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HANSARDFloodingThere are loads of landowners in Suffolk who want to take steps to mitigate flooding. The problem is they need a flood risk assessment permit, but FRAPs are expensive and hard to…06 Jan 2025HANSARDDefence Spending: 2.5% of GDP3. What his target date is for increasing defence spending to 2.5% of GDP.06 Jan 2025HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)I just want to clarify that that analysis was based on the total changes that the sector is undergoing, not just specifically the context of the Bill. Professor Green: Correct.11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you very much, Mr Woodall. I was struck by what you said about rural convenience stores and the importance of supporting them, and I could not agree with you more. I…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (First sitting)Q On this remarkable relationship between taxes and rent, are you saying that there is a uniform relationship across geographies, locations and shop types? There is a big…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (First sitting)Q Have you done any analysis of the variation of impact between renters and freehold owners of shops? On my high street, the shops that own the freehold are the ones that have…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Q The premise of this policy change, as I understand it, is to rebalance fairness back towards local, community-based properties and businesses, which I am in favour of. But can…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Q Sorry, Professor Green, can we just go back? You said that you would expect 10,000 to 20,000 students to transition out of independent schools and into the state system—…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Okay, so we will go midway, which, at 20,000, would be a 3.5% reduction in the total independent school population. Professor Green: Yes, I think that is right.11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Q Forgive me, Minister, but is this not a bit of a missed opportunity? The Committee has heard a lot of evidence today that, yes, the measures introduced in the Bill, specifically…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (Second sitting)Is that as a consequence of everything that is going on in this context, or just the business rate changes? Do the parameters of that analysis include VAT? Professor Green: That…11 Dec 2024HANSARDNon-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, Mr Gerrard, for coming to give evidence. I want to put on the record my support for the premise of supporting community shops and stores and providing somewhere for…11 Dec 2024HANSARDPrison Capacity9. What steps her Department is taking to increase prison capacity.10 Dec 2024HANSARDPrison CapacityI welcome what this Government are doing to increase prison capacity, but what will the Secretary of State do on tougher sentencing? If she goes to my constituency of Central…10 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillWill my hon. Friend speak for a moment about the situation facing small football clubs? They often have many people turning up week after week to watch their team play and are on…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillThe hon. Gentleman talks about shared responsibility, and how it is the responsibility of us all to protect each other. As a former police officer, is he not worried about a…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsWill the Secretary of State reconfirm her commitment to academies and to the policy of academisation?09 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI serve on the Education Committee with the hon. Gentleman, and I wonder what he will say to people who work in the education sector, many of whom are low paid and running schools…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillDoes the hon. Member not think that the fact the Labour party went into the last general election promising not to raise taxes on working people might be part of the problem?03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillOn that point, will the hon. Gentleman give way?03 Dec 2024