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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will not, out of respect for everybody else who wishes to speak. At some point in the future, a Bill with different words, stronger safeguards and a more robust impact…20 Jun 2025HANSARDPension Credit: Processing of ApplicationsWe on the Conservative Benches are deeply concerned about all those who will lose their winter fuel payments under Labour. Some pensioners will keep the winter fuel payment if…29 Oct 2024HANSARD Employment Rights BillI am sure that my hon. Friend will be aware of the history of Labour Governments since the second world war. Every single one of them has left office with employment higher than…21 Oct 2024HANSARD Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property ReliefIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) on securing this important debate. I…17 Oct 2024HANSARD Sport: Team GB and ParalympicsGBThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I welcome the hon. Member for Warrington South (Sarah Hall) to the House and congratulate her on a very eloquent, gracious and personal maiden…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMidlands Rail Hub: StakeholdersI very much appreciate that response. I would appreciate it as well if the Minister could give us some idea of the timing of this really important investment for the region, which…10 Oct 2024HANSARDMidlands Rail Hub: Stakeholders4. If she will meet stakeholders in the midlands to discuss plans to build the midlands rail hub.10 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsIt is an honour to follow Citizen Smith over there. In the large number of contributions today, we have seen the importance of this issue and the alarm felt by many Members and…08 Oct 2024HANSARDVAT: Independent SchoolsMy hon. Friend puts it well. I do not have to add to his comments. This is a rushed and ill-judged policy that will not raise the money the Government assumed it would, undermine…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Dame Caroline. May I first congratulate my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour, the Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsMy right hon. Friend raises another important point, and I believe some legal challenges are already in place. Regarding timing, is the Minister truly confident that the policy…08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsI applaud the hon. Gentleman for his bravery, given that 2,500 pupils attend independent schools in his constituency. I think they will have a different view from his.08 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsAs for provision, as my right hon. Friend will articulate this afternoon, more than 200,000 EHCPs were issued with SEND provision. We provided more support than the Labour…08 Oct 2024HANSARD NHS: Independent InvestigationA key conclusion of the report is the absolute necessity of focusing on productivity and not just throwing money at the NHS; I think we all agree on that. Ministers are constantly…12 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillThank you very much, Madam Chair. May I first take the opportunity to congratulate you on your election? I promise to try not to try your patience over the coming weeks, years and…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI beg to move amendment 9, page 1, line 14, at end insert— “(c) or any changes to the government’s fiscal targets.” This amendment requires the OBR to produce and publish a…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI thank my hon. Friend for that point. My understanding is that the Government have not published an impact assessment, as would normally be the case for something with such a…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI will not detain the House long by repeating the arguments that I made in my opening comments, but I am disappointed by the Minister’s response, and in particular by his refusal…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillYes, I have indeed. As I outlined in my original statement, the arguments the right hon. Member is making do not stack up with the facts. The economic circumstances that Labour…04 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI will not give way at the moment, because I want to move on to some more positive things.04 Sept 2024