Contributions
1,107 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDNet Zero EmissionsI am sure the hon. Lady will have seen the net zero strategy, which was published the week before the Budget. I am sure she will also know about the significant progress that the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero EmissionsI am very pleased that my hon. Friend’s constituency has benefited and is taking part in the progress towards net zero. I should be happy to visit her there.02 Nov 2021HANSARDWages: Lowest-income HouseholdsI thank my hon. Friend for his support. He will agree that the best way to support people is by supporting them into work and helping them to progress once they are in work. He…02 Nov 2021HANSARDWages: Lowest-income HouseholdsWe are increasing the national living wage to £9.50 an hour from April 2022. We are also cutting the universal credit taper rate from 63p to 55p. Those measures will increase the…02 Nov 2021HANSARDNet Zero EmissionsAs 120 world leaders gather in Glasgow today, the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich (Matthew Pennycook) asks a very pertinent question. Our net zero strategy outlines…02 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesI do not expect anything other than for the hon. Member to push me on the timing. At the moment, however, all I can say is that we will bring it forward in the coming months. I am…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesI assure the hon. Member that as we bring in policies—I am responsible for tax, and I know this is the case for my area—we are always very conscious of whether the prices are…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesI am grateful to my hon. Friend for that interesting intervention. I hope that the prices of installation will fall as well.01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesI thank the hon. Member for her intervention. The two schemes that we already have in place are obviously ones through which the polluter pays; they are about industry recognising…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesThe Budget set out a number of measures to ensure decarbonisation. There was a significant amount of spending in relation to decarbonisation in various transport areas, including…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesI will make a little bit of progress, because I am about to address a point that the hon. Member himself mentioned, which was about aviation duty. The point about a domestic…01 Nov 2021HANSARD Carbon Emission ChargesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Robertson. As many other Members have, I begin by recognising that today is a significant day for international efforts to…01 Nov 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)As the hon. Member knows, these matters can be dealt with through devolution. As I mentioned, there is a significant funding settlement coming the way of the devolved…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I will press on at the moment. Just as the Budget seeks to help working families, so it supports businesses as they continue to recover from the pandemic, with a particular focus…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The £4.7 billion investment in core school funding will be welcomed by schools and will enable them to support their students over the coming years. I would like to take this…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)The hon. Member makes a valid point and I absolutely recognise that, but the way to solve that problem is not to give a tax benefit to a large group of people who simply do not…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)It is a privilege to close this debate on behalf of the Government. As we come out of the biggest recession in 300 years and emerge from the pandemic, it is critical that we as a…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)As the hon. Lady knows, we are on a trajectory to get the national living wage to a higher rate. We need to increase the national living wage, as we have by 6.6% this time round,…28 Oct 2021HANSARDFinance Bill 2021-22The Finance Bill will be published on 4 November. Explanatory notes on the Bill will be available in the Vote Office and the Printed Paper Office and placed in the Libraries of…19 Oct 2021HANSARDAgreement Between British Trade and Cultural Office and Taipei Representative OfficeA protocol to the agreement with the Taipei Representative Office in London was signed in London on 11 August and in Taipei on 19 August. The text of the protocol is available on…23 Sept 2021