Speeches by Dean.

“I will start with you, Mr Rathi. To clarify what the Supreme Court said, and maybe to slightly counter a point made by Mr Glen, consumers generally shop around for a number of financial products. I think I saw evidence from Consumer Voice about how consumers will, more often than not, shop around for car insurance, hom…”

“9. If she will make an assessment of the potential merits of undertaking a zero-based review of all tax reliefs before the autumn Budget 2025.”

“The Minister detailed that about 350 reliefs have been assessed, but my understanding is that more than 1,200 tax reliefs are on the books, amounting to hundreds of billions of foregone revenue for the Treasury. Given that the Treasury examined the spending of all Departments in detail over the summer, I wondered wheth…”

“Clearly, if there is to be consultation, that will entail a further few months of uncertainty for many people on the scheme. Does the Minister have an ambition for when the consultation will be concluded and for when we will hear the results?”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate, and to stand alongside other hon. Members in defence of a promise that we made to the people of Hong Kong. Carshalton and Wallington is home to many Hongkongers. It is situated in the London borough of Sutton, which has become a bit of a go-to location for new …”

“My hon. Friend makes an excellent point about this being part of a promise that we made to the people of Hong Kong. When the route was introduced, the Chinese Communist party warned BNO applicants that they should not trust Britain. If we move the goalposts in the way we are now proposing, we may hand a huge propaganda…”

“The hon. Member makes an excellent point. It is a moral duty for our country to maintain its promise to those people. To extend the pathway to 10 years would be a betrayal of trust. The change would have damaging consequences: young Hongkongers would face a decade-long wait to access university at home fee rates, and f…”

“I hear the distinction that the Minister is attempting to make, but the fact remains that almost 1,000 largely peaceful protesters were arrested in London this weekend. I am sure that when we look back on this, we are going to conclude that it was not only a huge waste of police resources, but a chilling moment for fre…”

“I absolutely agree, and that was the point that I was about to make. I am sure the Minister will tell me that money is tight, but I ask her over what time horizon she is considering this—five, 10 or 15 years? Families know that this is not a cost-cutting measure. They know how expensive it gets for the state if arrange…”

“I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Sussex (Alison Bennett) for her passionate advocacy. There is sometimes a misunderstanding that adoption and kinship care are somehow the fairytale ending to a traumatic situation, but I know at first hand that that is not the case. When I moved into the care of my grandparents…”

“Does any of the others want to add to that? No? I cannot tempt you outside your remit. That’s fine.”

“I was not expecting a number from each of you, to be honest, but it is interesting to hear that, because of what you said, Professor Taylor. The restriction has an impact on the economy too, as you know.”

“I will start with a preliminary question. Professor Taylor, you mentioned where you think the neutral rate is, and you are at the low end. Could each of you give me a sense of whether you have a number in your head of what the neutral rate is, or whether you judge it as it goes? Is there any discrepancy between you as …”

“I can tempt you.”

“Can I take it from that that you do not think that this demographic problem, an ageing society, is central enough to public discussion at the moment?”

“The other thing I have picked up from the discussion is that you have all talked about the supply side. Is that a signal to Government to do particular things as well? The tools you have are obviously quite blunt. You have the interest rate, and you have QE and QT as well. That is the armoury you’ve got when it comes t…”

“If you feel that we are too restrictive at the moment because we are too far away from where we need to end up being, you may feel that now is the time for more urgent action to get towards that place. Professor Taylor, could you elaborate on what you meant when you said that? Do you feel, because of the things you alr…”

“I do agree; if we close our ears, we will miss these problems, frustrate the public and lose their support. If we listen hard, we can fix the schemes and rescue the action we want to take in this place to help the whole environment. If we do not do that, the other side will win the argument and shut down the sort of in…”

“The EPR scheme is obviously welcome and Liberal Democrat Members know the intention, but the scheme appears to have some unintended effects. The scheme will not only impact producers but small businesses, hospitality businesses in particular, who have raised their concerns. Will the Minister continue to listen to those…”

“The hon. Gentleman is talking well about the general state of plastic in the world, but we are debating the global plastics treaty. Can he confirm whether his party supports the UK being a signatory?”