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HANSARDSpeaker’s StatementFurther to that point of order, Mr Speaker. I first collided—if that is the right word—with John Prescott when I was shadow Secretary of State for Transport as he ploughed on with…25 Nov 2024HANSARDIsrael-Gaza Conflict: Arrest WarrantsCan we be absolutely clear about what the Government are saying? It seems that the Government are not saying that there would be an automatic arrest should Benjamin Netanyahu…25 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence Programmes DevelopmentsWhat does this announcement tell us about how the strategic defence review is going? One lesson of the Ukraine war is that old kit can be very useful. As my right hon. Friend the…20 Nov 2024HANSARD Ukraine: 1,000 DaysI thank the Foreign Secretary for his statement, but I cannot hide my disappointment that he has nothing to say about freeing the hands of the Ukrainians to use our long-range…19 Nov 2024HANSARDRFA Sir Galahad BombingI emphasise how mystifying it is that these documents have not already been released, 40 years after the conflict. It is not about identifying blame or who was responsible. In my…18 Nov 2024HANSARDClean Energy by 2030I thank the Minister for agreeing to meet the OffSET—offshore electricity grid taskforce—group of MPs later today; we are very much looking forward to the meeting. Does he…12 Nov 2024HANSARDDefence: 2.5% GDP Spending CommitmentLet me assure the Secretary of State that those of us who have followed the defence debate over the last 10, 20 or even 30 years know that he takes these matters extremely…11 Nov 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I am not going to give way any more. We need only look around the world to see that the idea that an ever-larger state makes the people richer is confounded by economic…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I wish we could all have everything that we wanted. Gordon Brown inherited a golden economic legacy from the Conservatives in 1997— [ Interruption. ] Yes, he did. Debt was falling…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)When Margaret Thatcher was elected in 1979, we were the sick man of Europe. What she, Lord Howe and Lord Lawson did to the British economy in that period put us on a faster growth…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)If the hon. Gentleman will forgive me, I am just drawing to a close. What is the true cost of decarbonisation? That is something that the Government are hopelessly naive about. It…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)Yes, I do not think we did enough to dynamise the British economy. We did not do enough, but I was very grateful for the support of the Liberal Democrats for the first five years…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)It was. I thank him for owning up.31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I certainly will if it was the hon. Gentleman that said that—31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)It does seem rather odd to introduce a new tax and then to defend it on the basis that very few people will pay it. Why is the Minister so confident that it will yield anything…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)Will the hon. Gentleman give way?31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)One hon. Member complained about food banks. Actually, food banks started under Tony Blair. I think that we need to share these problems and concerns. We need to understand each…31 Oct 2024HANSARDIncome tax (charge)I congratulate the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Maya Ellis) on her spirited maiden speech. Her speech, along with the other maiden speeches, underlines how new Members come here…31 Oct 2024HANSARD Ministerial Code: Policy AnnouncementsCan we take it that the Government did not think that the Chancellor’s announcement in America last week was important? I think most people in this House felt that it was.…29 Oct 2024HANSARD China: Human Rights and SanctionsI thank the Foreign Secretary for actually coming to the House on this occasion, but does that not underline the fact that he should have volunteered a statement, rather than…28 Oct 2024