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HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI have finished.08 Jan 2025HANSARDQuantitative Easing (Prohibition)Richard Tice, Jim Allister, James McMurdock, Lee Anderson and myself, Mr Speaker. Ordered, That Rupert Lowe, Richard Tice, Jim Allister, James McMurdock and Lee Anderson present…08 Jan 2025HANSARDQuantitative Easing (Prohibition)James McMurdock— [Interruption.] Maybe Rachel Reeves, I don’t know. [Laughter.]08 Jan 2025HANSARDQuantitative Easing (Prohibition)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit quantitative easing; to prohibit the Government from indemnifying any losses that may result from quantitative…08 Jan 2025HANSARDMV Ruby: SafetyApart from the terrible outcome, the Government’s account of events conflicts entirely with the local account of events. The locals claim that the Department for…19 Dec 2024HANSARDMV Ruby: SafetyI could not agree more. Good government must be transparent government. I hope that the Minister has his pencil ready, because I have 18 urgent questions for which I believe the…19 Dec 2024HANSARDMV Ruby: SafetyThe MV Ruby is a sorry tale of bad decision making by Government and a selection of unaccountable, unelected quangos operating in silos without any application of common sense. It…19 Dec 2024HANSARD Immigration and Nationality StatisticsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. There is a concerted campaign within Government to hide vital statistics from the British people regarding the…18 Dec 2024HANSARDBorder Security: CollaborationI am pleased to hear from the Home Secretary that she is making progress with our neighbouring countries in Europe in stopping what I now call a national emergency. As she…11 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI cannot help but think that this morning has made for rather depressing listening. We hear this repetition about a £22 billion black hole, but we are dealing with very serious…03 Dec 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) BillI start by reminding the House of a prescient analogy of Winston Churchill’s: “For a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to…03 Dec 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ4. I sincerely hope that all of us in this House agree that good government is transparent government. In response to my written question on publishing the number of foreign…27 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsI am sure that the Home Secretary would agree that good government is transparent government. I have been told by her Department, in response to a written parliamentary question,…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Financial Services: Mansion House SpeechIn her Mansion House speech, the Chancellor announced that we would change the emphasis of regulation from risk to growth. The FCA and PRA have effectively regulated the London…18 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis week, John McTernan, an adviser to Tony Blair, publicly stated that farming should be treated in the same way that Margaret Thatcher treated the miners, and that it was an…14 Nov 2024HANSARDSmall Boat CrossingsIn the Home Office annual report, it is confirmed that in 2022-23 £3 billion was spent on hotel costs for illegal migrants, averaging £8 million a day. The cruel inheritance tax…06 Nov 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis is a Budget of the public sector, by the public sector, for the public sector. Neither the Chancellor nor the Prime Minister was able to define a “working person” with any…06 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingOkay. The other point that I want to make about the debate, which came out quite clearly, is that the British people voted to take back our own sovereignty. That, I am afraid, is…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingI thank the hon. Member—my Celtic is not great. I thank him for his contribution and agree that we need a complete review of our fishing arrangements now that we have the ability…05 Nov 2024HANSARD Future of FishingFirst, I apologise for not taking more interventions during my opening speech, but I consulted widely with my constituents and they were keen that I got that message across…05 Nov 2024