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HANSARDBudget ResolutionsAfter years of economic chaos, unfair tax hikes and now Rishi’s recession, this desperate Budget is yet more evidence that the Conservative Government—12 Mar 2024HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Friday, victims of rape and serious sexual assault in Scotland will be the first in the UK to have free access to court transcripts under a new pilot scheme. However, the UK…29 Feb 2024HANSARD Pedicabs (London) Bill [Lords]I wholeheartedly welcome this legislation and the steps taken by the Government to introduce a licensing regime for the only form of transport in London that is still unregulated.…28 Feb 2024HANSARDPoints of OrderOn a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. Today, reports that Thames Water has been lobbying the Government and Ofwat to let it increase bills and face lower fines come as the…28 Feb 2024HANSARD Post Office Horizon: Compensation and LegislationWe understand why the legislation to overturn convictions must be limited, but we have heard today from the right hon. Member for North Durham (Mr Jones) and the hon. Member for…26 Feb 2024HANSARD UK Accession to CPTPPI would like to pick up on the point from the hon. Member for Slough (Mr Dhesi). During the passage of the Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific…22 Feb 2024HANSARD Finance BillOn behalf of myself and my Liberal Democrat colleagues, I express our sympathies to the King and his family, and our hope that his treatment will prove to be successful. I will…05 Feb 2024HANSARD Israel and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesIt is reported that the heads of the CIA, of Mossad and of Egyptian intelligence and the Qatari Prime Minister have agreed on a new hostage deal framework to put to Hamas. That…29 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance BillI will speak to new clauses 4 and 5, tabled in my name. I reiterate that the Liberal Democrats do not support the Bill, which is a deception from the Government after years of tax…10 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance BillI welcome the hon. Member’s intervention, and—dare I say it—I completely agree with him. Of course, one is constrained by what one can amend in legislation, but I would like to…10 Jan 2024HANSARDFinance BillThe Liberal Democrats do not support the Bill. It is a deception from the Government after years of unfair tax hikes on hard-working families. The Conservatives talk about tax…13 Dec 2023HANSARD Victims and Prisoners BillI rise to speak to amendment 26, which I tabled. It is supported by hon. Members across the House and would enable victims to request a transcript of court proceedings free of…04 Dec 2023HANSARDAutumn StatementThis statement is a deception from the Chancellor after years of unfair tax hikes. Under this Conservative Government, economic growth is flatlining and public services are on…22 Nov 2023HANSARD Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers BillThe Liberal Democrats welcome many aspects of this Bill. We are pleased that the Government are finally acting on the Competition and Markets Authority’s recommendations in…20 Nov 2023HANSARD Court Transcript CostsI am grateful to Mr Speaker for granting my request for a debate on the cost of court transcripts. Justice should not have a price tag, as I think we would all agree. Yet many…16 Nov 2023HANSARD Court Transcript CostsI do not think that I ever accused the Government of having abandoned victims, so it is slightly odd that the Minister is rebutting that. However, will he expand slightly on…16 Nov 2023HANSARDBridges in London: Maintenance FundingThe Minister stressed at the beginning of his remarks that the repair of the bridge is the responsibility of Hammersmith and Fulham. While I fully accept that, does he not think…14 Nov 2023HANSARDEconomic GrowthIt is a pleasure to speak in this King’s Speech debate on securing economic growth; I only wish the Government had offered us something in His Majesty’s Gracious Speech that would…14 Nov 2023HANSARDBridges in London: Maintenance FundingI look forward to hearing more of the hon. Member’s speech on this vexed topic, but I feel a sense of déjà vu because we have all been here before. As she and the hon. Member for…14 Nov 2023HANSARD Business of the HouseOn Wednesday 6 September the Public Accounts Committee, of which I am a member, published its report into local authority-administered covid support schemes in England. It found…07 Sept 2023