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HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillAs my hon. Friend knows, I piloted the measure as shadow Minister on Second Reading. I welcome the Minister to his place and thank him for his usual courtesy. This is genuinely…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) Billrose—09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillWill the Minister give way?09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI would like to say that I have given that great thought, but as hon. Members across the House will know, after we came back in July, my tenure as a shadow Home Affairs Minister…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy hon. Friend is reasonable and a very good colleague in the way she carries out her duties in this House, so it will come as no surprise to hear that I absolutely agree with…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillMy hon. Friend is correct. My constituency has a number of small football organisations, some of which are subject to legislation that is currently going through the Lords more…09 Dec 2024HANSARDTerrorism (Protection of Premises) BillI hope the shadow Minister will forgive me for intervening once again, but I expressed concern about the “responsible person” element at the Dispatch Box on Second Reading. As he…09 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI am not giving way. [ Interruption. ] Well, I do not have time. Let us look at the hospice sector. Many Labour Members probably hoped that the parachute leads had been cut, but I…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI like the hon. Gentleman, so I will give way.04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI know the hon. Gentleman liked to pride himself on being the oracle of economics when he led a think-tank, but if he looks at the bare facts of business confidence out there, he…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsI simply say—and the Chief Secretary should know this because he supposedly wrote the Budget that we voted on a couple of weeks ago—that growth forecasts were higher under the…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Makerfield (Josh Simons). I rise to speak in favour of the motion on the Order Paper in the name of the Leader of the Opposition. I…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsDoes my right hon. Friend the shadow Chancellor remember any Labour MP in the last general election standing on a fully costed manifesto that would mean economic growth was…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsThe last Government gave the highest amount of investment into the national health service ever. I happened to jump out of a plane because I was very keen to do so, as I am a bit…04 Dec 2024HANSARD Employer National Insurance ContributionsOn that point, will the Minister give way?04 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillThe hon. Lady stated that she was intimidated by her Budget. I should imagine that is very true—03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillOkay. Well, was she intimidated by her Budget? I take it that she would be intimidated by the growth that has been revised downwards, by business confidence crashing, and by…03 Dec 2024HANSARDHomelessness ReductionSadly, homelessness is projected to rise by 27% this year. The Government’s broken promise on national insurance rises has wreaked havoc across the charitable sector, with 110…02 Dec 2024HANSARDSocial Housing SupplyWe can see that after just five months, the Government’s target of 1.5 million new homes lies in tatters. The National Housing Federation says that the Government will miss their…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsMountbatten hospice, which serves my constituency and Hampshire more widely, receives 70% of its income through charitable donations. It has told me and my hon. Friend the Member…28 Nov 2024