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HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI will make some progress. That is the Conservatives’ pitch to the British public—reckless with our public finances, reckless with our public services and reckless with the future…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxIt is a tax, so obviously I do not love it, but what I find extraordinary is the Conservative party’s new-found hatred of taxation when they increased taxes 25 times in the last…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxI assure him that the houses will be beautiful and that we will build 1.5 million of them over the course of this Parliament. There was a brief reference to Nirvana from the…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThank you. I was pleased to hear the Liberal Democrats spokesman, the hon. Member for St Albans (Daisy Cooper), and others in the party say that they will oppose the motion. I…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxMadam Deputy Speaker, I am afraid that I am being interrupted. We are a Government who are building houses, including in areas of the country that the shadow Secretary of State…28 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Mutual Recognition Agreement) (Switzerland) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Mutual Recognition Agreement) (Switzerland) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure…27 Oct 2025HANSARDFinancial InclusionI am happy to confirm to my hon. Friend that we have had those discussions. I hope he will see the evidence of those discussions when the strategy is published, and I hope he will…22 Oct 2025HANSARDFinancial InclusionI am more than happy to meet my hon. Friend to discuss those issues. I said at the outset that the financial inclusion strategy is considering cross-cutting themes. The issue of…22 Oct 2025HANSARDFinancial InclusionIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow North (Martin Rhodes) for securing this important debate and for giving me…22 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Financial Services (Overseas Recognition Regime Designations) Regulations 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Financial Services (Overseas Recognition Regime Designations) Regulations 2025. It is a pleasure to serve under your…22 Oct 2025HANSARDFinancial Services ReformMy hon. Friend raises an important issue, and it is very good to hear him championing businesses in his constituency. The Government published the small business strategy in July,…09 Sept 2025HANSARDFinancial Services ReformI am grateful for the lecture, but I note that it was the Conservatives who introduced the bank levy. The Government are committed to responsibly promoting the growth and…09 Sept 2025HANSARDFinancial Services ReformOur financial services growth and competitiveness strategy sets out the Government’s 10-year plan for the sector, making clear our ambition that, by 2035, the UK will be the…09 Sept 2025HANSARDFinancial Services ReformI pay tribute to the right hon. Member’s work in this area, and I would be more than happy to meet with him to discuss those concerns.09 Sept 2025HANSARDGrooming GangsThe grooming and sexual exploitation of young girls in this country is nothing short of sickening, and the Government are doing everything in our power to secure justice for the…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingAs I said, we are setting up a new independent body to clear appeals more quickly. We are clearing up the Conservatives’ mess, and the Home Secretary will bring forward plans in…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingThe Conservatives left us with a borders crisis, and we are fixing it. The shadow Solicitor General said that we are setting up a new independent body to clear appeals more…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingI am more than happy to look at that, but the point the hon. Member makes about international co-operation is extremely important. That is why I highlighted our groundbreaking…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingI think this is important to look at, and I want to highlight that the CPS is taking considerable action to prosecute these offences. We have given the CPS extra funding to…04 Sept 2025HANSARDPeople SmugglingI have heard from Crown Prosecution Service prosecutors about the deplorable actions that the smugglers take in not only facilitating very young children being aboard the boats,…04 Sept 2025