I am grateful for this opportunity to deliver my maiden speech as the newly elected Member of Parliament for Copeland, in what is one of the last debates of this Parliament.

First, I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor, Jamie Reed, who was the Member for Copeland from 2005...

I am grateful for this opportunity to deliver my maiden speech as the newly elected Member of Parliament for Copeland, in what is one of the last debates of this Parliament.

First, I would like to pay tribute to my predecessor, Jamie Reed, who was the Member for Copeland from 2005...

Committee stage. Clause 1, discussed with clauses 2 to 6, 16 to 47, and 52 to 56, amendments, and schedules 3 to 15. Agreed to on question. Clauses 2 to 4, and 6 agreed to. Clause 5 disagreed to. Clause 7, discussed with clauses 8 to 15, 48 to 51, 124 to 129 (with Government motion to transfer clause 127), amendments, schedules 1, 2, 16 to 18 and 27 to 29, and new clause 1. Agreed to on question. Clauses 7, 8, 11, 17, 18, 21, and 45 to 47 agreed to. Clauses 9, 10, 12 to 16, 19 20, and 22 to 44 disagreed to. Clause 48 agreed to as amended. Clauses 49 to 56 disagreed to. Clause 57, discussed with schedule 19 and new clause 2. Agreed to on question. Clause 58, discussed with clause 59. Both clauses agreed to on question. Clause 60, discussed with clauses 61 to 70, and new clauses 3 and 4. Negatived on question. Clause 60 accordingly disagreed to, together with clauses 62, 63, 66, 67, and 70. Clauses 61, 64, 65, 68 and 69 agreed to. Clause 71, discussed with clauses 72 to 107, and schedules 20 to 23. Agreed to on question. Clauses 72 to 107 agreed to. Clause 108, discussed with clauses 109 to 123, 130 to 135, amendments and schedules 24 to 26. Negatived on question. Clause 108 accordingly disagreed to, with clauses 109 to 126 also disagreed to. Clause 127 agreed to and ordered to be transferred to the end of clause 69. Clauses 128 to 133 disagreed to. Clause 134 agreed to as amended. Clause 135 agreed to. Schedules 1 to 4 agreed to as amended. Schedules 7, 16, and 19 to 23 agreed to, with schedule 16 agreed to as amended. Schedules 5 and 6, 8 to 15, 17 and 18, and 24 to 29 disagreed to. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair. Report stage. No amendments on consideration. Bill, as amended, reported. Sitting suspended for certification of the bill. The House resolved itself into the Legislative Grand Committee (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Consent motion resolved. Occupant of the Chair left the Chair to report the decisions of the Committee. Deputy Speaker resumed the Chair, decisions reported. Third reading. Agreed to on question. Bill passed.

Committee stage. Clause 1, discussed with clauses 2 to 6, 16 to 47, and 52 to 56, amendments, and schedules 3 to 15. Agreed to on question. Clauses 2 to 4, and 6 agreed to. Clause 5 disagreed to. Clause 7, discussed with clauses 8 to 15, 48 to 51,...

I will speak briefly, as we have a fair amount to get through this afternoon. Obviously, I shall attempt to address any points that are made during the debate.

The Bill is progressing on the basis of consensus and therefore, at the request of the Opposition, we are not proceeding with...

I will speak briefly, as we have a fair amount to get through this afternoon. Obviously, I shall attempt to address any points that are made during the debate.

The Bill is progressing on the basis of consensus and therefore, at the request of the Opposition, we are not proceeding with...

I thank the Minister for her opening remarks about consensus, with which I fully concur. We are here today to debate what is effectively a condensed version of the Bill for which my colleagues and, indeed, everyone else had been preparing, with a view to taking part in a number...

I thank the Minister for her opening remarks about consensus, with which I fully concur. We are here today to debate what is effectively a condensed version of the Bill for which my colleagues and, indeed, everyone else had been preparing, with a view to taking part in a number...

I warmly welcome the new hon. Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison) to what is left of this short Parliament. I am particularly pleased that we have finally broken the barrier of the number of women who have been elected— I am really delighted that that has happened. As a child...

I warmly welcome the new hon. Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison) to what is left of this short Parliament. I am particularly pleased that we have finally broken the barrier of the number of women who have been elected— I am really delighted that that has happened. As a child...

Does my hon. Friend agree that the national living wage is not actually a real living wage but a pretend living wage and that it does not go far enough in that it is available only to people over the age of 25?

Does my hon. Friend agree that the national living wage is not actually a real living wage but a pretend living wage and that it does not go far enough in that it is available only to people over the age of 25?

I agree that it is a real problem that this increased minimum wage does not apply to people under 25. Just because a person is under 25 does not mean they are doing any less of a job than a person over 25, and the minimum wage should apply to...

I agree that it is a real problem that this increased minimum wage does not apply to people under 25. Just because a person is under 25 does not mean they are doing any less of a job than a person over 25, and the minimum wage should apply to...

I also congratulate the hon. Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison) on a fine maiden speech and thank her for her well-deserved compliment to her predecessor on his service. She spoke with passion, wit and understanding of her beautiful constituency, as well as of Peter Rabbit. None of us envies her...

I also congratulate the hon. Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison) on a fine maiden speech and thank her for her well-deserved compliment to her predecessor on his service. She spoke with passion, wit and understanding of her beautiful constituency, as well as of Peter Rabbit. None of us envies her...

May I, too, thank the new hon. Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison) for such a passionate and entertaining speech? It is good to have a representative of the land of Beatrix Potter here in this Chamber. I listened to her last points about the deficit and her encomium that this...

May I, too, thank the new hon. Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison) for such a passionate and entertaining speech? It is good to have a representative of the land of Beatrix Potter here in this Chamber. I listened to her last points about the deficit and her encomium that this...

Before I say something about this group, I wish to comment on the maiden speech and on the retirement speech that we just heard. It was a real honour to be here in the Chamber for the maiden speech by my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison). She...

Before I say something about this group, I wish to comment on the maiden speech and on the retirement speech that we just heard. It was a real honour to be here in the Chamber for the maiden speech by my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland (Trudy Harrison). She...

People have told me that no matter what information they have put in, they have always been told that they have to pay more tax than they were expecting. Concerns have been raised with me about that online tool and its shortcomings, and about the fact that HMRC is always...

People have told me that no matter what information they have put in, they have always been told that they have to pay more tax than they were expecting. Concerns have been raised with me about that online tool and its shortcomings, and about the fact that HMRC is always...

Given where we are in this Parliament, the best thing the hon. Lady can do is to send details on that, immediately and before Dissolution, so that HMRC can look at the factual issues. I am surprised by what she says, but let us ask HMRC to look at the...

Given where we are in this Parliament, the best thing the hon. Lady can do is to send details on that, immediately and before Dissolution, so that HMRC can look at the factual issues. I am surprised by what she says, but let us ask HMRC to look at the...

I wish to discuss the issues raised in this group, including by my new clause 1. The Minister has covered the IR35 issues in some detail, but the Scottish National party still has real concerns about these changes. Just the other day somebody told me that they are no longer...

I wish to discuss the issues raised in this group, including by my new clause 1. The Minister has covered the IR35 issues in some detail, but the Scottish National party still has real concerns about these changes. Just the other day somebody told me that they are no longer...

Some of them do not, though.

Some of them do not, though.

I hope everybody present is supportive of the NHS, but I get why my hon. Friend has the impression that some people are not. We need our NHS to continue to be supported, and for that we need taxes to continue to come in.

I hope everybody present is supportive of the NHS, but I get why my hon. Friend has the impression that some people are not. We need our NHS to continue to be supported, and for that we need taxes to continue to come in.

Does the hon. Lady agree that the focus should be on maximising the tax take? A reduction in tax rates can actually lead to an increase in the tax take.

Does the hon. Lady agree that the focus should be on maximising the tax take? A reduction in tax rates can actually lead to an increase in the tax take.

I agree that the focus should be on maximising the tax take, but I would go about it in a slightly different way by trying to encourage companies and individuals and by encouraging the economy to grow. I would try to get people back into more productive jobs in order...

I agree that the focus should be on maximising the tax take, but I would go about it in a slightly different way by trying to encourage companies and individuals and by encouraging the economy to grow. I would try to get people back into more productive jobs in order...