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HANSARD Costs for MotoristsAs I said in response to my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), I appreciate that this is a really important issue, and I know…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI am grateful to the hon. Member. I might ask that our meeting—when indeed we do meet, as I am happy to do so—is fully focused on the matters at hand.21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI have to tell the right hon. Member that we are not attempting to cap the prices in supermarkets and nor were we intending to do so. The Chancellor is having discussions with…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI assume that the hon. Member is referring to the decision on licences in the sanctions regime. These licences are specific, targeted and will be reviewed on a very regular basis.…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsThe hon. Member makes a really important point about the cost that farmers are facing, but that is exactly why we are taking steps to cut the duty on red diesel by more than a…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI think that these suggestions are being made with the best of intentions, but with the deepest respect to the hon. Member, this is all motherhood and apple pie. If we want to do…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsThe best way to get to energy security is by doing exactly what the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero is doing at the moment with the push towards renewables.…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsPut simply, as I said, the shadow Chancellor’s party would have had motorists hurtling full speed towards higher fuel costs. It is only because of the action that this Government…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsMy hon. Friend raises an important point about the critical nature of bus services to the entire country. That is exactly why we are providing more than £3 billion for buses over…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsMy hon. Friend raises the important issue of hauliers and the road haulage sector. What we are discussing today is so critical to the costs that hauliers are paying, including…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsMr Speaker, your comments have been fully noted, and I will ensure that they are fed back to the entire ministerial team. The Government are taking steps to support households and…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. It is because of the fiscally responsible choices that the Chancellor has made that growth and real wages have gone up, and…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsThank you, Mr Speaker. The point is that we have to manage the public finances responsibly. We cannot put in place measures that are not fully funded, and I wish that some of the…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsMy hon. Friend’s comments again highlight that the Conservative party would have raced to war. When I said that earlier—Conservative Members are doing it again; they are shaking…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI wholeheartedly reject any accusation or idea whatsoever that we are somehow going soft on Russia and Putin. That is completely wrong. The new package of sanctions that we have…21 May 2026HANSARD Costs for MotoristsI am very grateful to the right hon. Member for his kind comments. I appreciate where he is trying to go with his remarks, but what we are doing with this announcement is saving…21 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthIt is a pleasure to close today’s King’s Speech debate on behalf of the Government. I am grateful to Members for their contributions, including the Business Secretary for his…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthThe right hon. Gentleman’s wife, and potentially he himself, will be pleased to know that those two things are entirely compatible. We will have to cancel absolutely nothing at…18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthInterest rate reductions.18 May 2026HANSARDBacking Business to Create Economic GrowthAs I said, the Government have worked closely with devolved Governments in the design of the Bill and we will continue to do that. To conclude, the pro-growth legislation set out…18 May 2026