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HANSARD Prime Minister's Role in Creating a Safe EnvironmentAs others have said, the scenes in the House of Commons last night were deeply disturbing. The Prime Minister’s tone was appalling, his behaviour was appalling and his language…26 Sept 2019HANSARDEarly Parliamentary General Election (No. 2)On a point of order, Mr Speaker. During the course of this process, the European Statutory Instruments Committee was set up in order to sift those statutory instruments that would…09 Sept 2019HANSARDSpending Round 2019I thank the Chancellor for advance sight of the statement. The gimmicks and gems the Chancellor has presented today are nothing more than an effort to distract us from the…04 Sept 2019HANSARDEngagements12. The Prime Minister claims to care about people whose lives have been destroyed by modern slavery, and she claims that her work in this area will be part of her legacy. It is a…17 Jul 2019HANSARDForced Displacement in AfricaThank you for chairing this debate, Mr Evans. I congratulate all those who created this report: the Select Committee members, the staff team, and all those who contributed…04 Jul 2019HANSARD Income TaxTo be fair, I did not say it was a “heavy” burden. The tax information and impact note says that there will be “no impact on civil society”. That is not true because there will be…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Income TaxMuch of the student housing in my constituency works almost as serviced apartments. They are apartments with one shared kitchen and a number of flats, and they are much more like…03 Jul 2019HANSARD Income TaxLet me begin by thanking the Association of Taxation Technicians and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, which have provided me with some information so that I can help to…03 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityThe Chancellor has been at the forefront of arguing that a decade of austerity was necessary. This has led to 24% of Scottish children and 30% of English children being in…02 Jul 2019HANSARDPoverty: Social SecurityThe Minister might not want to tackle inequality, but the Scottish Government do. The polls show that a majority of Scottish people support the tax changes that mean the Scottish…02 Jul 2019HANSARDImmigrationOn the subject of the hostile environment, does my hon. Friend share my horror at a document that I found yesterday on the Government’s website relating to trafficked women from…26 Jun 2019HANSARDThe Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Energy-Saving Materials) Order 2019It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Roberston, and it is very nice to face the new Minister. I am sure we will be in many more Committees together in the coming…24 Jun 2019HANSARD Breathing Space SchemeI am pleased that the UK Government have decided to put this in place and have set out the mechanism for doing so. In Scotland we have the debt arrangement scheme, which was…19 Jun 2019HANSARD Recall of Tumble DryersThis matter does not seem to have been handled well, either by Whirlpool or by the UK Government, from start to finish. Surely our first priority should be, as the Minister said,…17 Jun 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse and HomelessnessI honestly do not know and I do not want to give a wrong answer. That is not my area of expertise. I will find out and get back to the hon. Gentleman. We are keen to see split…12 Jun 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse and HomelessnessThank you for chairing the debate, Mr Davies. I thank the hon. Member for Bermondsey and Old Southwark (Neil Coyle) for bringing it forward. This is an incredibly important issue…12 Jun 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse and HomelessnessThat is absolutely right. I wonder whether the right hon. Lady can see my speech, as I was about to come to that point. That universal credit is a single payment is a really big…12 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillCould the Minister please let us know whether that will be in three years’ time or five years’ time, or at what point in that two-year period should I be watching the Treasury…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillAs the Minister has said, we discussed this in Committee, as well as on Second Reading. As we have discussed it before and he knew this question was coming, can he tell us how…10 Jun 2019HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Termination Awards and Sporting Testimonials) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The liability only arises for testimonials of more than £100,000, but I understand his point. For example, I do not know how it…10 Jun 2019