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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsLet us be really clear about what has been bequeathed to this Government. The right hon. Gentleman is right that back in 2010, at the height of the financial crash, the deficit…30 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI agree 100%, but I say gently to right hon. and hon. Members across the House that that is not free. If we want to ensure that there are good transport links and digital links,…30 Oct 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am incredibly grateful to the Father of the House for giving way, which is characteristically generous. I think we would both agree that his inspiration and mentor, Nigel…30 Oct 2024HANSARD Israel: UNRWA BanI utterly condemn this decision by the Israeli Parliament. Tens of thousands of people have died as a result of Israeli firepower, and now thousands more will die as a result of…29 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment Summitrose —17 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitThe hon. Gentleman gives way with characteristic generosity. The truth is that the International Monetary Fund forecast growth for this year at about 0.5%, that families were…17 Oct 2024HANSARD International Investment SummitI, too, congratulate the Government on an extraordinary achievement in securing £63 billion-worth of investment, which is a tremendous vote of confidence not only in this…17 Oct 2024HANSARDPort Talbot Transition ProjectI am not yet Chair of the Committee, Mr Speaker, but fingers crossed. I welcome the Secretary of State’s announcement. I hope the whole House will recognise that what he has…11 Sept 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon: RedressI add my congratulations to Sir Alan Bates and Lady Suzanne on what looked like a very happy day. I welcome what the Secretary of State has set out for the House this afternoon.…09 Sept 2024HANSARD UK Steel ManufacturingPresident Biden has just vetoed the foreign acquisition of US Steel, because he understands that it is vital to have sovereign capability in ensuring the manufacture of virgin…05 Sept 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWhat thought has the Secretary of State given to attending the Williams inquiry? The Post Office scandal is unfinished business. It is now vital that we not only learn the…05 Sept 2024HANSARDCouncil FundingCouncil funding in Birmingham is inadequate because of a set of sadistic directions based on speculative estimates of equal pay liabilities. No one believes those estimates, not…02 Sept 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonI welcome the answer provided by my hon. Friend. He will remember that, when the Select Committee reported just four or five months ago, we noted that 80% of the budget for…30 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesIt is an honour to speak in this King’s Speech debate, and a privilege to have heard the first female Chancellor in our history deliver such a remarkable opening salvo. I will say…22 Jul 2024HANSARD NATO and European Political Community MeetingsI congratulate the Prime Minister on his flying start on the world stage, and on his determination to build not simply a rules-based order, but a rights-based order rooted in what…22 Jul 2024HANSARDForeign Affairs and DefenceI am very grateful to the right hon. Member, my constituency neighbour, for giving way and I am delighted to see him in his place—on the Opposition side of the Chamber. Can I take…18 Jul 2024HANSARDStrategic Litigation Against Public Participation BillThe right hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. A debate on the effects of a British version of the first amendment would be very welcome. When the Minister replies, he could…08 May 2024HANSARDStrategic Litigation Against Public Participation BillI hope the Minister did not mishear me: I was hoping to ensure that the Ministry of Justice does not become a roadblock in the future. I am very grateful for the work that he has…08 May 2024HANSARDStrategic Litigation Against Public Participation BillI am grateful to the Minister for his characteristic generosity. He has just told the Committee that he does not think that new clause 1 is needed and that the intention of the…08 May 2024HANSARDStrategic Litigation Against Public Participation BillI have just two points to make on this excellent group. First, I wholeheartedly support the amendments to clause 2 that my hon. Friend the Member for Caerphilly proposes. The…08 May 2024