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HANSARD Finance (No.2) BillMay I start by paying tribute to you, Madam Deputy Speaker? The best type of umpire or referee is one who is formidable but fair and greatly respected, and you tick all three…23 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportI congratulate the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson) on securing the debate and the Backbench Business Committee on granting it. The purpose of the debate…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportI thank my right hon. Friend for that point, which he makes quite well. I am diverting slightly from the main cause and theme, but I think he and I are on the same page. As I…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportVery briefly, because this is a side issue.16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportMy hon. Friend makes a good point. It is a side point to the main point, but nevertheless the PHSO has pinpointed that issue. These are debates for another day. I suspect the…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportMy sense is that there is a need to strike a balance, as the PHSO says. A way forward is beginning to emerge from the work of the APPG and the Select Committee, and I will…16 May 2024HANSARDWomen’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman ReportPHSO suggests an apology from the DWP should be encapsulated in what it comes up with as a way forward. The DWP’s own guidelines include an apology as well. I will focus on the…16 May 2024HANSARDWelfare Reform12. What steps he is taking to reform the welfare system.13 May 2024HANSARDWelfare ReformI am most grateful to my right hon. Friend for that answer. I recently discussed the consultation on changes to the personal independence payment with Waveney SHIMS—Suffolk Help…13 May 2024HANSARDCoastal Defences4. What steps his Department is taking to strengthen coastal defences.09 May 2024HANSARDCoastal DefencesThe East Anglian coast has taken a real battering in recent months, and projects such as the Lowestoft flood defence scheme have been delayed. Our region is the most vulnerable to…09 May 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ8. The east of England is playing a lead role in delivering the UK’s energy security, and without our contribution the country will not be able successfully to transition to a…01 May 2024HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationI beg to move, That this House has considered the taxation of furnished holiday lettings. It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Dame Siobhain. I welcome the Minister…01 May 2024HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationMy hon. Friend may have read my speech, because that is one of the issues that I will highlight, and I will mention some statistics that the Professional Association of…01 May 2024HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationI will give way one more time at this stage, after which I will have to make some progress.01 May 2024HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationI thank the hon. Gentleman for that intervention. In certain parts of the country, the incentive’s removal might well have benefits, but I argue that it is a rather blunt…01 May 2024HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationI agree with the right hon. Member on both counts. There are other measures being introduced, such as the register, that I believe will help bring professionalism into the sector.…01 May 2024HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationI agree with my hon. Friend wholeheartedly, and I intend to develop some of those points.01 May 2024HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationI agree wholeheartedly. I had planned to raise a lot of the points that have been made; let me now get on to back them up with the evidence. Since the Budget, I have been…01 May 2024HANSARD Furnished Holiday Lettings: TaxationI thank the hon. Gentleman for that point, which he made particularly well. Hopefully, it will also come out as I move forward in my speech. In the first instance, it is necessary…01 May 2024