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HANSARDImmigration UpdateAs mass migration has been shown to depress GDP per capita, and as it is clear that it is easier to control the much higher number of legal migrants, may I encourage the…01 May 2024HANSARDGas-fired Power StationsThe announcement on gas-fired power stations is extremely welcome, but at the moment a kilowatt-hour of electricity in the UK costs 44 cents, against 17 cents in the US and 8…13 Mar 2024HANSARDFinancial Statement and Budget ReportOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.06 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI would just like to say that we are not all that bad.06 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson), and particularly my right hon. Friend the Member for Haltemprice and Howden (Sir David Davis), who…06 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsFrance, Italy and Portugal, our oldest ally. Yes, absolutely, other countries are competing for the very rich, who will go to those countries, rather than coming here. I am also…06 Mar 2024HANSARD Budget ResolutionsOn that point, will my right hon. Friend give way?06 Mar 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill my right hon. Friend explain an anomaly in the “Agenda for Change” pay deal as it affects non-NHS providers? People working in the NHS for non-NHS providers may be eligible…05 Mar 2024HANSARD Speaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. It was quite clear from the level of noise when the Question was put that the view of the Deputy Speaker was being challenged. I think…21 Feb 2024HANSARD Speaker’s StatementOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.21 Feb 2024HANSARDUK EconomyMay I thank my hon. Friend for his distinguished service as a voice of His Majesty’s Government? I refer him to what the former chief economist of the Bank of England, Andrew…19 Feb 2024HANSARDDeath of Alexei NavalnyWill my hon. Friend tell the House what advantages remain in maintaining diplomatic relations with this murderous and barbarous regime?19 Feb 2024HANSARD Northern Ireland Executive FormationMay I thank my right hon. Friend for his statement and the hon. Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson) for his important endorsement, which is encouraging? May I ask my right…31 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeMy hon. Friend refers to the 2017 Supreme Court judgment. As I understand it, that judgment decided that responsibility for the use of an employee benefit trust for tax fell…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeMay I join the congratulations to the right hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson) on securing this important debate? This is why Parliament exists: we are here to seek…18 Jan 2024HANSARDLoan ChargeMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. HMRC, through the amalgamation of the Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise, has extraordinary powers. Customs and Excise historically…18 Jan 2024HANSARD Free School Meals: Children with SENDIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Liverpool, West Derby (Ian Byrne) for securing this important debate. The reason I…10 Jan 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMay I encourage my right hon. Friend to cut the money given to the West of England Combined Authority, as it spends it extraordinarily badly on vanity schemes for the Mayor, on…14 Dec 2023HANSARD Persecution of Buddhists: TibetAs the hon. Gentleman mentions that, I wish to pay tribute to him for his work for so many faiths: for the Christian faith, particularly and regularly, but also remembering in…14 Dec 2023HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillOn that point on foreign courts, clause 5(2) says: “It is for a Minister of the Crown…to decide whether the United Kingdom will comply with the interim measure.” Is the advice…12 Dec 2023