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HANSARDWestern Jet Foil and Manston Asylum Processing CentresI strongly support all that the Home Secretary said in her opening statement: she spoke for the nation in saying we need to control this problem, and she spoke for all those…31 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillCan the Opposition spokesman name a single regulation or directive of the EU that he thinks should either be repealed or could be improved?25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI thank my right hon. Friend for all the great work that has been done on the draft legislation. Does he not find it an odd paradox, or contradiction, that many Opposition Members…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) BillI strongly support the Bill and congratulate the Minister on his presentation. I hope that the Government will urgently reform the energy directives and regulations that have made…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Great British RailwaysWhen will the Government and railway companies come forward with proposals for an improved pattern of services that attracts many more fare-paying passengers? We need to get the…24 Oct 2022HANSARDOut-of-Turn Supplementary Estimates 2022-23Can the Minister give the House some idea of how sensitive the putative cost of £60 billion until March is to the actual prices of gas and electricity? Is there a possibility…24 Oct 2022HANSARDOut-of-Turn Supplementary Estimates 2022-23I am glad the Minister agreed that the £60 billion for the energy scheme will of course adjust according to market prices, and let us hope that the current downward trend in some…24 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillI welcome the Government’s announcement today that this scheme should be time-limited to six months and that a different scheme should be developed against the possibility that…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEnergy Prices BillThe way out of this problem is far more domestic capacity, so that there is a bigger supply in due course. That requires investment. Can my right hon. Friend reassure us that…17 Oct 2022HANSARDEconomic UpdateWhat will the impact of these measures be on the growth rate, and will we still avoid recession?17 Oct 2022HANSARD Health and Social Care Levy (Repeal) BillI disagree with new clause 2 and new clause 1. I welcome very much the legislation. One of the objectionable features of the original proposal was hypothecation, because I do not…11 Oct 2022HANSARDThe Growth PlanI strongly welcome the growth plan and the tax cuts that will help deliver it. Does the Chancellor agree that there are more obstacles to be swept aside so that we can grow more…23 Sept 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseWill the Government allow us an early debate on their growth strategy, which will be most welcome, so that Parliament can have an opportunity to put forward good ideas on the…22 Sept 2022HANSARDTributes to Her Late Majesty the QueenWe meet together in mourning. Once again, our late Queen has united the nation, but this time, unfortunately, she has united us in grief and our common sense of loss. We here in…10 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsDoes the Prime Minister agree that we are too short of energy but have plenty of taxes, and that if we had an over-supply of taxes, as the Labour party wants, we would have less…08 Sept 2022HANSARD UK Energy CostsWould the Business Secretary like to remind the House that the Republic of Ireland deliberately chose much lower corporation tax rates than the rest of the advanced world and…08 Sept 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillHas the hon. Gentleman or his party ever once lobbied the EU in public or in private to shift its position to accommodate the very reasonable grievances and to deal with its…20 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillWill the Financial Secretary confirm that the Treasury will never use the argument that we must not press ahead with the very necessary VAT cut on energy in the cost of living…19 Jul 2022HANSARD Northern Ireland Protocol BillI welcome the notion of measures that restore our control over VAT and subsidies in Northern Ireland. It is entirely within the spirit and the text of the protocol, which says…19 Jul 2022HANSARDNorthern Ireland Protocol BillHas the Minister ever heard the Opposition point out that the EU is breaking the protocol by diverting our trade and undermining the Good Friday agreement? Has he ever heard them…13 Jul 2022