Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Oral Answers to Questions

Peter Bone Excerpts
Wednesday 25th May 2022

(2 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Keir Starmer Portrait Keir Starmer
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Fifteen tax rises and the Prime Minister pretends they are a low-tax Government. It has been four and a half months since Labour first called for a windfall tax on oil and gas profits. I have raised it week in, week out, and every week he has a new reason for not doing it. The Business Secretary said it is “bad”, the Justice Secretary called it disastrous, and even this weekend the Health Secretary and the Northern Ireland Secretary opposed it. The Prime Minister ordered all his MPs to vote against it last week, and now—surprise, surprise—he is backing it. Prime Minister, I am told that hindsight is a wonderful thing! [Laughter.] But while he dithered and delayed, households across the country suffered when they did not need to.

Peter Bone Portrait Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (Con)
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Will the right hon. and learned Gentleman give way?

Lindsay Hoyle Portrait Mr Speaker
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Mr Bone, a man who always wants to catch my eye, is not going the best way about doing so. I call Keir Starmer.