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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"The issue of child poverty is incredibly important to this Government, and the child poverty taskforce will report later this year. I would like to add that this is an important personal issue for me: I grew up in family with very little money and I received free school meals …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"When the Liberal Democrats were last in government, they made the decision to whack up VAT on businesses, whereas this Government are doing all we can to reform business rates so that retail, hospitality and leisure industries can get the support that they need from the business rates system. The …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"I thank the hon. Member for being the first parliamentarian today who has not asked me, “Who will you be backing in the Labour deputy leadership contest?” I appreciate that very much.

When it comes to small businesses, in particular those in hospitality, overall employment has increased by 380,000 since …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"I would not presume to know where the next Treasury ministerial awayday will happen, but perhaps we will have to consider the restaurant in the hon. Member’s constituency. He is a strong advocate for the businesses in his constituency. I hope he knows that I advocated from the Back Benches—and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"Thank you, Mr Speaker. The immediate task facing the Labour Government was to take action to stabilise the public finances and invest in our public services. On national insurance, we did that in a way that protects the smallest businesses by increasing the employment allowance from £5,000 to £10,500. That …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"The big picture on all three of those questions is that at last year’s Budget, the Government made the decision to increase national insurance in order to raise £20 billion. We have put that money into our public services, making sure that waiting lists have fallen pretty much every single …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"The investment that this Government are making in childcare, which will increase the number of hours available to families with children aged nine months or older, is the right investment in the future. It is an investment in those children and an investment in making sure that parents can return …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"My hon. Friend is right to highlight the fact that we have had five interest rate cuts since the election. That has reduced the cost of mortgages for families up and down the country, and reduced the cost of borrowing for businesses that are thinking about investing. It is good …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"Yes, I agree strongly with my hon. Friend that Opposition Members continue to will the ends—they want the spending on public services—but are not willing to come forward with a plan for the means and the money to invest in our public services so that we can change things for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Sep 2025
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"Tax reliefs are an important feature of the UK tax system, and His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has invested significant resources in improving understanding of their cost and effectiveness. Since 2019, it has produced costings for 350 reliefs, including detailed analysis of the 38 largest non-structural reliefs, which cost more …..."
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