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HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryI beg to move, That this House has considered the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire. I thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting the debate, and I especially…16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryI thank all hon. and right hon. Members who have contributed to this very important debate. I am glad that the Government have committed to an annual debate on this in Government…16 Jun 2022HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Fifth AnniversaryMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. I hope that after this debate the Government will revisit their position and their rejection of that important recommendation from the…16 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesThe only time we seem to hear Conservative MPs worrying about the future of our children, our public services, nurses, doctors and other workers seems to be when they are…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesWhat I would say to the hon. Gentleman is that the Transport Secretary should reply positively to the letter from the RMT today, which is in the public domain and which asks for a…15 Jun 2022HANSARDRail StrikesNothing excites Conservative Members more than the chance to give the trade unions a good kicking. Some of their speeches have been chilling in their anti-trade union bile. Why do…15 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesI could not agree more; it is a matter of political will. We often hear politicians using the phrase “tough choices”, but when they say that, they usually mean the easy choice of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesI beg to move, That this House has considered the potential merits of introducing new wealth taxes. It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Edward. This debate…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesI encourage the right hon. Gentleman to read the report I have here. It is by some top academics and makes a compelling case for a wealth tax in the UK. I will return to that…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesI could not agree more. We are talking about multibillion-pound enterprises with people at the top hoovering up the wealth, while others do not receive anything. Only yesterday, I…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesThank you, Sir Edward. It has been a fantastic debate, and I thank everybody who has attended it and contributed. I want to pick up on two quick points. First, my hon. Friend the…14 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsT5. Increasingly, hospitals have food banks to help NHS staff to cope with the cost of living crisis. Is it any wonder that the number of nurses leaving the NHS is at its highest…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesAs always, my hon. Friend makes a crucial point, and she is absolutely right: that is a moral imperative. In the past few weeks alone, we have learned that the number of…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesI thank the hon. Gentleman for his illustrative intervention, but I would paraphrase a former Labour Prime Minister, Clement Attlee: charity as a substitution for taxation can be…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNew Wealth TaxesThat is absolutely right. The increase in national insurance contributions was iniquitous, regressive and absolutely outrageous, but from this Conservative Government, it was no…14 Jun 2022HANSARDNorth Sea Oil and Gas Producers: Investment AllowancesThe additional tax breaks given to oil and gas firms mean that the Government are handing billions over to the very companies that are driving up people’s bills and fuelling…06 Jun 2022HANSARDEconomy UpdateThe windfall tax amounts to just £5 billion, but it could have been well over double that and still left North sea oil and gas giants with the same profit levels they have had in…26 May 2022HANSARDCost of Living: Fiscal ApproachToday, I want to make a proposal. We have heard a lot recently about a windfall tax. We have even heard that the Prime Minister might be about to U-turn and deliver one. To make a…25 May 2022HANSARD Public Order BillI thank the Home Secretary for giving way, and I hope she gives way to my Front-Bench colleague, my right hon. Friend the Member for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (Yvette…23 May 2022HANSARDPreventing Crime and Delivering JusticeWe meet during a cost of living emergency, which is why I am so taken aback that too many Tory MPs in this debate—though there are far too few here now—instead of calling for the…11 May 2022