Speeches by Dickson.

“What is your commitment on what will happen on the fuel duty freeze in the future, given the plan to end the freeze in a year’s time?”

“I strongly welcome the—”

“Many people will welcome the redistribution in the Budget: you can see each decile, as you go lower down the income scale, doing better. Do you believe, however, there might be the “squeezed middle” problem that we have seen in this country for many years, in which people in the middle of the income distribution find i…”

“Q9. Before May’s election, Reform in Kent promised that it would improve services and cut taxes. Instead, vital services for older people and those with mental health conditions, provided by great organisations such as Imago and Involve Kent, are to be cut, and taxes are going up. Does the Prime Minister agree with me …”

“Looking at the effect of the Budget on inflation, you said earlier that you thought the effect of the cost of living measures in the Budget—for instance, the reduction in energy bills and the freeze on rail fares—might be between 0.4% and 0.5% in terms of inflation from Q2 next year. Is it fair to say that you had not,…”

“I congratulate the Secretary of State on the child poverty strategy, which will take 2,500 children in Dartford out of poverty by the end of this Parliament. As has been said, growing up in poverty hugely increases the likelihood of poor mental and physical health, and hugely reduces the chance of holding down a better…”

“I have a quick extra question on gilts. Dr Beck-Friis, you have talked about the fact that gilt yields improved post Budget. You have talked about some of the factors going forward that might influence gilt levels, such as deficits and monetary policy. You have put it in a basket that is—I think you said—fragile but su…”

“Just very quickly on electric vehicle tax, there was very significant tax reform, as has been said by others. What is your feeling about the extent to which it replaces the fuel tax? Clearly, it does not replace it completely. Therefore, if the Government wish to close the gap that is going to be created by people movi…”

“As a brief final comment, is the summary of what you are saying, Professor Allas, that there is a missed opportunity to introduce a more comprehensive road pricing system rather than just have a new tax?”

“I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for the excellent and knowledgeable speech she is making. One other important piece of context in all this is the men’s health strategy, which I know was widely welcomed across the House and was published two weeks ago, and which identified gambling harms as a key element that …”

“18. What steps her Department is taking to support Ukraine.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Desmond. I congratulate the hon. and gallant Member for Spelthorne (Lincoln Jopp) on securing this very important debate, on his eloquent speech setting out the dimensions of the problem, and on his incredible detective work to out the mystery participants in the Home…”

“I thank the Secretary of State for her answer and, in particular, the UK Government’s continued excellent work to marshal the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. Does she agree that in any future peace agreement key Ukrainian red lines need to be defended: the preservation of Ukraine; that key parts of the …”

“3. What recent progress the child poverty taskforce has made on publishing a child poverty strategy.”

“The Government’s very welcome decision to end the two-child cap on benefits will, alongside free school meals and breakfast clubs, transform the lives of 2,500 children living in my Dartford constituency, and contribute to our manifesto goal of tackling child poverty. Will the Secretary of State tell the House when mor…”

“As others have said, given that the “Economic and fiscal outlook” contains highly sensitive information on which billions of pounds can be traded, and given that the investigation report makes it clear that this was not the first time that confidential information had been released before a fiscal event, does the Minis…”

“One of the things the Chancellor was clear about in her speech was the way we need to continue to build capital investment to improve the long-term growth rate of the economy. Does my hon. Friend agree that projects such as the lower Thames crossing, which will hugely reduce congestion and poor air quality in my consti…”

“On behalf of my constituents, I congratulate the Prime Minister on demonstrating UK leadership by supporting the Ukrainian Government and President Zelensky in turning the 28-point peace plan, which very much appears to have been authored by Russia, into a much more acceptable 19-point peace plan, which clearly needs t…”

“I thank the Secretary of State and the Minister of State for Housing and Planning for visiting Ebbsfleet Garden City in my constituency last week. Does the Minister agree that, with an additional 10,000 homes to be built in Ebbsfleet over the next 10 years, to create great places to live we have got to build schools, m…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for her excellent speech. I have heard her talk glowingly about her boys to me and to others, and she is doing them real justice in her speech. I believe she is absolutely right to welcome the men’s health strategy, which was published yesterday; it is a fantastic document and road map for us. Do…”