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HANSARDPalestinians: Visa SchemeI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Lancaster and Fleetwood (Cat Smith) for leading the debate. She has championed the cause of Palestinian people since we served in Young…13 May 2024HANSARDSmall Businesses: Fiscal SupportSince 2022, almost 400 communities have lost their local bank branch, which has had a devastating impact on local and small businesses. Despite witnessing the decline of the…07 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsOn a point of order, Mr Speaker.07 May 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes. In his response to me, the Exchequer Secretary said, “Any area that loses bank branches is entitled to get a banking hub”, but I have numerous examples of towns that lost…07 May 2024HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillAs my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing North (James Murray) set out in his opening speech, this Finance Bill and last month’s Budget are nothing but the last gasps of a dying,…17 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disapplication or Modification of Financial Regulator Rules in Individual Cases) Regulations 2024I thank the Minister for that answer, and I understand what he is trying to say, but I would like to push this point. If we could speed up the IRB model approvals process for…15 Apr 2024HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disapplication or Modification of Financial Regulator Rules in Individual Cases) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mrs Cummins. The Opposition are supportive of the proposed changes, which would enact section 138BA to enable the PRA to more…15 Apr 2024HANSARDCost of LivingThe tax burden is at a record high, wages are stagnant, rents and mortgages are up by hundreds of pounds, and food prices have gone up by 25%. The Resolution Foundation has…19 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. Labour will always support policies that ease the burden on working people. Labour has said consistently that we want taxes on working people to be…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillI will not take any lectures from a party that puts oil and gas companies ahead of working people. If the hon. Member wants to change his policy on oil and gas companies having…13 Mar 2024HANSARDNational Insurance Contributions (Reduction in Rates) (No.2) BillNo, I am finishing. The British people deserve better. This is just another Conservative pledge without a plan. The Conservatives should call a general election now.13 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget Resolutionsrose —12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsThis Budget was the last gasp of a dying, desperate Government. It did nothing to address 14 years of Conservative economic failure and, as always with this Government, it is…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget Resolutionsrose—12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsApologies, Mr Deputy Speaker. I will answer both interventions by saying that I know those on the Conservative Benches do not want to hear it, but if you make a pledge without the…12 Mar 2024HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI thank my hon. Friend for her intervention. Those on the Conservative Benches do not want to hear it, but if they have so much confidence in their record, why do they not do as…12 Mar 2024HANSARDMaternity Services: North LondonThe maternity unit at the Royal Free Hospital in my constituency is facing closure. Last week, I met with doctors from the unit who told me that the Royal Free is uniquely placed…05 Mar 2024HANSARDMaternity Services: North London5. What discussions she has had with the North Central London integrated care system on the potential closure of maternity services in north London.05 Mar 2024HANSARDEngagementsQ9. The parent of a two-year-old in the UK is currently spending more than £14,000 a year on a full-time nursery place. Last year the Prime Minister promised parents that in April…28 Feb 2024HANSARDDraft Bank of England Levy (Amount of Levy Payable) Regulations 2024It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Ms Bardell. I am supportive of the plan to replace the current cash ratio deposit, as the Minister will probably know, and of the…20 Feb 2024