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HANSARDPrivatisation of Channel 4When the Secretary of State was asked by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee why she wanted to privatise Channel 4, she said that it was because it was costing the…26 May 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Fiscal ApproachI am pleased to begin the summing up for this debate, Mr Twigg. I commend the hon. Member for Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis) for securing the debate and for his introductory…25 May 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Fiscal ApproachHas the Minister bothered to work out how much of that £1,600 has disappeared in increased food and fuel bills since the announcement was made?25 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelDoes the hon. Gentleman recognise that the other issue is that retailers often have no choice as to which distributor or wholesaler they go to? If the wholesaler does not take any…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelI am pleased to begin summing up this debate. Like the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Justin Madders), the most striking thing about it is that out of around 350…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelThe hon. Lady is absolutely correct. Of course, if hauliers manage to pass those price rises on to supermarkets, the supermarkets get together and pass them on to the customers,…23 May 2022HANSARD Taxes on Motor FuelDid I mishear the Minister? Is she trying to persuade us that if we cut VAT on fuel, it will lead to an increase in costs to the customer somewhere else? Is that what she is…23 May 2022HANSARDImproving Union ConnectivityI do not think the Scottish Government need to take lessons in ferries from a Government who awarded a massive ferry contract to a company that did not even have a boat, but we…18 May 2022HANSARD DRAFT ALTERNATIVE FINANCE (INCOME TAX, CAPITAL GAINS TAX AND CORPORATION TAX) ORDER 2022It is a pleasure to serve on this Committee under your chairmanship, Sir Edward. I thank the Minister for his opening comments. I commend the comments of the hon. Member for…17 May 2022HANSARDShared Prosperity Fund3. What recent discussions he has had with elected members in the devolved Administrations on the (a) equity and (b) transparency of the UK shared prosperity fund.16 May 2022HANSARDShared Prosperity FundNo doubt one thing that will have been raised in those discussions is the fact that this year Scotland’s share will be £151 million less than we would have got in EU structural…16 May 2022HANSARD Safe Hands Funeral PlansThe Minister is understandably focusing on the new regulatory regime—I think he is aware of some of my concerns about the adequacy of the FCA as currently set up—but there should…12 May 2022HANSARD Safe Hands Funeral PlansI commend my hon. Friend for securing this debate. As an example of the kind of advertising that the company has been doing, it promised that customers’ money would be kept by an…12 May 2022HANSARDDebate on the AddressWill the Father of the House give way?10 May 2022HANSARDPrime Minister’s Visit to IndiaThrough the European Scrutiny Committee, on which I served for a number of years, when the United Kingdom was a member of the European Union, this House had sight of every trade…26 Apr 2022HANSARDTackling Climate ChangeThe Minister will of course know that one reason why Britain’s emissions are so low now is that we have exported most of our filthy, polluting manufacturing industries to poorer…20 Apr 2022HANSARD Easter Recess: Government UpdateThe whole functioning of this place hangs on the belief that everyone behaves in an honourable way at all times. Unfortunately, the people who matter out there do not believe that…19 Apr 2022HANSARDInnovation, Growth and Regulatory ReformThe Minister just claimed that the Government are cutting £1 billion-worth of red tape as a result of Brexit, but the Commons Public Accounts Committee, which has a majority of…31 Mar 2022HANSARDRape as a Weapon of War in UkraineGiven their proximity to Ukraine, some of the poorest countries in Europe are already looking after huge numbers of refugees, many of whom will have been victims of rape and…31 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsEvery one of the 65 million or so people in these four nations who has a mobile phone, tablet, iPad or Alexa-enabled device is a potential target for hostile nations seeking to…31 Mar 2022