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HANSARDClean Energy: FundingThis week, the 19% tariff on imports of US ethanol falls to zero through the 1.4 billion litre quota negotiated by this Labour Government, which represents the size of the UK’s…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillTrust is at the heart of the issue, and if we want to create a system that commands public trust, this is not the way to do it. We need to reward effort and promote self-reliance,…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThat is the nub of why there is so much concern that has been consistently raised by all Members on the Conversative Benches, and many on the Government Benches as well, who, dare…01 Jul 2025HANSARDDraft Sheep Carcase (Classification and Price Reporting) (England) Regulations 2025It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. The Minister will be pleased to hear that the draft regulations are a point of agreement between the Government and…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillThis Bill gives no clarity or dignity to the many people such as the constituent the hon. Lady kindly mentions, or those in my constituency of Keighley and Ilkley. That is why I…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI will take no lectures from somebody who supported a 10% rise in council tax across the Bradford district, impacting many of those who will be impacted by PIP. This is not…01 Jul 2025HANSARDUniversal Credit and Personal Independence Payment BillI am sure that Dennis and Jill will be looking at the debate carefully and understanding clearly the issue of fairness, which is at the heart of what this legislation addresses.…01 Jul 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingClearly, the reason why our moorlands are in the state they are in today is the collective management that is taking place, whether by mechanical means or through the moorland…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingMy hon. Friend makes an excellent point, and I was just going to come to that. Natural England is engaged in that consultation right now. It is not just me who is concerned about…30 Jun 2025HANSARDDriven Grouse ShootingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Harris. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for introducing this…30 Jun 2025HANSARD Business of the HouseEarlier this month Family Business UK confirmed what was obvious to many on this side of the House—but not, apparently, to Labour Members—that the Government’s changes to business…26 Jun 2025HANSARD Access to Banking Hubs: HertfordshireAfter a long campaign, we have finally been successful in securing a banking hub in Ilkley, despite having to wait for the last bank to announce its closure. However, securing…25 Jun 2025HANSARD Access to Banking Hubs: HertfordshireI would like to put on record my thanks to the Minister for her interaction with me in my endeavours to get a banking hub in Ilkley. Could I ask the Minister about the assessment…25 Jun 2025HANSARD VAT Registration Threshold: SMEsDoes my hon. Friend agree that this demonstrates that the Labour Government do not understand how our small businesses operate, and are not on their side? We see the impact of not…24 Jun 2025HANSARD VAT Registration Threshold: SMEsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Vickers. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Leicestershire (Mr Bedford) for securing today’s important debate because,…24 Jun 2025HANSARD VAT Registration Threshold: SMEsI struggle to understand how the Minister can come out with these pre-written speeches and expect anyone to believe him. How can he say that stability has now been put back into…24 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is a pleasure to cover for the shadow Secretary of State, who is speaking to farmers at the 140th Lincolnshire Agricultural Show. Having visited many such shows myself,…19 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is a shame that the Secretary of State did not do any media at the Royal Cornwall Show and pulled out of speaking events. I can tell him that DEFRA is ranked the third biggest…19 Jun 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis is effectively going to ban the spraying of organic manures in the coming months. Is the Secretary of State categorically ruling that out?19 Jun 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Exploitation: Casey ReportThe fact that victims and survivors of this horrific crime literally had to become campaigners themselves to reach this outcome should make everyone in the House stop and think.…16 Jun 2025