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HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxIf the hon. Gentleman will give me a moment, I will try to answer these questions. The first solution is the warm home discount scheme, which provides support for household energy…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxThe hon. Gentleman has been waiting for a long time, so I am happy to give way.01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his intervention. The reason I articulate and go through existing programmes and policies that have already been done is because hon.…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxWhat is the case with this Government is that we will take decisions in a proportionate and reasonable manner, rather than using Opposition day debates and the half-baked motions…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxMy hon. Friend makes a number of hugely important and powerful points.01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to open yet another Opposition day debate on behalf of the Government. Another chunk of time has rightly been set…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Oil and Gas Producers: Windfall TaxIf I were not being heckled, I might get on with it. As most of the House knows, and as most reasonable people will accept, the recent rise in energy prices in the United Kingdom…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamI will speak for two more minutes, and then leave time for the hon. Lady to sum up. I hope that she can come to the point that she wishes to make.18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamI am grateful for the kind offer. I point out that the statistics that I used are actual grants that have been issued, actual money that has been paid, and actual businesses in…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamAs there is no summing up, I happily give way.18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I am grateful for the opportunity to talk about this important issue. I congratulate the hon. Member for Streatham…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamI am grateful to the hon. Lady for her intervention. I completely appreciate that there are businesses and individuals who, over the past 18 months, have not been able to secure…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Covid-19: Small Businesses in StreathamI am grateful for the hon. Gentleman’s intervention, and I completely appreciate the challenge that he gives to Government and the points that he makes. I know that the Government…18 Jan 2022HANSARDEnergy Infrastructure Planning ProjectsThis statement concerns the application for development consent made under the Planning Act 2008 by NNB Generation Company (SZC) Limited for the construction and operation of the…14 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI am grateful for the opportunity to contribute to the debate. I agree with the hon. Member for Stalybridge and Hyde (Jonathan Reynolds) that this has been an extremely difficult…11 Jan 2022HANSARD Reducing Costs for BusinessesI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s intervention, and that is exactly the level of detail that demonstrates why, when the Opposition come to this House and put forward half-baked…11 Jan 2022HANSARDSteel IndustryThe steel industry plays a vital role in our economy. Through the Steel Council and regular engagements with steel industry, the Government are working with the sector to develop…11 Jan 2022HANSARDSteel IndustryAs the hon. Lady will know, because we have talked about it in other debates, the Government continue to look at options on this. We have very regular engagement and interaction…11 Jan 2022HANSARDScottish Businesses: UK GovernmentI know that this is a surprise to the Scottish nationalists, but we have made the decision as a country to leave the European Union, and we are now in the process of ensuring that…11 Jan 2022HANSARDScottish Businesses: UK GovernmentI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his apposite and very important intervention this morning. He is a huge and doughty campaigner for Scottish interests, unlike individuals on…11 Jan 2022