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Commons Chamber
Valedictory Debate - Fri 24 May 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Ian Blackford (SNP - Ross, Skye and Lochaber) the Bank of England shows that, given where we are now—and even with, I hope, the prospect of some reduction - Speech Link
2: Alok Sharma (Con - Reading West) We got the money for and ensured the construction of flood-alleviation schemes in Tilehurst and Purley - Speech Link
3: Stephen Hammond (Con - Wimbledon) We also have a much greater local role than ever before. - Speech Link
4: Andy Carter (Con - Warrington South) I have opposed development on the green belt, including schemes such as the Six56 distribution centre - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Victims and Prisoners Bill
Report stage part one - Tue 21 May 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: None Government’s amendments, the step-by-step approach in this and previous Bills has led to changes and to some reduction - Speech Link
2: None ” means income tax, corporation tax, capital gains tax, value added tax, stamp duty or stamp duty reserve - Speech Link
3: Baroness Royall of Blaisdon (Lab - Life peer) domestic homicide project and a Home Office-funded research project led by the National Police Chiefs Council—the - Speech Link
4: Baroness Brinton (LD - Life peer) I also thank Laura Richards, Claire Waxman—the Victims’ Commissioner for London —and the Suzy Lamplugh - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Women’s State Pension Age: Ombudsman Report - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Patricia Gibson (SNP - North Ayrshire and Arran) equal pay claims by female council workers over 10 years. - Speech Link
2: Andrew Selous (Con - South West Bedfordshire) all parties, are decent people doing their best for their constituents and working very hard, so that reduction - Speech Link
3: Marco Longhi (Con - Dudley North) While the clock does not stop for anybody, it certainly seems to accelerate for those of us of a greater - Speech Link
4: John McNally (SNP - Falkirk) They made arrangements to join the very first demo down here in London in June 2016. - Speech Link
5: John McDonnell (Lab - Hayes and Harlington) I also looked at what had been provided in tax cuts to some of the wealthiest in our country since 2010 - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Community Sports: Impact on Young People - Thu 16 May 2024
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Lord Wood of Anfield (Lab - Life peer) Cutbacks to council budgets have had a dramatic impact on a range of local sports infrastructure, and - Speech Link
2: Earl of Effingham (Con - Excepted Hereditary) pay, where the societal and economic benefits significantly outweigh the tax cost to the Exchequer? - Speech Link
3: Lord Hampton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) The dreaming spires of Stoke Newington are in Hackney, east London. - Speech Link
4: Baroness Thornton (Lab - Life peer) Can the Minister say whether the government schemes recognise the particular challenges raised by climate - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Renters (Reform) Bill
2nd reading - Wed 15 May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Baroness Pinnock (LD - Life peer) the right-to-buy legislation without the right-to-build replacement housing has resulted in a large reduction - Speech Link
2: Lord Best (XB - Life peer) While a gentle reduction in the size of an overextended PRS could rebalance the sectors, too many landlords - Speech Link
3: Lord Truscott (Non-affiliated - Life peer) Landlords will potentially be changing tax brackets every quarter and chasing tax refunds at the end - Speech Link
4: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) This will not provide the greater security promised. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Agriculture - Mon 13 May 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Mentions:
1: Bill Wiggin (Con - North Herefordshire) We need to use the Treasury much more cleverly, we need better tax breaks, rather than handouts, and - Speech Link
2: Tim Farron (LD - Westmorland and Lonsdale) It is the biggest destination in the country outside of London. - Speech Link
3: George Eustice (Con - Camborne and Redruth) Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) referred to a 40% reduction in incomes. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Committee of the whole House - Wed 08 May 2024
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: John Redwood (Con - Wokingham) They may wish to recommend schemes for AI investment to get above 2019 levels but, by definition, we - Speech Link
2: Drew Hendry (SNP - Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) less council tax than people in England.All the scare stories about people leaving Scotland because - Speech Link
3: Christopher Chope (Con - Christchurch) As a consequence of that reduction, the overall tax yield went up. - Speech Link
4: None This ensures that companies have greater post-tax profits to reinvest, to distribute and to retain to - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Thu 02 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Kemi Badenoch (Con - Saffron Walden) We have also put in place schemes such as a Help to Grow management course, which 5,290 participants - Speech Link
2: Greg Hands (Con - Chelsea and Fulham) Detailed round 2 discussions on an upgraded FTA took place in London from 18 to 22 March, which provided - Speech Link
3: Alan Mak (Con - Havant) right that the Government are committed to ensuring that UK decarbonisation efforts lead to a true reduction - Speech Link
4: Richard Thomson (SNP - Gordon) In July 2023, the UK Government began a consultation on the plastic packaging tax and the methodology - Speech Link
5: Kevin Hollinrake (Con - Thirsk and Malton) September 2024, supporting the thriving UK wine sector by providing opportunities for innovation and greater - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill
Committee stage - Wed 01 May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Earl of Lytton (XB - Excepted Hereditary) Lenders will have to revalue a loan if an“event occurs resulting in a permanent reduction of the property - Speech Link
2: Lord Young of Cookham (Con - Life peer) properties together do not have this part-ownership accounted for in the leaseholder protection, despite tax - Speech Link
3: None Cambridge council has recently reopened a building— I regret that I do not know which one—that was closed - Speech Link
4: Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Con - Life peer) , developer-funded schemes or social housing provider-led remediation. - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Second sitting)
Committee stage: 2nd sitting - Tue 30 Apr 2024
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) There has definitely been a reduction in funding for trading standards over the years. - Speech Link
2: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) We argue that we need to have greater opportunity to fine those in contravention of the law. - Speech Link
3: Preet Kaur Gill (LAB - Birmingham, Edgbaston) The approach has to be holistic: demand reduction as well as supply disruption. - Speech Link
4: Trudy Harrison (Con - Copeland) We are taking some new steps: for example, there are now apprenticeship schemes running in England, both - Speech Link