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HANSARDEngagementsIt is fantastic that my hon. Friend is engaging with his younger constituents at Boothroyd Academy on such an important issue, and I know that they will welcome his commitment to…26 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe hon. Member is talking about events that happened four years ago. He is right to raise the topic of national security, because four years ago Opposition Members were busy…26 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsThe Chancellor will set out our plans in the autumn statement shortly, but this is the Government who put in place plans that will significantly increase capital expenditure. Even…26 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsI can indeed give my right hon. Friend that assurance. She is absolutely right: we must protect our green belt and we are adopting a “brownfield first” strategy. I am pleased that…26 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsOf course, and I addressed these matters earlier this year.26 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsWhat I can say is that our desire is to ensure that wherever people live in our fantastic country, they have enormous pride in the place they call home and have every opportunity…26 Oct 2022HANSARDEngagementsI thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind words. He talked about respect, and I gently urge him to respect the result of the referendum that we had on this topic. While we will…26 Oct 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillYes, I do: the Minister touched on provisions that increase consumer protection. My hon. Friend the Member for Salisbury spent a lot of time ensuring that consumers would have…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillIt is a pleasure to contribute to this debate—albeit from a few rows further back than I had originally anticipated—and to follow the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn (Tulip…07 Sept 2022HANSARD Financial Services and Markets BillNot for now. First, on Brexit, with the future regulatory framework, the Bill represents a significant move away from relying on retained EU law as a means of regulating the UK’s…07 Sept 2022HANSARDUnavoidably Small HospitalsIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and thank you for accommodating me at a late stage in the debate. I had not planned on speaking, but this morning…06 Sept 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI gently say to the hon. Gentleman that £37 billion of support is being targeted at the most vulnerable and will come over the next few months, from the summer through the autumn…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right to pay tribute, as we Conservative Members do, to those who care for others. She should be reassured that of the 1 million people in receipt of carer’s…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my right hon. Friend, the Chair of the Select Committee, for his constructive and thoughtful dialogue with me on these issues. He makes an excellent point, and I direct…28 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe want everyone to be paid the national living wage. That is the law in this country. I am proud that we have increased it by £1,000 this year, which, combined with our tax cuts,…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingI am glad that my hon. Friend is supporting my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Esther McVey). I will take all his recommendations under advisement. As my hon. Friend the…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingMy hon. Friend, as always, is right on the point, and he makes a good observation. He knows from his discussions with me that the mileage allowance rates are advisory, and…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingAgain, 70% of workers in this country will have a net tax cut. That is what the Government are delivering. In just a couple of weeks’ time, the first £12,500 that anyone in work…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingAs I said, we are providing an enormous amount of support—around £1,200—which is targeted at those who most need help. Of course, no Government can make the challenges go away…28 Jun 2022HANSARDCost of LivingThe Government understand that many families are struggling with rising prices. That is why we have announced £37 billion-worth of support, with the bulk of that targeted on the…28 Jun 2022