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HANSARD Pension Schemes Billrose —15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes Billindicated dissent.15 Apr 2026HANSARD Pension Schemes BillWhat about Rosebank and Jackdaw?15 Apr 2026HANSARDHidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCAThank you, Sir Roger, for chairing the debate. I congratulate the right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) on bringing this incredibly important subject up for…14 Apr 2026HANSARDNational Savings & InvestmentsI thank the Minister for early sight of his statement. This scandal affects tens of thousands of people, and it could end up costing taxpayers many millions of pounds. NS&I is…26 Mar 2026HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillI would also like to start by thanking the Lords for their very hard work. I do not think the Government won a single vote during the Bill’s passage in the other place. Over the…23 Mar 2026HANSARDHeating Oil SupportI thank the Minister for his statement. One characteristic of volatile energy markets is that when wholesale prices rise, consumer prices tend to rise like a rocket, and when the…16 Mar 2026HANSARDState Pension IncreaseThanks to this Government’s policies on pensions, which actively disincentivise saving into private pension schemes, people will increasingly rely on the support of the state.…10 Mar 2026HANSARDState PensionHelping millions of people ensure financial security in their retirement is a cornerstone of the Minister’s Department, but in the Government’s first 18 months, they have…09 Mar 2026HANSARDFirearms LicensingI should alert Members that I am the chairman of the British Shooting Sports Council. On that point about mental health issues, does the hon. Gentleman agree that medical markers…23 Feb 2026HANSARDDraft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Draft
Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2026We welcome the uprating for both the mesothelioma lump sum payments and the Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) Act payments. This has been done on an annual basis and…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceMy hon. Friend and neighbour is raising incredibly important points about how our constituents were promised that their council tax would be cut and have been royally let down by…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceOn exactly this point about the democratic process, my constituents were promised by the Reform candidates that they would cut council tax, but Worcestershire county council’s…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceThe Secretary of State is being incredibly kind. He talks about the settlement, but the settlement does not work. Wyre Forest district council has had a 0% increase in core…11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government Financerose—11 Feb 2026HANSARD Local Government FinanceI was going to say thank you for the Pride in Place money, actually; I am very grateful that the Government have given £20 million to my constituency. On the subject of funding…11 Feb 2026HANSARDSocial SecurityIt is a great pleasure to debate these two statutory instruments with the Exchequer Secretary. As he stated, they are made each year, and the precedent is for them to be debated…10 Feb 2026HANSARDSocial SecurityThe Minister is nodding, and I am sure he agrees with us on this point. Therefore, we welcome the fact that the Government have committed to extending this relief for the next two…10 Feb 2026HANSARD Postal Services: Rural AreasI am grateful to my constituency next door neighbour for allowing me to intervene. Some of the post that goes to the southern part of his constituency may well be sorted through…04 Feb 2026HANSARDFinance (No. 2) Bill (Sixth sitting)We did have a war and a pandemic.03 Feb 2026