Speeches by Reynolds.

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“Has the Treasury done any analysis of the amount of that tax increase that will be passed on to renters, and if it has, what has it come out with?”

“Citizens Advice notes that the warm home discount has not kept pace with rising energy bills and will struggle to touch the sides for families in energy debt. Will the Minister therefore commit to a Government review of whether the £150 discount provides sufficient support for the families who really need it right now?”

“The hon. Gentleman is right to say that this is about choices, but will he accept one of the choices that the Chancellor has made? Even though hospitality employs less than 7% of people in the UK, since she has come into office, the number of jobs lost in that sector is almost 100,000—50% of total job losses? The Chanc…”

“Let me be clear at the outset that the Liberal Democrats support the Bill. We do so because we recognise that British businesses need backing to compete globally, and both the industrial support package and the export finance package have vital roles to play in that. The increases proposed in the Bill represent a major…”

“Does the hon. Gentleman understand that his Government are yet to abolish the hereditary peers—”

“Vaccination rates among the over-65s are not where we would like them to be, so will the Secretary of State adopt an emergency vaccination scheme in village halls, supermarkets and—if needed—jab vans to get to the people who have been missed?”

“Carmen Lau is a Hong Kong democracy campaigner, and a constituent of mine. Earlier this year, her neighbours received letters asking them to take her to the Chinese embassy in exchange for £100,000. Last month her neighbours also received fake sexually explicit photographs of her, with a Macao postage stamp. May I ask …”

“In reality, we need to look at the positions that were on the table at the time. The hon. Gentleman knows as well as I do the positions that both our parties took when the votes were happening. Obviously I was not in the House at the time, but I recall watching and listening to colleagues on the Labour Benches opposing…”

“What steps will be taken across Government while this inquiry is ongoing to ensure that the victims of these horrible crimes are given proper support during the process?”

“It took the Government a year and a half to confirm that they were going to scrap the two-child benefit cap. What estimate has the Minister made of the number of children who, during that time, were unnecessarily kept in poverty because of it?”

“The Chancellor announced in the Budget that she would legislate for only one assessment of the fiscal rules every year, instead of two, which is the case at the moment. In the light of the change in the OBR’s leadership, will the Minister commit today to seeking the views of the incoming chair of the OBR about the econ…”

“The FTA with New Zealand does have binding climate agreements, but India’s does not. Why do you think it does for one but not the other?”

“DBT has said that this agreement delivers India’s first stand-alone chapter on the environment and that it aligns with our global commitments, including the Paris agreement. Would you disagree with that?”

“Would you say that it might look like a good headline, but in reality it will not move the dial? Or do you think it has the opportunity to?”

“Tom, Mr Madders said that when it comes to labour rights, it was warm words but with no real teeth. We could argue that that is the same when it comes to environmental protections, where there is lots of aspiration, but there is nothing enforceable within the agreement. In your view, does the FTA align with our wider c…”

“This is an open question for anybody. Will the agreement have a meaningful influence on UK firms pursuing procurement opportunities in India?”

“Do you think that the DBT has a plan for that specifically?”

“Obviously we have the £38 billion versus the £340 billion potential, but also the minimum thresholds that the UK and India can bid for procurement differs—India is about three times the UK—and does that not just lock in an asymmetry?”

“At the moment India is not part of the agreement for Government procurements. This trade agreement seems to unlock a lot of ability for UK firms to take part in Government procurement in India. Will we see an influx of British companies bidding for procurement opportunities off the back of this?”