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HANSARD Health and Social Care WorkforceYes, indeed. Wishing to be optimistic, I was pointing out, as many will do, that there is huge opportunity in this area. None the less, my hon. Friend is quite right that there…13 Jul 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseIt would be better to get inflation down by expanding supply, rather than hitting mortgage holders again to get them to spend less. Can we have an urgent statement, before the…06 Jul 2023HANSARDRoad Fuel PricesGiven corporation tax, carbon taxes, the windfall tax, fuel duties and VAT, is not the bulk of the price at the pump, and of other fuels, now tax-based? Will my right hon. Friend…03 Jul 2023HANSARDChildcare Reform PackageWe do need more childcare, and I wish the Minister every success with these policies, but we are going to need a lot more people, businesses and other institutions to come forward…28 Jun 2023HANSARDMortgage CharterGiven that we do not want too much pressure on mortgage holders, who will be struggling, will the Government launch a series of supply-side measures to increase the supply of…26 Jun 2023HANSARDStop and SearchI strongly support the Home Secretary’s further measures to cut the unacceptable loss of life from violent crime. Will she confirm that her statement is part of a much wider…19 Jun 2023HANSARD Public OrderI am grateful for what my right hon. and learned Friend is seeking to do. Can she confirm that there could, indeed, be cases in which protesters stop one getting to hospital for…12 Jun 2023HANSARDIllegal MigrationIf we reduced the waiting time from, say, a year to three months when making a decision on an illegal migrant, would that not cut the accommodation and other public service costs…05 Jun 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillWill my hon. and learned Friend give way?24 May 2023HANSARDStudent VisasWhen we invite people to our country, it is important that there is good provision of housing, school places and healthcare, but there are huge stresses on the system. Can the…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillDoes my hon. Friend recall that—certainly when I was single market Minister some years ago—quite often we did not want the regulation or law at all, but the Government then…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI am grateful to my hon. Friend for all the work he does, and I am glad that the Secretary of State will at last appear before Parliament on this crucial change of policy. Has he…24 May 2023HANSARDRetained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillThe list of repeals will make life better and make us more prosperous, but why are we not making a big increase to the VAT threshold, now we are free to do so, so we can liberate…24 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillI think we are all united in wanting to stop fake and damaging reviews, which are so unfair, but has the hon. Gentleman thought about how we would actually do it? Defining them,…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIs there not a clear distinction? We and the Government should not intervene in individual decisions that under the law are in the regulators’ remit, but Parliament and Ministers…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillDo Ministers as a matter of course invite in leading regulators for at least annual reviews of corporate plans, budgets and performance?17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillIndeed. I do not wish to go into the details of a recent case, because I have not studied all the documents, which would be necessary to do justice to both sides of the argument.…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillCompetition is by far and away the best regulator, and I pay tribute to all those in the House, including my hon. Friend the Member for Weston-super-Mare (John Penrose), who have…17 May 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillBriefly, what will be the direct impact of the Bill on the cost to the state and to business?17 May 2023HANSARDEnergy Bill [Lords]I agree with the Secretary of State that we need more energy independence and more domestic energy, so why does the Bill propose a 140% increase in imported energy through…09 May 2023