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HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxYou’ve gotta love ’em, haven’t you? Never seen a fence they would not sit on, never seen a position they would not contort around. “These are our principles”, they say, “but so…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxThat’s how you do it! That is how you actually have a position—it is the wrong position, but at least it is a position. The hon. Lady keeps talking about unfunded tax cuts, but…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxIt was the Conservatives who reduced the stamp duty burden—something that was reversed almost immediately when Labour came into office. The simple truth is that the Conservatives…28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxHave a word with your officials; that was very bad.28 Oct 2025HANSARDStamp Duty Land TaxShe missed out the word “fewer”. It is “fewer houses”.28 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillWe are considering the Lords amendments in lieu to the Renters’ Rights Bill, and I begin by recognising the work that has taken place in both Houses to improve this legislation,…22 Oct 2025HANSARDRenters’ Rights BillI can only assume that the hon. Member has been asleep through the last couple of paragraphs I have read out, in which I specifically spoke about the rights of tenants in the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDEngagementsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker. In the statement that the Security Minister made earlier this week and then again in answer to a question today, I have been misquoted—and the…15 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsNobody but nobody believes that 1.5 million homes will be built under this Government. Although the Minister for Local Government and Homelessness, the hon. Member for Birkenhead…13 Oct 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsI asked for a simple yes or no, but the right hon. Gentleman struggled to give that. The truth is that we have outlined exactly where the money could come from and we have made it…13 Oct 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillIt is interesting that on the one hand, we have voices on the Front Bench saying that we did not do anything in government, while at the same time, voices on the Labour Back…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillThe UK needs a vibrant and fluid private rented sector. We need it to deliver communities that are happy and cohesive, and to deliver fairness, stability and security for…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillWell, he deserves to be the right hon. Gentleman. He has been doing the hard yards; he has done loads of work on this Bill. I am sure he was disappointed that he did not get to…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillThe hon. Gentleman makes the classic statistical error of assuming that his inbox is representative of all the people in the sector. Has it not occurred to him that people who are…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillNo. Perhaps Labour Members should co-ordinate their criticism. The previous Conservative Government understood that there is a need to reform the system, but that every part of…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillIf the hon. Gentleman was going to criticise what I say, he should have at least listened to what I said. What I said was that extrapolating—08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillNo, no, get it right first time. What I said was that extrapolating from a Member of Parliament’s inbox is not a good way of gauging the full spectrum of opinion within a cohort…08 Sept 2025HANSARD Renters’ Rights BillThere are always opportunities for abuse, but we cannot be closing off a provision that would be really valuable to many families around the country because there is a risk of…08 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesNo, I will not give way. Let me just say this: if we are to address the slowing of the housing market, we should make sure— [Interruption.] I say “we”, but Labour is in government…03 Sept 2025HANSARDProperty TaxesBefore I get into my speech, I genuinely welcome the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, the hon. Member for Chipping Barnet (Dan Tomlinson), to the Treasury Bench and to his…03 Sept 2025