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HANSARDStamp 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 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI completely agree with my hon. Friend.28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxNo, the people best positioned to decide where houses should go are local people. That is why, for many years, I have been a strong proponent of neighbourhood planning. It has…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThe hon. Lady should not assume from the outward utterances that there was not an internal conversation going on within the party about our tax strategy. Those in the Chamber who…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI will in a minute. The third point I want to make, which I guess is the one that might appeal most to Government Members, is that this tax is generationally unfair. Younger…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI am perplexed by the argument the Liberal Democrats have advanced that abolishing stamp duty will raise prices. Presumably the quid pro quo is that raising it would lower prices,…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI understand the hon. Gentleman’s hope for the next generation, and I completely agree with him. As somebody with three children, I hope they get the same housing opportunities…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxMy right hon. Friend is completely right, and he makes a powerful point. Anybody, whether overseas or here, who comes anywhere in the country, but particularly to London and the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDHeathrow: National Airports ReviewAs the Secretary of State knows from her time at City Hall, Heathrow has been a planning disaster since it was accidentally sited to the west of London, forcing planes to land…22 Oct 2025HANSARDMiddle EastSetting aside the fact that we find ourselves in a situation where conditions have been placed upon the cessation of the annihilation of an entire people and the strange…14 Oct 2025HANSARDQatar: Israeli StrikeThe events of yesterday come as no surprise to those of us in the Chamber who have raised the issue of the Israeli Government’s crimes, committed with an air of complete impunity.…10 Sept 2025HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to see your wisdom in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. Although I understand the impetus behind the change, I want to ask the Minister one or two questions about it. She…09 Sept 2025HANSARDDraft Data Protection Act 2018 (Qualifying Competent Authorities) Regulations 2025The Minister said that these notices will be published; will these bodies be general powers or specific powers? Will the Government say, “We’re going to grant a notice on this for…09 Sept 2025HANSARD Palestine Action: Proscription and ProtestsThe Minister has said that no one is above the law and that violence is never the answer. I agree with him and I know that he believes that the law should be wielded with…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastI am afraid that this is another profoundly disappointing statement from the Foreign Secretary that is devoid of anything that is likely to bring a swift end to this conflict.…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 22 April, I wrote to the Foreign Secretary and the Attorney General raising a number of matters to do with domestic legal issues and…01 Sept 2025HANSARD Middle EastLike others in this House, I am frankly astonished at the statement of the Foreign Secretary. At a time when we have got daily lynchings and expulsions on the west bank, and…21 Jul 2025HANSARD Middle EastWhy don’t you feel it?21 Jul 2025HANSARDUK-France Migration: Co-operationI have been a bit taken aback by the lack of humility shown by the Home Secretary in the face of what has been a catastrophic first 12 months in terms of crossing numbers. It…14 Jul 2025HANSARDDeprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) BillI am very grateful to the Minister. I have just a couple of points to make, if I may. He is quite right that timetables are agreed and there can be case management reviews, but…14 Jul 2025