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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 24 May 2024
Valedictory Debate

"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to catch your eye for what will be the last time in my 23 years in this place. Like all Members who have spoken in this wonderful debate, it is going to be a great wrench to leave the House. The only …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 May 2024
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q12. The best ways to help people with the cost of living are to cut their taxes, keep unemployment low and get inflation down—things that this Government are doing. What is the Prime Minister’s assessment of how the very welcome news of today’s reduction in inflation will help businesses and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Oral Answers to Questions

"I very much associate myself with the remarks of my right hon. Friend regarding Lord Frank Field, who was a good man.

I very much welcome the Government’s firm commitment to increase defence spending to 2.5% by 2030. It is something that will send the right message to our allies …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Apr 2024
Defence Spending

"Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

I chair the 1922 defence committee, and the Secretary of State will know from Prime Minister’s questions that the whole Conservative party welcomes this announcement, but may I suggest that the message from the Government would carry so much greater resonance globally if the official …..."

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Speech in General Committees - Wed 13 Mar 2024
Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024

"As somebody who has run pension fund money, I have a few concerns. One is the administrative concern raised by my right hon. Friend the Member for East Yorkshire, but this could also smack of the approach, “I’m from central office—nothing to be concerned about”—[Interruption.]..."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 13 Mar 2024
Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024

"Thank you, Dame Maria. I fully understand where the Government are coming from on these measures, but what assurance can the Minister give that the Pensions Regulator, if and when it intervenes, is suitably sighted of investment risk, so that it understands the pension scheme and its funding liabilities, and …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 13 Mar 2024
Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024

"I will keep my comments very brief, for the benefit of the Committee. I seek clarification. It is not just the admin cost of these measures that concerns some of us. I am pleased that the Minister responded about the investment expertise that he believes the Pension Regulator will ensure …..."
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Speech in General Committees - Wed 13 Mar 2024
Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Funding and Investment Strategy and Amendment) Regulations 2024

"This will be my last intervention. I take on board what the Minister has said, but he still has not directly answered the bit of my question about the fluctuating fortunes of a company. I appreciate that pension schemes going forward will be funded on a low-dependency funding basis and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Mar 2024
Budget Resolutions

"The shadow Secretary of State underplays the strength of the British economy, with record employment and an unemployment rate one third below the EU average. I put this to him: the tax take is higher than we on the Conservative Benches would like, but the key reason is that in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 11 Mar 2024
Budget Resolutions

"Will the hon. Member give way?..."
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