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HANSARDAppointment of Lord LebedevI do indeed agree with my hon. Friend. Just last week I mentioned the bunga bunga parties, which I think we should know a great deal more about. My hon. Friend the Member for…29 Mar 2022HANSARDDefence JobsMany hon. Members have been surprised or enlightened by the performance of the Bayraktar TB2 in Ukraine. What sort of message does that send to UK strategy and procurement?28 Mar 2022HANSARD UkraineI want to place on record my thanks to the people of Warwick and Leamington for their phenomenal response to this crisis, and in particular to members of the Polish community and…28 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillThat is not entirely true. As far as I can recall, back in 2010, VAT was 15%. It was increased by 33% by the Conservative Government to 20%. That is the most regressive tax of…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillIt is a pleasure to speak today, having been unable to get in yesterday. Clearly, as we have heard from across the Chamber, a lot of people are hurting right now. Some might…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillOn that point, the Labour Government were the first to put in place the Climate Change Act 2008—that is, the first globally to introduce legislation that would address the need to…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillI understand the point, and none of us really wants to see short-term measures, but in difficult times such as those we are in they are sometimes needed. The windfall tax is short…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillOf course Chancellors want to do all sorts of things. The prospect of this Chancellor actually being able to do anything in six months, 12 months or two years is entirely down to…24 Mar 2022HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Increase of Thresholds) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful speech. It is worth putting that last point in context. The chief executive of BP made it clear that there absolutely was a windfall: the…24 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseFor the third time in the last nine months, the trams operated by West Midlands Metro have been suspended, this time indefinitely. Tens of thousands of people across the region…24 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ10. It is nice to see the Prime Minister back in his place; I missed him last week. A fantasy castle, perhaps Snow White, too, and certainly girls, girls, girls were promised at…23 Mar 2022HANSARD Education Catch-Up ProgrammeI asked about the 65% threshold.17 Mar 2022HANSARD Education Catch-Up ProgrammeI thank the Chair and the Select Committee for putting together this report. This is clearly not my specialist subject, as the right hon. Gentleman knows from last week, but it is…17 Mar 2022HANSARD Business of the HouseI am sure the Leader of the House will be tempted to consider an electric tractor or a hydrogen combine harvester, if he has not done do so already. Consumers across the UK have…17 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT6. [R] For more than two months my constituency has been gridlocked while the Conservative-led council and Network Rail have been painting a bridge. Drivers are fuming, and firms…17 Mar 2022HANSARDEngagementsQ4. I am sure the Deputy Prime Minister will agree that when it comes to judging a person, it is often done by the company they keep. When it comes to tennis, the Prime Minister…16 Mar 2022HANSARDShale Gas ProductionBack in 2014, the people of Warwickshire were very vocal in their opposition to proposed fracking licences across the county by Cluff Natural Resources. I am sure the Minister…15 Mar 2022HANSARDStudent Loan Changes: Social MobilityResearch by the Higher Education Policy Institute shows that 70% of parents with children aged 11 to 15 want their children to go to university, but the Government do not share…14 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring Programme and Adult EducationI thank all right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions to the debate and, in particular, the right hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) for securing it and for his…09 Mar 2022HANSARDNational Tutoring Programme and Adult EducationI thank the Minister for that point, but as I understand it from the reports in Schools Week that have been referenced by colleagues in the Chamber, there is a significant…09 Mar 2022