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HANSARD Diego Garcia Military BaseUnder this deal, we will be paying billions of pounds for the privilege of having our own territory taken away from us. The Secretary of State talks about the threat to the base…22 May 2025HANSARD School Teachers’ Review Body: RecommendationsIt is, Mr Speaker. Earlier, the Minister said that funding had remained below 2010 levels. I am sure that was an innocent verbal slip. However, according to the widely respected…22 May 2025HANSARD School Teachers’ Review Body: RecommendationsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.22 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe hon. Member was probably not here at the time, but I was actually Social Care Minister. He says I have been converted to the cause of social care, but I am quite passionate…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyWill the Minister give way?21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe Minister is being incredibly generous with his time. He is saying what a wonderful outlook there is for wages. Why, then, is the OBR’s forecast for real household disposable…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI was just observing and enjoying the way in which the Minister was lecturing us about not wanting to talk about the economy, when at one point during the debate, literally only…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyWe inherited a situation where unemployment had doubled. One of the great achievements of that Government was to halve it again. This is confidential, but the first time I met…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the Economyrose—21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI had not realised I had spoken so long. Even I, at 23 minutes, have probably had enough O’Brien at this point, never mind the rest of you poor souls! The hon. Lady talks about…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyLabour Members who were not in the House at the time—it is before their time—will not remember that the deficit we inherited in 2010 was twice the size of the one that Labour has…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyI want to continue on the subject of deindustrialisation. Is it not the case that the manufacturing share of the economy dramatically fell under the previous Labour Government and…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe hon. Member talks about deindustrialisation. Can he remind me what happened to the manufacturing share of the economy under the previous Labour Government? Did it go up?21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the Economyrose—21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyIn one moment. I want to talk about some other public services that have been affected by the national insurance increase. There are a lot of examples in education. Nurseries have…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the Economyrose —21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyOne of the things that happened during our time in government was a massive global pandemic that brought the entire world economy to a complete halt, but memories are short.…21 May 2025HANSARDBusiness and the EconomyThe outlook for business and the economy is really not good, to be brutally honest. We learned today that inflation has gone shooting up to 3.5% in a surprise increase. The…21 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill my hon. Friend give way?16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am one of those people who is against the Bill, not in principle but for the reasons set out brilliantly by many articulate Labour Members. When my constituents ask what I think…16 May 2025