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HANSARDDraft Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Consequential, Supplementary and Incidental Provisions) Regulations 2024
Draft Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Financial Penalty) Regulations 2024I am sure it will come as no surprise to the Minister to hear that Mr Barrow has already done that. We look forward to that company being removed from the register quite soon. One…14 Mar 2024HANSARDIsraeli Occupation of the West BankThe Minister forgot to mention that this is one of the rare occasions on which the United Kingdom Government have a long-standing position that Israel is acting unlawfully in the…12 Mar 2024HANSARDIsraeli Occupation of the West Bank7. What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Israeli occupation of the west bank.12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsIt is in P rivate Eye and therefore it must be true. I do not know if that has been fact-checked. If the hon. Gentleman can provide me with evidence from something other than…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI read that in Private Eye—07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am not saying that a Government here cannot do it—in fact, I am saying that a Government here can do it. The problem is that the Government, which the hon. Member’s party said…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI am grateful to the Minister for giving way. One of the remaining injustices with the high-income child benefit charge is that a single person earning £60,000 will have to pay…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe hon. Member mentions the specific case of nurses. His colleagues were reluctant to acknowledge the fact that nurses in Scotland start off with much higher pay than those in…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThe hon. Lady’s account is completely inaccurate. Often UK employers have employed workers from the European Union because the labour has not been available here. That is why, for…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI thought it was interesting when the topics for these Budget debates were set, because those topics are what the Government want us to believe the Budget is all about. There is…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI completely agree that deliberately leaving tax thresholds untouched at a time when pay and prices are increasing is a stealth tax. It is a stealth tax when this Chancellor does…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsWill the right hon. Lady give way?07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI will come on to that in a minute. The Scottish Government are perhaps not reducing child poverty as much as they could, because nobody is ever perfect, but they are doing a…07 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsDoes the shadow Chancellor not understand that the SNP’s position is that there should not be a single windfall tax that punishes only north-east Scotland? A windfall tax should…07 Mar 2024HANSARD World Book DayIt is a privilege to take part in the debate, Mr Pritchard. I do not really understand why it is not better attended—it is not as if there is much else of interest going on…06 Mar 2024HANSARD World Book DayAbsolutely. That is one reason why it is sad that children sometimes almost have to be forced to read at school. If somebody is forced to do something, the chances are that they…06 Mar 2024HANSARDAdult Social Care WorkforceI know the Minister will want to join me in thanking every single person who dedicates themselves to working in the social care sector, including perhaps particularly those who…05 Mar 2024HANSARDAdult Social Care Workforce4. What steps she is taking to help increase recruitment and retention in the adult social care sector.05 Mar 2024HANSARDIslamophobia6. What steps he is taking to tackle Islamophobia.04 Mar 2024HANSARDIslamophobiaAn extreme right-wing Conservative MP was allowed to go on an extreme right-wing Conservative-funding TV station and make a series of vile Islamophobic remarks. The MP was not…04 Mar 2024