As the phase 2 report recommends, there should be greater oversight and regulation of people who proclaim themselves to be…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Grenfell Tower InquiryThere are so many lessons that I hope will be learned across the House. The report is clear that there has been failure by Governments of all stripes over the years, in terms of…02 Dec 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillThe Bill is about raising rates on private schools, which is why I mention them, but I am very happy to talk in glowing terms about the state schools in my constituency, including…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House observes that the Autumn Budget 2024 has cut central Government funding for…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillWill the Minister confirm the continuation of small business rates relief for the rest of this Parliament?25 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillAs the Minister knows, it had been renewed every year since 2021. The Conservative party supports businesses. When that 75% was passed on in England, the same moneys were provided…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I understand that 90,000 pupils will be transferring to the state sector as a result of these plans. We Conservatives hold firmly to the…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I remind him that it was not the Conservative party that voted to leave the European Union, but the people of this…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) BillI was part of the fairer funding formula for schools in my area, which had the worst-funded local authorities in the country. I reassure the hon. Gentleman that schools in my…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Budget: Implications for Farming CommunitiesThe Minister talks about the transition. I talked to my farmers in Bedale on Friday, and the only transition they can see is the transition from family farms to the state. Does he…04 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIf Labour Members going back to their seat this weekend were thinking of going to a local pub for a pint and a chat with local farmers, I would think again. A publican with a…31 Oct 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government’s choice was to hit businesses, and that is because there is not an ounce of business experience among them. Labour’s death taxes will hit farms and businesses.…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “That” to the end of the Question and add: “this House notes the balanced reforms made by previous Conservative governments to…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillThe point I was making is that the case may go all the way to an employment tribunal, as the hon. Gentleman knows, but there would also be the cost of defending the case even if…21 Oct 2024