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HANSARDWithdrawal from the EU: Economic ImpactI think business certainty might be improved by an answer to the question. Inflation is at 10%, the highest in the G7, and food inflation is at 19%. The former Prime Minister—the…09 May 2023HANSARDWithdrawal from the EU: Economic ImpactI am never quite clear why, if we do not like trade barriers, the answer is to erect even more of them. The Government said that through the Retained EU Law (Revocation and…09 May 2023HANSARD Machetes: ConsultationKnife crime is taking a devastating toll on our communities, with young lives cut short and families torn apart and living with the heartbreak for the rest of their lives. Last…18 Apr 2023HANSARDMortgage RatesThe Conservative party wants to pretend that last September’s mini-Budget and its impact on mortgages was all a bad dream, but it is more than a bad dream for the 4 million…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI am going to proceed. Such a scheme already exists for judges, but when the shadow Health Secretary made that call, he was attacked by the Tories, who said it was financial…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI am not going to give way; I am going to proceed. One thing was not leaked, however, and that was the Chancellor’s plan to abolish the pensions lifetime allowance—a £1.2 billion…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationHe confirms that now—he is proud of it. He obviously did not get the memo that says every time the Tories ditch a leader, they are supposed to pretend it is year zero. Not for him…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI understand why people regret the result. What I do not understand is why the response to that should be to erect even more trading barriers inside the United Kingdom, as the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationI will give way one more time.21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. After 13 years, there really is nowhere left to hide. Despite the Budget being billed as a Budget for growth, the UK is still experiencing the…21 Mar 2023HANSARDBudget Resolutions and Economic SituationLet me begin by paying tribute to all the right hon. and hon. Members who have taken part in this Budget debate, not only today, but throughout its four days. Today, many Members…21 Mar 2023HANSARDMortgage RatesThe Minister either does not know or will not say what the total cost was. Is it not interesting that it is always someone else’s fault? One of the first things that the Prime…21 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund Projects: Impact of InflationRight now in the United States, job opportunities and investments throughout the country are being driven by the Inflation Reduction Act. The European Union is responding with an…07 Feb 2023HANSARDLevelling-up Fund Projects: Impact of InflationFollowing the recent levelling-up round 2 announcements, in which all five bids from Birmingham were refused, as were both bids from the great city of Wolverhampton, but,…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityI suspect that the Bank of England will not be the only institution attacked by the right hon. Gentleman tonight, but I remind him that part of the purpose of the charter is to…06 Feb 2023HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityI am happy to—I thought mention of the IMF might bring the right hon. Gentleman to his feet.06 Feb 2023HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityMay I begin by echoing the Chief Secretary’s condolences to the family of Robert Key, his predecessor as MP for Salisbury? It does feel like this is the time of the year when we…06 Feb 2023HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyI echo the good wishes to you, Mr Speaker, to the Minister and to the whole House for a very happy Christmas. Last year, the then Prime Minister and the then Chancellor, who is…20 Dec 2022HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyThe Minister could not tell us whether the star chamber has met at all. On top of all the examples that have been cited today, the rescue of the energy company Bulb is estimated…20 Dec 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe end of the year is a moment for reflection, so let us look at the Government’s report card: a Tory mini-Budget that crashed the economy, waiting lists and times at record…20 Dec 2022