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HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillIf I may rephrase St Augustine, who said “O Lord, make me chaste, but not yet,” what we have here is a Government saying, “O Lord, make me charitable and compassionate, but not…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillThe hon. Lady has got two facts wrong. First, we did not vote against these proposals, as she suggested. Secondly, I was actually talking about the new schedule, not clause 5. If…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The UN special rapporteur has concluded that the rising level of child poverty is a result of political choices, underpinned by the Government’s…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillI am sure the House would be delighted to hear my psephological analysis of the general election, but we are talking about the Finance Bill. You are very generous, Madam Deputy…08 Jan 2019HANSARD Finance (No. 3) BillMy hon. Friend is right. The economy thereafter, with the help of the Liberal Democrats, started to go down the pan. To this day, we have not recovered, and the Government’s own…08 Jan 2019 Bills sponsored (2)