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HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI completely agree with my right hon. Friend about the inherent contradictions. Would it be fair to characterise this Budget as the left hand not knowing what the further left…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI am grateful to the hon. Member for giving way. What is his message to the people who have been made unemployed since the Labour party came to power?26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI am grateful to the hon. Member for giving way a second time. The Chancellor said on Sky News, “It’s on me now.” I would be grateful if he could set a date for when this…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsDoes the hon. Member acknowledge that whether parents get their money from income or from benefits, the Government, having inherited 2% inflation, have taken it up to 3.6%, which…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsWho knew?26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsNo one can doubt the hon. Member’s commitment to the people of Oldham. He is being very loyal to the Chancellor and her Budget. I have a simple question: if unemployment goes up…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsFor the record, why did the hon. Member vote against lifting the two-child benefit cap when the SNP proposed it earlier?26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsThe hon. Gentleman is being very generous with his time. I am a bit confused by his answer to my last intervention. Why was it a bad idea to lift the two-child benefit cap when…26 Nov 2025HANSARD Budget ResolutionsDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that we have lost, I believe, 90,000 jobs from the hospitality industry just since the last Budget? While I do my bit to try to save the…26 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIs Surrey going to get a mayor?24 Nov 2025HANSARDMinisterial CodeI will try to speak really slowly and ask not multiple questions but just the one. How much cash did David Kogan give the Prime Minister?24 Nov 2025HANSARDInternational Men’s DayVery good!20 Nov 2025HANSARD Northern Ireland Troubles BillThe Defence Committee recently visited Canberra in Australia. For Members who do not know the geography of the place, the old Parliament building looks down a row of trees and…18 Nov 2025HANSARDAsylum PolicyA constituent wrote to me asking whether I could get a wriggle on with his EU settlement scheme application. We checked with the Home Office and it turned out that he was subject…17 Nov 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI understand that the permanent secretary at the Home Office recently appointed a single senior official to be responsible for asylum hotels. Will the Home Secretary please use…17 Nov 2025HANSARD Police ReformI thank the Minister for her statement, although it will have caused some consternation in my constituency. Spelthorne is in Surrey, which is being carved up into two unitary…13 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsI associate myself with the Prime Minister’s remarks about remembrance. I particularly remember being in west Africa in 1997, where I somehow managed to survive a bloody and…12 Nov 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ1. If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 November.12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThe hon. Member says that he does not really understand the contradictions. Would he like to state how much growth there has been in the UK economy since the last Budget?12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesThe hon. Member is nickel-and-diming the debate. One big question faces the Chancellor: what to do about the two-child benefit cap, which costs £3.5 billion, so let us not worry…12 Nov 2025