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HANSARD Nuclear Energy (Financing) Billrose—03 Nov 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)I have been goaded into intervening by the right hon. Gentleman, who asks a very direct question. I think the honesty will be that we will say that we wanted to protect the public…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Stockton North (Alex Cunningham) and to hear his observations on the Budget for his constituents. If I may, I will summarise what I…28 Oct 2021HANSARDIncome Tax (Charge)To bring my right hon. Friend back to what the Opposition spokesperson, the right hon. Member for Doncaster North (Edward Miliband) was saying about the haste with which money can…28 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire North (Gavin Newlands), who, through his commitment to his own Bill and through the amity he has shown to…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Gentleman makes a fair point. I am not particularly aware of the particular circumstances to which he has spoken, but the intention of the suggestions of my hon. Friend…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillWell of course I do. Who would not agree with my hon. Friend? He will accept that, should we as a House decide that the better approach is through a code of practice, that places…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillCertainly not, which is why Labour Members are on the Opposition Benches, and the Conservative party, which supports working people, is in government. I should like to say a few…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI am very pleased that the hon. Gentleman is back. He is showing the steps that he is taking to create consensus. I think he will find that as we move forward, perhaps with an…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillPerhaps the hon. Gentleman can clarify.22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI understand where the hon. Gentleman is coming from, but I do not think the facts of history indicate that what he suggests is the right approach. The truth is that throughout…22 Oct 2021HANSARDEmployment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThat is an interesting point. Unfortunately, I am not a member of the Government. The hon. Gentleman probably wants to direct that question to those on the Front Bench. I am…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Health Incentives SchemeI am sorry to strike a discordant note, but with regard to the Minister’s justification for this measure may I remind her that it is not the role of life to support the NHS; it is…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillI can understand the moral intent of what the hon. Gentleman is trying to do, but will he look at the practical circumstances? I refer to my entry in the Register of Members’…22 Oct 2021HANSARD Employment and Trade Union Rights (Dismissal and Re-engagement) BillThe hon. Gentleman is being characteristically open and generous in the way he presents his Bill, but he just said that, “They’re all doing it”, which creates the impression that…22 Oct 2021HANSARDDraft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Monetary Penalties) (Turnover of a Business) Regulations 2021
Draft National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021On a point of clarification about the definition of “turnover”, certain foreign investments will be acquiring businesses with debt in possession or that have very little revenue…20 Oct 2021HANSARD Net Zero Strategy and Heat and Buildings StrategyThe transition to net zero emboldens politicians to use ambitious rhetoric, but they cross their fingers that the reality of implementation will be as planned. That is because, as…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)I have a great deal of sympathy with what the right hon. Gentleman has just said, but there is an underlying point. On many occasions since March 2020, the Opposition have…19 Oct 2021HANSARD Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No. 3)Does my right hon. Friend recognise that by leaving the Act intact, albeit with certain restrictions, he is leaving the opportunity for extreme measures to be taken relatively…19 Oct 2021HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. Despite the Government’s best efforts, many freelance and self-employed people in my constituency and throughout the country had a very tough time during the covid…13 Sept 2021