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HANSARD Health and Care BillWill the Minister give way?22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI rise to speak to new clause 49. In doing so, and whatever its merits or otherwise, it is worth reflecting on the comments made by the Minister that we are at least here this…22 Nov 2021HANSARD Health and Care BillI think the heart of the matter is that we have to be clear and wide-eyed about what this change will do. Yes, it is true that it will leave us in a better position than the…22 Nov 2021HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for a typical intervention. I can picture the Laughing Cavalier at the top of the stairs, I think, at the Wallace Collection—what a marvellous painting.…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillNo, they were—beauty is in the eye of the beholder, as it were. I thank all Members for supporting and attending the Committee, particularly my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport.…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillI rise, finally, to express my gratitude to you, Mr Hosie, for your excellent chairmanship of the Committee; to my hon. Friend the Minister for his support and remarks; and to…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillThank you very much indeed, Mr Hosie. May I say what a pleasure it is to serve under your chairmanship? It takes me right back to all those Finance Bills that we got through…17 Nov 2021HANSARDCultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillI thank my hon. Friend very much for that intervention. She is entirely right that what lies at the heart of the Bill is providing that comfort—that reassurance—to lenders to make…17 Nov 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsMy right hon. Friend is absolutely correct about skills. He, of course, through his Committee, has done so much to promote that agenda, which I will come to momentarily, but the…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. I will come to the matter of wages and wage growth momentarily, but let me dwell on the challenges facing the economy. Another thing that the…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI broadly welcome the Budget, which is the first my right hon. Friend the Chancellor has delivered in what we might call the second phase of this crisis, the first phase having…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsIt is certainly the case that the Bank of England’s projections on inflation have been under-baked. In fact, if we go back in time, we can see that its recent revisions have been…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Budget ResolutionsI was saying that in the first phase of this crisis, between the huge contraction in the economy and the recovery that we are now seeing, it is fair to say that my right hon.…27 Oct 2021HANSARD Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillWith the leave of the House, I thank all those who have participated in this debate to support what I think is a very important Bill. The shadow Secretary of State, the hon.…10 Sept 2021HANSARD Cultural Objects (Protection from Seizure) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. May I make a declaration of interest? Many years ago, I qualified as a Blue Badge guide, which entitled me to guide in,…10 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyFirst, the hon. Gentleman’s knowledge of my constituency is obviously rather deficient, because I expect that mine shares many characteristics in common with his. I do not dispute…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI will come back to the hon. Gentleman’s point, but let me just stick with the options. The second option was to lean into growth, to assume that we could grow our way out of this…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI will not—I am very short on time. We are looking to the younger generations, to some significant degree, to fund predominantly the needs of elderly people and social care. If we…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI will not, actually, because I am very low on time. That is the sword of Damocles that hangs regularly over the head of our Chancellor, so that leads us to taxation. If we look…08 Sept 2021HANSARDHealth and Social Care LevyI rise to welcome, broadly, the motion. It seems to me that social care is one of those issues that parties of both colours have grappled with for many years, yet now we are at…08 Sept 2021