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HANSARDDraft Financial Services Contracts (Transitional and Saving Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019It is a delight to see you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. Once again, the Minister and I are here to discuss a statutory instrument that would set up a regulatory framework after…13 Feb 2019HANSARDDraft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2019
Draft Tax Credits and Guardian's Allowance Up-rating Regulations 2019It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Graham. Last week, while preparing for the Committee and to set the context for the debate, I had a look at various documents,…11 Feb 2019HANSARDDeficit ReductionBonkers, Mr Speaker. Let me add, respectfully, that I am referring not to you, Sir, but to the response of the Resolution Foundation’s director to the Chancellor’s £6.2 billion…29 Jan 2019HANSARDDeficit ReductionNot content with his Government’s manic drive—and there was an example of it—to turn Britain into a bargain basement economy, the Chancellor is splashing out billions of pounds of…29 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleThe hon. Gentleman is spot on. I do not want to misquote the Secretary of State for Transport, but when East Coast went bottoms up he said that that just proved that the market…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleIf the hon. Gentleman listens to what I have to say, he will find out in due course. [ Laughter. ] The hon. Gentlemen laugh and snigger. Meanwhile, millions of people suffer under…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleIt is a pleasure to serve under your stewardship, Mr McCabe. I thank the hon. Member for North East Derbyshire (Lee Rowley) for securing this debate, which gives us an opportunity…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleIf the Chancellor and his predecessor have been so wonderful at economic management, why have they missed every single target that they have set over the past eight years?23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleOf course I will do better. At the end of the day, it is about priorities. As the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw (Marion Fellows) said, the Tories have spent the money in…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget Rulerose —23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleYes, I have.23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleI have finished—I am sorry.23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleFirst, I did not make the latter point. The Tories can make up their own policies on the hoof—but don’t make up ours. Secondly, the Minister still has not answered the question.…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleNo, he hasn’t.23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleThat is a perfectly reasonable comment. Time and again the Conservative Governments whom we have had to endure—I choose to use the word “endure”—over the last nine years have…23 Jan 2019HANSARD Balanced Budget RuleI am not here to explain what sister parties anywhere do. I could quote sister parties for the Tories all over the place. The hon. Gentleman should be careful what he is wishing…23 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Guernsey) (Eu exit) Order 2018
Draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Isle of Man) (Eu exit) Order 2018
Draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Jersey) (Eu exit) Order 2018It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Stringer. The Crown dependencies are not members of the EU but form part of the EU customs union by virtue of protocol 3 of the UK’s…21 Jan 2019HANSARDDraft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Guernsey) (Eu exit) Order 2018
Draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Isle of Man) (Eu exit) Order 2018
Draft Crown Dependencies Customs Union (Jersey) (Eu exit) Order 2018The Minister referred to section 31 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act. We tried to press the Government on it time after time, but what does it actually refer to? It does…21 Jan 2019HANSARDTaxation of Low-income FamiliesIt is a pleasure to see you in the chair, Sir David. I appreciate the opportunity to make some comments and I thank the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings (Sir…16 Jan 2019HANSARDTaxation of Low-income FamiliesI am pleased that the hon. Lady made that intervention; she is reinforcing every point that I make as I go along. Again, the Government have decided to cut early intervention…16 Jan 2019