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Sarah Bool Excerpts
Monday 24th November 2025

(3 weeks, 2 days ago)

Commons Chamber
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Steve Reed Portrait Steve Reed
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My hon. Friend raises a very important point, and I would be happy to write to him with details of our engagement with the Scottish Government.

Sarah Bool Portrait Sarah Bool (South Northamptonshire) (Con)
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T8. A more dynamic and active market unblocking pathways to home ownership and boosting local businesses by up to £1.2 billion—I am sure if someone offered that to the Secretary of State, he would bite their hand off, so why, when those are the benefits of scrapping stamp duty on homes, is he not lobbying the Chancellor to do just that on Wednesday?

Steve Reed Portrait Steve Reed
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The Conservatives foisted Liz Truss on us as Prime Minister. I am very surprised that they have failed to learn from that disaster. Unfunded commitments they have no idea how to pay for cause only trouble to the economy, including to the housing economy.