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HANSARD Royal Mail: Universal Service ObligationIndeed it should. We have evidence of poor management and, dare I say, occasionally unco-operative unions.04 Nov 2025HANSARD Royal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI agree entirely with the right hon. Lady. I know that there are plenty of local problems, but I also want to look at the national picture. In the first quarter of this financial…04 Nov 2025HANSARD Royal Mail: Universal Service ObligationYes, I agree. We can all agree that Royal Mail faces real challenges. Many people now communicate primarily online and fewer letters are sent, which impacts revenue.04 Nov 2025HANSARD Royal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI am grateful to the hon. Lady for reading out the Communication Workers Union press release. I did refer earlier to bad management and occasionally militant unions. I think good…04 Nov 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxIf the hon. Gentleman had listened to the shadow Chancellor, he would have heard him say that half the £47 billion in savings will come from reducing welfare spend. Another…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThe hon. Gentleman has not mentioned covid, which is the largest single contributor to the increase in the size of the state. He also did not mention the £5 billion reduction in…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxDoes my hon. Friend agree that cutting stamp duty will not only benefit young people aspiring to home ownership, but act as an incentive for older people to downsize, freeing up…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxDoes my hon. Friend share my concern that in the south-west of England, the Government have reduced the building target for Bristol city council, which has a lot of Labour…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxIs my hon. Friend aware that the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, the hon. Member for Swansea West (Torsten Bell), used to be part of the Resolution Foundation—that…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxAll of us here want to improve the lives of our constituents, though we often differ in how we might achieve that. As a Conservative, I believe we do so by working with the grain…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxMy hon. Friend has made a valuable point. This tax cut benefits not just the first-time buyer, but the family moving into a larger home and the empty nesters—I am almost…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThat is another valuable point. This tax cut benefits not just the housing market but the jobs market, and therefore the whole economy. Our politics ought to empower people, not…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxWell, I am amazed to hear that the real economy is growing by 10%. That must be a forecaster I have not heard of! We believe it is possible to cut welfare spending. In fact, a few…28 Oct 2025HANSARDPost-16 Education: Skills Needed in the EconomyI welcome the Secretary of State to his place, and to his new responsibility for skills. The Government recently reduced the amount of funding for level 7 apprenticeships, so can…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPrisoner Release ChecksIt is outrageous that Kebatu was not deported at the end of his sentence. What is worse is that the number of prisoners released by mistake has more than doubled under this…27 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsQ6. Weston Hospicecare provides an invaluable service for constituents with a terminal illness. The hospice now faces an increased national insurance bill of £139,000 a year as a…22 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillDoes the hon. Lady not accept that most victims of crime would say that a suspended sentence is very much not a custodial sentence?21 Oct 2025HANSARD Sentencing BillThe Gauke review was a thorough exercise carried out in good faith. It was intended to fix some of the problems that persist in the justice system, and was particularly aimed at…21 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationIs the hon. Gentleman saying that it is Liberal Democrat policy that asylum costs should not come out of the foreign aid budget?20 Oct 2025HANSARDAsylum Seekers: Support and AccommodationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I welcome this debate. My constituents are angry about the increasing number of people crossing the channel in…20 Oct 2025