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HANSARDLiving StandardsMy hon. Friend is a powerful campaigner on this issue; week after week, he consistently raises the issue of living standards for people in Basingstoke. He is right to highlight…27 Jan 2026HANSARDLiving StandardsMr Speaker, that is called leading with your chin. Members on the Conservative Benches were in power in the last Parliament, which saw living standards fall by 2.9%. Living…27 Jan 2026HANSARDLiving StandardsRising living standards are the ultimate goal of economic policy, and living standards are now rising following the unprecedented fall during the last Parliament. The latest data…27 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy BillsMy hon. Friend is entirely right. The Conservatives did not just leave Britain dependent on the rollercoaster of gas prices; they left families paying almost £2 billion on their…27 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy BillsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right: people need to see inflation come down, and that is what the Office for Budget Responsibility and the Bank of England forecast to happen. As…27 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy BillsEnergy bills are too high, and Britain is too dependent on the rollercoaster of gas prices. That is why the autumn Budget reduced the cost of levies on energy bills to save…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend is right that the rise in private markets has brought benefits, including to growth and financial stability—we have discussed that many times in the context of…27 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsThat is an important question, because too many people have been let down by the scheme that was introduced by the Conservatives. I am sure that the hon. Lady noted the Energy…27 Jan 2026HANSARDCharter for Budget ResponsibilityAt Budget 2025, the Government strengthened the fiscal framework in order to deliver on their commitment to holding one major fiscal event per year, supporting the economy with…27 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy BillsWhat this Government are doing is getting on with building the energy infrastructure that this country needs, and we are not going back to the 11% inflation seen under the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDEnergy BillsEnergy bills are too high because the Tory party left us dependent on the rollercoaster of gas prices. Wholesale gas prices today remain more than double what they were at the…27 Jan 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationI simply cannot let the hon. Member off on this. It was the Conservatives who made the decisions on accelerating the state pension age and in some cases gave women around five…26 Jan 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationThe ombudsman is an important part of the systems that we have in place to make sure that the administration of public services is done in the right way. The hon. Member will know…26 Jan 2026HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt has been confirmed that those whose income is only the basic level of the basic state pension or the new state pension will not be required to pay tax next year, because the…26 Jan 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationAs the Secretary of State set out on 11 November 2025, we are retaking the decision made in December 2024 as it relates to the communications on state pension age. We will update…26 Jan 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationI know that hon. Members across the House will have been contacted by constituents who have been affected, and many of us will also have family members who have been affected. As…26 Jan 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationI know that many of our sympathies would be with Miriam. Many Members have constituents who face challenges in the years running up to the state pension age and who are, for…26 Jan 2026HANSARDState Pension Age Changes: CompensationMr Speaker will not be on camera right now since I am speaking, but I can reassure the whole world that he is very much still with us. We all hope that that will be the case for…26 Jan 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillYou have years to go.21 Jan 2026HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) BillNo, I will not mention the welfare budget.21 Jan 2026