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HANSARDFinancial StatementThe National Audit Office has found that, in a single year, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs allowed more than £300 million of fraudulent claims for research and development tax…23 Mar 2022HANSARDUkraine: Potential War Crimes by RussiaThe Secretary of State will be aware that Russian criminality in Ukraine did not start this year; it started in 2014. Since then, there have been crimes against the people of…22 Mar 2022HANSARD Sub-Postmasters: CompensationThe Minister will be aware of the plight of my constituent Myra, who jointly ran a post office with her mum. They begged and borrowed £70,000 from friends and families to fill a…22 Mar 2022HANSARDP&O Ferries and Employment RightsI commend the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Louise Haigh) for her outstanding speech to open the debate, as well as my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire…21 Mar 2022HANSARD DWP Estate: Office ClosuresI commend my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South West (Chris Stephens) for securing this urgent question, although I entirely agree that it would not have been necessary, had…17 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesI was a bit reluctant to interrupt my hon. Friend, because he is making a fantastic speech, but may I give him an example that shows where the Government’s priorities lie? One…16 Mar 2022HANSARDCost of Living IncreasesWill the Minister give way?16 Mar 2022HANSARD Bank Branch ClosuresWill the Minister give way?16 Mar 2022HANSARDKickstart SchemeIt is interesting that the Minister can call kickstart such a resounding success, given that last month the Public Accounts Committee said that the Department that runs the scheme…15 Mar 2022HANSARDExecutions in Saudi ArabiaDespite the Minister’s protestations, nobody in this Chamber believes that we would see the same weak response from the Government if the murders had taken place in, for example,…14 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22The hon. Member makes an important point, and she reminds us that if accommodation is lying empty, it should not matter which Department or public body has its name on the title…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22Given that the right hon. Gentleman is a best pal of mine sometimes on the Public Accounts Committee, I will give way.09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I am glad the Minister mentioned the affordability of the equipment programme. I think that plan is dishonest if it describes itself as affordable, for reasons that I will come on…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I am sorry, but I really do need to make progress. I could talk until 7 o’clock, if the right hon. Gentleman wants me to, but I think other Members wish to speak. The Public…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I was not convinced that I should take part in this debate, because I am possibly the least expert on defence matters in this Chamber, but I do have some comments to make. Let me…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I think the right hon. Gentleman will understand that there are far too many examples for me to quote them all. I want to leave some for him. I have no doubt he will bring his…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I wish I had not let the right hon. Gentleman intervene, because he has just stolen my thunder, but never mind—“It’s nae loss whit a freen gets”, I think is the phrase we would…09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22The right hon. Member for Warley (John Spellar) is not looking, so I give way to the hon. Member.09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22rose —09 Mar 2022HANSARD Defence Supplementary Estimate 2021-22I can assure the right hon. Gentleman that we do not have a problem with the issue; we have a problem with nuclear weapons. Is he not aware that as a matter of international law,…09 Mar 2022