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HANSARD Reporting Ministerial Gifts and HospitalityI must say that I am startled to see Conservative MPs acting as though they were defenders of standards in public life. Under the last Government, Ministers were subject to less…14 Oct 2024HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillDuring the last Parliament, the Conservative Government betrayed tenants across the country. They committed to giving renters the right to a safe and secure home by abolishing…09 Oct 2024HANSARDIndependent Schools: VAT and Business Rates ExemptionsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dame Caroline. I congratulate the hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) on securing this important debate and thank all…08 Oct 2024HANSARDPort Talbot Transition ProjectSteelmaking is of vital strategic importance to the UK. We need it to build the crucial infrastructure necessary to generate sustainable growth and safeguard our national…11 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI welcome my hon. Friend’s intervention. He makes an important point, although I would say that I welcomed the Chancellor’s commitment last week to work with older people’s…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker. Liberal Democrats welcome the opportunity for this debate. We will continue to call on the Government to change…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI thank the hon. Member for her intervention and for stating so passionately the case that we on the Liberal Democrat Benches are making in this debate. The Government should have…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI thank the hon. Member for his intervention. I am afraid that I cannot comment because I did not see that, but I thank him for raising it. It is not right for the consequences of…10 Sept 2024HANSARDWinter Fuel PaymentI thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but it is important to reflect on the disastrous legacy of the mini-Budget and the circumstances that many people continue to…10 Sept 2024HANSARDGovernment Policy on HealthThe Liberal Democrats find it deeply ironic that the shadow Health Secretary has raised this question on the involvement of people with no formal appointment in the development of…09 Sept 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Economic GrowthIt is a pleasure to see the Secretary of State at the Dispatch Box. Recent years have seen our SMEs struggling with reams of red tape when they attempt to trade with the rest of…05 Sept 2024HANSARDHigh Street BusinessesFor too long, our high streets have been hostages to an outdated and damaging business rates system. Empty shopfronts and shuttered windows should never become the norm in our…05 Sept 2024HANSARD UK Steel ManufacturingThe steel industry has been left in a mess after years of mismanagement. The abandonment of the industrial strategy by the previous Government has been a disaster right across our…05 Sept 2024HANSARDBudget Responsibility BillI will speak in favour of amendments 1 to 4, which were tabled in my name. Once again, I welcome this Bill and this Government’s intent to rebuild trust with the financial markets…04 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsI welcome that response, but if the Government are asking us all to make difficult sacrifices, people need to know that the Government are making the vital investments that will…03 Sept 2024HANSARDEnergy Bills: Support for HouseholdsWe know that the Government have inherited a mess, and that at the centre of that mess is a £22 billion hole left in the public finances by the previous Government, but that…03 Sept 2024HANSARD Post Office HorizonIt has been said many times across this House, but it bears repeating: this was an appalling miscarriage of justice. The shocking dishonesty of Post Office officials found its…30 Jul 2024HANSARD Budget Responsibility BillIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Madam Deputy Speaker; congratulations on your election. The Liberal Democrats understand the importance of a stable economy to the…30 Jul 2024HANSARDPublic Spending: InheritanceI thank the Chancellor for advance sight of her statement. Let me associate myself with the expressions of gratitude to our emergency services; the thoughts of all Liberal…29 Jul 2024HANSARDEconomy, Welfare and Public ServicesThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair. It is a real pleasure to contribute to the debate on behalf of the Liberal Democrats, not just because I…22 Jul 2024