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HANSARDTaxesWe have had an exciting and heartfelt debate. I commend for their speeches my right hon. Friends the Members for Sutton Coldfield (Sir Andrew Mitchell), for Wetherby and…15 Jul 2025HANSARDEmployer National Insurance ContributionsLabour’s jobs tax has really clobbered British businesses. The Office for National Statistics says that the number of available jobs is collapsing. Perhaps the Chancellor has not…01 Jul 2025HANSARD UK Infrastructure: 10-year StrategyI thank the Chief Secretary to the Treasury for his statement, and for providing early sight of it. Our ability to invest in public infrastructure is a positive for individuals,…19 Jun 2025HANSARDRegional GrowthI thank the Chief Secretary to the Treasury for his statement and for early sight of it. I will start with an area of agreement: it is a shared ambition to enable all parts of…04 Jun 2025HANSARDSpending Review: Economic GrowthOf course, the best way to improve economic growth is for this Chancellor to stop punishing businesses with higher taxes. Within the spending review, the key is to improve public…20 May 2025HANSARD Planning and Development: BedfordshireI am very grateful for the Minister’s thoughtful speech. One of the problems with the provision of public services in Bedfordshire—and, I am sure, some other high-growth areas—is…23 Apr 2025HANSARD Planning and Development: BedfordshireHonourable.23 Apr 2025HANSARD Planning and Development: BedfordshireI am grateful to my hon. Friend for securing this debate. He has rightly pointed to the fact that Bedfordshire has been doing more than its fair share of growth for two decades.…23 Apr 2025HANSARDEconomic GrowthTwo weeks ago, the spring statement rushed through changes to disability benefits, or “pocket money” to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, to help plug the £14 billion gap in…08 Apr 2025HANSARD Green Book ReviewIt is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate the hon. Member for Congleton (Mrs Russell) on calling this debate, and the nine other…02 Apr 2025HANSARD Green Book ReviewI am afraid that I am very short on time. I would love to give way, but I know Mr Pritchard, and he will not give me any more time. The view that focusing on the BCR as the answer…02 Apr 2025HANSARD National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillAs is evident to many hon. Members, the Minister has, for the first time, found himself unable to answer some very straightforward questions from Opposition Members about the…19 Mar 2025HANSARD Housing Development Planning: Water CompaniesI congratulate the hon. Lady on securing this important debate. I have a couple of questions. In North Bedfordshire, the pace of housing growth is about two and a half to three…12 Mar 2025HANSARDPublic Spending: Value for MoneyImproving public sector productivity was the No.1 ask of Institute of Directors’ businesses trying to weather Storm Rachel, but under Labour, public sector productivity has fallen…04 Mar 2025HANSARDArbitration Bill [Lords]indicated dissent.29 Jan 2025HANSARDArbitration Bill [Lords]indicated assent .29 Jan 2025HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityI am grateful for the opportunity to intervene. Can the Chief Secretary to the Treasury confirm whether the OBR validated his £22 billion claim?29 Jan 2025HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityThat difference between 15% and 42% is important, is it not?29 Jan 2025HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityAs the Chancellor scours the nation turning over every stone in her desperate effort to mitigate the damage from her choices in last year’s Budget of broken promises, it falls to…29 Jan 2025HANSARD Charter for Budget ResponsibilityThe Chief Secretary to the Treasury, like so many on the Labour Benches, loves to talk—almost fondly—about the former Prime Minister Liz Truss. Well, at least she knew her time…29 Jan 2025