Speeches by West.

“I have a couple of final questions about intergenerational inequality. To what extent will inheritances ameliorate or enhance the problem of intergenerational inequality?”

“In the same Treasury Committee evidence that you gave in 2021, you said that policymakers have to support demand for people’s first and primary home but penalise other forms of ownership through the tax system. I am wondering what your thoughts are on second home owners and whether they should be taxed much more.”

“Two years after the ballot in 2016, the report came out in 2018, which was very academic. Some shocks have an impact way before two years. I will just leave it there, perhaps for another Committee, but it is important that we can ask you, as the people in the field doing it every day, whether there would be enough of a…”

“On the resources for the OBR, does the OBR need more funding and resources? What is the role for Parliament and this sort of Committee in keeping an eye on the resources so that they are not too constrained, given the tension between the OBR and the Treasury, and the importance of the role?”

“That was not the question. The question was, “Has the OBR commented on your introduction of the IHT changes?””

“In an ideal world, would the OBR have the resources to undertake its own detailed analysis of tax revenue and some of the tax changes? For example, has the OBR done an analysis of some of the measures that you just mentioned around inheritance tax and salary sacrifice?”

“What reassurances can the Secretary of State provide about basic customer services? For example, Turnpike Lane tube station in my constituency has been closed since last August, because Transport for London cannot reopen it owing to the leaks and other problems that Thames Water is far too incompetent to fix. Will toda…”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that, relative to the other crises in the world, in Sudan, Gaza and other places, the long-running and tragic dispute between the regime and the many people who live in Myanmar/Burma deserves much more attention—not just in this House, which is what we are providing as Back Benchers, but from …”

“I have two questions for both Ministers. First, data from the OECD shows that the UK now has the highest private contribution to higher education, the highest levels of student debt in the world, and staff facing redundancy and universities insolvency. Can either Minister identify a major stakeholder group that is actu…”

“Picking up the international comparisons, I have a question for the Treasury Minister: why can other competing economies manage to provide higher education at a lower price point for the student?”

“We had Vivienne Stern from Universities UK in last week talking about the Government and student funding elements and how one is going right down and the other is inching up. Is there any more money from the Treasury? That conversation will definitely come up at some point. We know that student education is one of the …”

“Does my hon. Friend agree that, relative to the other crises in the world, in Sudan, Gaza and other places, the long-running and tragic dispute between the regime and the many people who live in Myanmar/Burma deserves much more attention—not just in this House, which is what we are providing as Back Benchers, but from …”

“Given the decline in the aid budget, will those commitments remain, or may there have to be a reduction in aid to Myanmar?”

“Given the decline in the aid budget, will those commitments remain, or may there have to be a reduction in aid to Myanmar?”

“If you could briefly, because it would answer the point from UUK last week about how that slide is completely different from how it was 10 or 20 years ago.”

“I am very happy to seek guidance on precedents from the Clerks, and to discuss that with the Members who have supported the application.”

“Yes, please. I think the Home Office has more to say on this, and quite a lot of time has elapsed since this happened, so it would be a really good opportunity to hear about pulling together the different Departments. There is a lot going on, but I feel it would give the Government an opportunity to bring it all togeth…”

“Thank you very much, Chair. There have been a series of worrying attacks on the Jewish community in our neighbourhoods and at synagogues, and increasing numbers of antisemitic incidents have been reported by the Community Security Trust. As the Member of Parliament for Hornsey and Friern Barnet, that is of great concer…”

“I congratulate the Secretary of State on his excellent speech, and I thank him and my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol South (Karin Smyth) for their work in developing the Bill. Healthwatch Haringey plays an enormously important role in being a champion for the ecosystem within a locality. The Local Government Associ…”

“I have written to my hon. Friend to inform him that I have a constituency interest in this urgent statement. I welcome what has already been done in bringing the Israelis in this morning to discuss the concerns of both the Government and this House. Will the Minister reassure me that the Government will consider all co…”