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HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe hon. Lady raises a very good point, which I will come on to shortly. All of this points to the fact that, let us be honest, this is not actually a Budget about growth. I only…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI will not give way, because I am running out of time. People rushed to fill the void, and we saw a bump in growth in the first half of the year, but since then it has been…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s views about mandation, as the Minister knows, but would he care to comment on its impact on the appetite for risk? We have learned from my right…25 Nov 2025HANSARD COP30I am grateful to learn from the hon. Member for Walthamstow (Ms Creasy) that I am not the only person who was not invited to COP30. But I followed it closely and was very pleased…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesMy right hon. Friend makes an interesting point about the change from defined benefit to defined contribution and the impact of the taxation changes that brought that about. Would…25 Nov 2025HANSARD Pension Investment in UK EquitiesI get the example that the Minister talks about, but I think he misunderstands or perhaps misappreciates how the retail investor thinks. They do not necessarily think, “If I put…25 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsMany of us are becoming concerned that technical or procedural manoeuvres outside this House may be used to prevent Parliament from reaching a decision on the Terminally Ill…19 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 19 November.19 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and SudanI am afraid that the Foreign Secretary has neatly illustrated the problem with the British Government’s position in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. She mentioned the…18 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI sort of agree. We should be pushing developers towards brownfield—that is absolutely right. Brownfield first was the policy of the previous Government, and it makes lots of…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI understand the undertaking the Minister is giving, but he will recognise that all of this is guidance; it does not preclude planning decisions that will impact on chalk streams.…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI do not wish to detain the House terribly long; I just want to cover three matters, if I may. The first is Lords amendment 38, which deals with chalk streams. As the Minister…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI completely agree with the hon. Lady. In my constituency, I have groups of volunteers who work very hard, including on the Anton river in Andover, and do a fantastic job. In…13 Nov 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI completely agree with the right hon. Gentleman. Interestingly, he may or may not recall that when I was a Westminster councillor, we had a project in Westminster called “Hidden…13 Nov 2025HANSARDLife Sciences: Economic GrowthI am chair of the all-party parliamentary group on life sciences, so I know only too well that the industry, which has hitherto been a jewel in our crown, has been struggling to…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI hear what the Minister is saying about us waiting for the Budget. Could he reassure the House that he has not discussed anything that might be in the Budget with any journalist,…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThe shadow Chancellor is laying out compellingly the calamitous choices that were made at the last Budget. Does he agree that fundamentally underlying them is the most calamitous…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I seek your guidance. The Minister has said that he is unwilling to discuss what might be in the Budget with the House. He did not,…12 Nov 2025HANSARD Gaza and HamasOnce again, it is the children of Gaza who seem to bear the brunt of the violence, with reports that 35 of them were liquidated overnight in the casual dropping of bombs in…29 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI was Housing Minister for 12 golden months, during which, I am pleased to say, the United Kingdom achieved its highest starts and finishes of housing for 10 years either side—not…28 Oct 2025