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HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeMy hon. Friend is 100% right. We heard businesses say to us loud and clear that they wanted radical and bold changes in the way that the skills levy was organised. The Government…05 Mar 2025HANSARDDepartment for Business and TradeMy hon. Friend is an extraordinary champion for the city he represents, and for the industry that has made that city great over the centuries. He is absolutely right: when the…05 Mar 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryI congratulate the right hon. Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing this debate and all those who have spoken today. It was Václav Havel who…27 Feb 2025HANSARDWar in Ukraine: Third AnniversaryThe right hon. Gentleman and I have organised debates on this topic in the past. Does he share my view that we now need to get a lot faster in seizing this money, not only to pay…27 Feb 2025HANSARD US Steel Import TariffsWhat is essential now is that this does not escalate. Widespread duties on UK exports to the US would be devastating for economic growth, bad for inflation and bad for interest…11 Feb 2025HANSARD UK-EU RelationsI very much welcome the statement from my right hon. Friend, but the reality is that he has inherited a deal with the European Union that has knocked about 4% to 5% off our…06 Feb 2025HANSARD Harland & WolffCongratulations to the Secretary of State. This is excellent news for the people of Appledore and of Northern Ireland and for workers across the Harland & Wolff supply chain. He…19 Dec 2024HANSARDPost Office Redress and FundingI welcome much of the Minister’s statement today. Redress is being paid out faster, but the truth is that 70% of the budget for redress has still not been paid. The Select…18 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineLet me come to exactly that argument. The Foreign Secretary was followed by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, who said that there were now “significant doubts” about…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate, Mrs Harris. First things first: I utterly condemn the attacks on 7 October. I utterly condemn the kidnap, torture and murder of hostages…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI will not, because time is so short. Last week, in front of the Business and Trade Committee, a Defence Minister said that although it is technically possible to track the parts,…16 Dec 2024HANSARDRoyal Mail TakeoverI welcome the statement made by this hard-working Minister. I take it from the announcement that Mr Křetínský has cleared the investment screening tests that the Cabinet Office is…16 Dec 2024HANSARDIsrael and PalestineI am grateful to the Minister for giving way; he is being characteristically generous. As I understand it, we cannot track F-35 parts because we have signed a contract that…16 Dec 2024HANSARDStellantis LutonThis is indeed a hard day for Luton. I welcome what the Secretary of State shared with the House, and the review of the zero emission mandate that he announced. In that review, I…27 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI congratulate the Prime Minister on the restoration of UK leadership. Lord Prescott, who did so much to lead on Kyoto, would be truly proud of my right hon. Friend’s work and…21 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of the Post OfficeToday is the last day of the Horizon inquiry. I look forward to working with you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and with colleagues across the House to explore appropriate sanctions for…13 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn Tuesday, we will hear from Sir Alan Bates and other victims of the Horizon scandal, which continues to deepen. In September, we learned that there will be 100 more convictions…31 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsCorrect. In a way, that is the point that I am gently trying to make to the House, with a very brief and, everyone will be pleased to hear, soon-to-conclude lesson in the fiscal…30 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI congratulate our first female Chancellor on delivering an outstanding Budget. It is a great pleasure to speak in my first Budget debate for 14 years, and I think that period of…30 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWe aimed to get the right balance between spending restraint, budget rises, growth and time. Balancing those four ingredients was at the heart of any Budget judgment, and our…30 Oct 2024