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Commons Chamber
Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief - Mon 05 Jan 2026
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Victoria Atkins (Con - Louth and Horncastle) comes too late; we have seen record farm closures under this Government, and it has taken a great personal - Speech Link
2: Julian Smith (Con - Skipton and Ripon) What discussions is the Minister having inside government about other policies, such as the policy on rates - Speech Link
3: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) We have had six interest rate cuts in a row, borrowing costs are coming down, and inflation is falling - Speech Link
4: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) I am sure that we will have many more chances in this place to continue to discuss business rates. - Speech Link
5: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) We have made sure that we are providing support, for example business rates will be capped at 15% for - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Pension Schemes Bill
2nd reading - Thu 18 Dec 2025
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Lord Sharkey (LD - Life peer) self-employed exclusion and early savings barriers. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Noakes (Con - Life peer) Gordon Brown’s tax raid in 1997, followed by the prolonged period of low interest rates, meant that for - Speech Link
3: Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate (Con - Life peer) When interest rates were low, many employers put billions into schemes to repair a large number of deficits - Speech Link
4: Viscount Younger of Leckie (Con - Excepted Hereditary) rates and mortgage markets could be profound. - Speech Link
5: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) to help people get the best from their savings. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
2nd reading - Wed 17 Dec 2025
Department for Work and Pensions

Mentions:
1: Torsten Bell (Lab - Swansea West) There were not rises, but big falls in private sector participation in pension savings. - Speech Link
2: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) This is the target area where the attack on savings starts. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Finance (No. 2) Bill
2nd reading - Tue 16 Dec 2025
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) This Government have also chosen to cut Government borrowing every year, so that interest rates, already - Speech Link
2: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) In 2029-30 around two-thirds of revenue from increases to dividend property and savings interest tax - Speech Link
3: Alison Taylor (Lab - Paisley and Renfrewshire North) Gentleman agrees that stability in relation to inflation and corporation tax and reducing interest rates - Speech Link
4: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) Those on the Government Front Bench may trumpet the fact that interest rates have come down five times - Speech Link
5: Adam Thompson (Lab - Erewash) As inflation continues to fall, it becomes easier for the Bank of England to cut interest rates, as it - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
Grassroots Cricket Clubs - Tue 16 Dec 2025
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Mentions:
1: Melanie Onn (Lab - Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes) Whether it is personal fitness, social interaction or a chance to emulate a sporting icon, the importance - Speech Link
2: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) in Northern Ireland are vital community assets, fostering social cohesion, physical health, and personal - Speech Link
3: Robin Swann (UUP - South Antrim) There is a wide interest in that. - Speech Link
4: Joe Robertson (Con - Isle of Wight East) energy, lighting and other upkeep, the Chancellor has further burdened them with increased business rates - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Wheelchair and Community Equipment Strategy - Thu 11 Dec 2025
Department of Health and Social Care

Mentions:
1: Lord Shinkwin (Con - Life peer) remember; and, thirdly, for choosing to champion wheelchair services, of which I should declare an interest - Speech Link
2: Lord Rennard (LD - Life peer) My Lords, I declare my interest as the conference chair of the National Association of Equipment Providers - Speech Link
3: Baroness Merron (Lab - Life peer) I was interested to explore that some services have also experienced lower referral rates during the - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Seasonal Work - Wed 10 Dec 2025
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Nigel Huddleston (Con - Droitwich and Evesham) An average hotel will be paying an extra £28,900 in rates next year. - Speech Link
2: Ashley Fox (Con - Bridgwater) This financial year, its business rates bill is zero. - Speech Link
3: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) Their record is a dispiriting picture of low growth, high interest rates and falling living standards.People - Speech Link
4: Bradley Thomas (Con - Bromsgrove) Business rates are up. Confidence is down. Regulation is up. - Speech Link
5: Simon Hoare (Con - North Dorset) no business rates at all. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer - Wed 10 Dec 2025
HM Treasury

Mentions:
1: Gareth Snell (LAB - Stoke-on-Trent Central) Before he carries on, will he apologise for the 15% spike in interest rates under Liz Truss, the thousands - Speech Link
2: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) The consequences of that are that the Bank of England has had to keep interest rates higher for longer - Speech Link
3: Mel Stride (Con - Central Devon) It will destroy all the headroom and more.Similarly, on the path of interest rates, a 1% increase in - Speech Link
4: Dan Tomlinson (Lab - Chipping Barnet) In contrast, since this Government have come to power, the Bank of England has cut interest rates five - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Railways Bill
2nd reading - Tue 09 Dec 2025
Department for Transport

Mentions:
1: Richard Holden (Con - Basildon and Billericay) In this Bill, that self-interest is unfettered and unperturbed by any genuine oversight.Who, can I ask - Speech Link
2: Brian Mathew (LD - Melksham and Devizes) Member agree that there is also a danger of a conflict of interest? - Speech Link
3: Grahame Morris (Lab - Easington) I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and declare an interest - Speech Link
4: Siân Berry (Green - Brighton Pavilion) This and the public interest duty should help to create social benefits for people for whom the cost - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2nd readingLorsd Hansard - Mon 08 Dec 2025
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Mentions:
1: Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top (Lab - Life peer) My Lords, first I declare an interest as a recipient of a local government pension. - Speech Link
2: Viscount Trenchard (Con - Excepted Hereditary) I declare an interest as a deputy lieutenant of Hertfordshire. - Speech Link
3: Lord Storey (LD - Life peer) My Lords, I declare an interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. - Speech Link
4: Lord Jamieson (Con - Life peer) , which are set to be removed by a business rates reset. - Speech Link