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HANSARDFuel DutyI beg to move an amendment, to leave out from “House” to the end of the Question and add: “recognises that, at the Autumn Budget 2025, the Government extended the five pence per…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyThe right hon. Member is nodding. So I would offer that by way of comparison.18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyThat was not the best; there is much more to come. I am enjoying the enthusiasm. Sector-specific support continues for the likes of agriculture and horticulture, which retain…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyWe will continue to be responsive to a changing world, be responsible in the national interest and with the public finances, and take the necessary decisions to help families with…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyI will make a bit of progress, and then I am sure I will give way to the right hon. Gentleman, who is always very enthusiastic. He did actually stand up on this occasion. That is…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyThis Government are showing that we care about the living standards of households up and down the country, and that is exactly what we should be doing. Encouraging all retailers…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyI thank my hon. Friend for making that point. I regularly discuss exactly the kind of industries he raises today, because he is such a powerful champion on their behalf. Most…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyI understand why the hon. Member is asking that. I would gently point out that the level of petrol prices today is lower than at the time of the election, when the Conservatives…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyI completely agree with the hon. Member that families up and down the country are worried about what they are seeing on their TV screens about the conflict in the middle…18 Mar 2026HANSARDFuel DutyI will make a bit of progress, and then take some interventions. As I was saying, we are providing additional capabilities to the middle east, but I want to be clear that the UK…18 Mar 2026HANSARDState Pension IncreaseThe hon. Member will know that it is a long-standing Government policy that the uprating of pensions is prioritised for residents in the UK, not least because the uprating levels…10 Mar 2026HANSARDState Pension IncreaseThis Government have set out our policy. On the question of salary sacrifice, any responsible Government should look at the effectiveness of all tax reliefs. If salary sacrifice…10 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth Unemployment: Autumn Budget 2025My hon. Friend and I have discussed these issues on many occasions, particularly as they are specific to his constituency and other coalfield communities. There are challenges,…10 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth Unemployment: Autumn Budget 2025Last week, the Office for Budget Responsibility set out its updated forecast for the UK economy, including for unemployment to peak this year before falling in each and every year…10 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth Unemployment: Autumn Budget 2025The hon. Member’s phrasing of his question was very telling about the challenges we all face in our labour market, because while we have seen more jobs created over the last year,…10 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth Unemployment: Autumn Budget 2025I think all of us recognise that our hospitality and retail sectors have had a difficult time in recent years. For retail, that goes back before the pandemic, with the growth of…10 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth Unemployment: Autumn Budget 2025My hon. Friend has rightly been raising this issue for some time, predating the election. I will take the two parts of her question in turn. The impact of AI is something that is…10 Mar 2026HANSARDYouth Unemployment: Autumn Budget 2025I want to offer my condolences to the hon. Gentleman for the recent loss of his father. It is something we all have to face at some point in our lives, but it is a lot to deal…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Lady is right to talk about the long-term answer here, which is more domestic energy security. That is why we are getting on with building nuclear power—whether it is in…10 Mar 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank the hon. Member for his second question, and his enthusiastic volume of questions today. The Government balance the needs of public services with tax revenues. I gently…10 Mar 2026