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HANSARDCost of LivingThe Chancellor will be aware that voters are being hit by a triple whammy on the cost of living: soaring energy bills, the Chancellor’s own tax rises and falling real wages. Next…01 Feb 2022HANSARD Coronavirus Grant Schemes: Fraud(Urgent Question) : To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on fraud in the coronavirus grant schemes.18 Jan 2022HANSARD Coronavirus Grant Schemes: FraudI am grateful to the Minister. Last week, the Government confirmed that they expect to write off around £4.3 billion of the funds allocated to coronavirus help schemes. There was…18 Jan 2022HANSARD Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare CapI begin by echoing the sentiments from Mr Speaker earlier following the death of my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Erdington (Jack Dromey). I knew Jack for many years,…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Charter for Budget Responsibility and Welfare CapI would like to know how much was committed to it. I hope the Minister clarifies that while he is wrapping up and telling us about fiscal probity. But in the spirit of solidarity,…10 Jan 2022HANSARD Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [Lords]It is a pleasure to respond to the Chief Secretary’s opening speech. I begin by wishing you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and Members on both sides of the House a very happy new year.…05 Jan 2022HANSARDCovid-19: Government Support for BusinessForgive me for my Christmas eagerness, Mr Speaker. I extend my best wishes to my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds West (Rachel Reeves), the shadow Chancellor, as she recovers from…16 Dec 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Government Support for Business(Urgent Question): To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on economic support for business. I want to begin by extending my best wishes to my hon.…16 Dec 2021HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentMy hon. Friend makes some very strong points, and I will discuss some of them, including the question of race. Since the report’s publication, I have continued to receive emails…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentI thank everybody who has spoken and contributed to this afternoon’s debate. It might be unfair to pick people out, but I want to pick out my hon. Friend the Member for Streatham…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentI very much agree with my hon. Friend. Indeed, the next finding that I was going to cite is a lack of research and innovation in treatment. There has only been one new drug…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentI beg to move, That this House has considered the treatment of sickle cell. Thank you for chairing our proceedings, Mrs Miller. I am very pleased to open this debate. I chair the…08 Dec 2021HANSARD Sickle Cell TreatmentI quite agree with my hon. Friend, and our report goes into many recommendations that could improve care. Indeed, it is a call to action; it is a call to arms. Following Evan’s…08 Dec 2021HANSARDEconomic InequalityFamilies are heading into the winter facing a cost of living crisis with rising prices and the Chancellor’s tax rises on the way. Last week, the Bank of England produced even…07 Dec 2021HANSARDEconomic InequalityThank you, Mr Speaker. It takes some doing to come up with an inheritance tax aimed at people in the lowest-value properties, but that is exactly what the Chancellor and the…07 Dec 2021HANSARD Economic CrimeI am very grateful to the hon. Member for Thirsk and Malton (Kevin Hollinrake), my right hon. Friend the Member for Barking (Dame Margaret Hodge) and all the all-party…02 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021That sounds like quite an important omission. We do not need to go over the history of it, but the Government themselves tabled an amendment saying that the regulators had to have…01 Dec 2021HANSARDDraft Financial Services Act 2021 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) (Consequential Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2021Thank you for chairing our proceedings today, Ms Elliott. I am also grateful to the Minister. The truth is that it is not easy to explain a set of regulations as complex as these,…01 Dec 2021HANSARDCommunity Debt Advice ServicesThank you for chairing our proceedings this morning, Ms Bardell. I congratulate and thank my hon. Friend the Member for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle (Emma Hardy) for…01 Dec 2021HANSARD Climate Goals: Wellbeing EconomyThank you for your chairmanship today, Mr Betts. I begin by congratulating the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on securing the debate and thank all the hon.…30 Nov 2021