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HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesNot at the moment. I am grateful for the Prime Minister’s candour on economic growth. That is a very important admission, because without good economic growth the country is less…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesThat is my answer to all interventions on the issue, so let me proceed.28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesI had anticipated one or two interventions on strikes, so let me say to the right hon. Gentleman that whoever’s responsibility the strikes are, it is certainly not that of a party…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesI beg to move, That this House notes that UK economic growth is forecast to grind to a halt next year, with only Russia worse in the OECD; further notes that GDP has fallen in…28 Jun 2022HANSARDInflationThe Chancellor said “celebrate”. I am not sure that there is much to celebrate in the figures that I quoted to him. Does he accept that the weakness of the pound, which increases…28 Jun 2022HANSARD Delivery of Public ServicesI detect a pattern with these interventions. They seem to be saying that the problem is everyone’s responsibility except the Government’s. There is no escaping 12 years in office.…28 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesJust before the Division bell went, I mentioned our proposals for changing the tax treatment of private equity bonuses. Let us also look at the use of non-dom status to avoid…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesI congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) on securing the debate, and I thank all hon. Members for their contributions. Taxation is high on the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Gross Domestic ProductI am grateful to the Minister for his response. GDP down 0.3% in April. A fall of 0.1% in March. Services down 0.3%. Production down 0.6%. Construction down 0.4%. Inflation at 9%.…13 Jun 2022HANSARDUK Gross Domestic Product(Urgent Question) : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on today’s GDP figures.13 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Across the UKLast week, Bloomberg published a report that showed that, on the Government’s own chosen 12 measures of levelling up since the Prime Minister took office, most parts of the…17 May 2022HANSARDLevelling Up Across the UKThe Conservatives have been in office for 12 years; they were not elected last week. This is the self-declared central mission of the Government. Tackling regional inequality is a…17 May 2022HANSARD International Thalassaemia DayI am grateful to my hon. Friend for the speech he is making. On care, I do not know if he has had a chance to read the report from the sickle cell and thalassaemia all-party…27 Apr 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsThe package on energy announced by the Chancellor last month has already been rendered obsolete by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Some estimates of average annual household energy…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living Increase: Impact on HouseholdsOf course, there are global factors driving up energy prices and inflation in many countries, but what singles out the UK is this Government’s decision to impose a tax rise on…15 Mar 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI will press on, because we are short of time. Our country and our capital city should not be a welcome home for illicit finance, the proceeds of looting and the proceeds of…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI respect the right hon. Member’s experience and agree absolutely with his intervention. Let us call things what they are: not breakaway republics, but step-by-step annexation;…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCountering Russian Aggression and Tackling Illicit FinanceI thank all the right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed to this debate. Many points have been made over the past few hours, but two in particular stand out. First, there…23 Feb 2022HANSARDCost of LivingOn Sunday, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor nailed themselves to the mast of the national insurance rise coming in this April—like Thelma and Louise, they have held hands and…01 Feb 2022HANSARDTackling Fraud and Preventing Government WasteThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I begin by wishing you a very happy birthday and wishing everyone in No. 10 a very happy end to dry January. I thank all right hon. and hon.…01 Feb 2022