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“That is very helpful.”

“I have one quick question on financial inclusion. Can you see any scenario in which crypto increases financial inclusion and access to financial services for those who are currently underserved?”

“I do not know whether other members of the panel have any comment on that, but that is useful.”

“We were told by the last panel that the better processing power and use of renewables would help bring that carbon footprint down. Do you agree with that? In the future, will we see that number, nearly 100 million tonnes of carbon per year, come down?”

“I have a couple of quick questions on environment and financial inclusion. We know that the crypto industry is responsible for nearly 100 million tonnes of carbon emissions per year, 0.2% of overall global carbon emissions, which seems a lot for one part of one industry. Professor Yüksel Ripley, do you have any evidenc…”

“Can we expect to see that global carbon emissions number come down?”

“We clearly need to see that number come down. It is nearly 100 billion tonnes per year. Can we expect to see it come down with some innovation and change?”

“On the environmental cost of crypto, it has been observed that crypto is responsible for something like 100 million tonnes of carbon emissions a year. That is 0.2% of overall global emissions, so that is one part of one industry creating an awful lot of carbon emissions. What work is being done to reduce the carbon foo…”

“My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. She mentioned the Parkinson’s group in her constituency. In my constituency, the wonderful Mervyn Dunkley, Jane Hua and their team run brilliant weekly Parkinson’s move and shout classes at the Fairfield leisure centre in Dartford for people living with Parkinson’s disease.…”

“Ms Willis, it passes your earlier tests of being easy to collect and hard to avoid, and it raises some revenue. Again, do you feel that this is something the Chancellor should consider?”

“Mr Donnell, what effect do you think a levy would have on the housing market?”

“One hundred and sixty thousand homes would be over £2 million, and a 1% levy on a home that cost £3 million might get you £10,000 a year, so 1% on the £1 million. Would those not be reasonable numbers, ultimately, for the Treasury?”

“How about a fairness issue, Professor Leunig?”

“So there is potentially a practicality issue there.”

“One other idea the Chancellor could decide to pick up—it has been around for a while—is levying a charge on properties at the top end of the market, which would fit Professor Leunig’s notion of those with the broadest shoulders paying the most. For instance, a 1% levy could be introduced on properties over £2 million a…”

“Q11. I have long thought that you, Mr Speaker, and the Prime Minister would suit a magnificent moustache—and I am sure that you would be capable of growing a better one than mine. Many men, inside and outside this House, are growing our taches out this month to highlight the need for our health system, and men ourselve…”

“A mansion tax has been ruled out, I think, by the panel, and we all want stamp duty to go. We have Professor Leunig’s idea of an annual property tax, but we all think there are lots of problems with council tax. Do you think there are actually any property taxes that we ought to be entertaining? We are ruling a lot out…”

“I welcome the statement from the Secretary of State, and particularly her strong support for the BBC as an institution that belongs to us all. With the BBC regularly rated worldwide as one of the most trusted global news sources, does she agree that a strong BBC acts as a bulwark against misinformation not only in this…”

“My hon. Friend is making a passionate speech. In a past life, as a cabinet member for health in a local authority, I was active in promoting a voucher scheme run by the Alexandra Rose charity and the Beacon Project, which offered families in need vouchers they could redeem for fresh fruit and veg at the local market. D…”

“A very important one: obviously, the central focus of the Budget is how the Chancellor can increase tax revenues to pay for investment in public services and other priorities. Do you have any thoughts on what sensible measures to increase revenue might be—perhaps improving the tax system at the same time? There is lots…”