Corporate Profit and Inflation

As ever, my hon. Friend makes the point about what is really happening out there. She gives a pow...

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing this debate and his excellent speech. He is reframing t...

As always, my hon. Friend makes an important point. I will come on to that in the remaining passa...

My hon. Friend is making some excellent points. Is he aware of comments made last month by the In...

I have to say—and this will come as no surprise—that I agree with my hon. Friend’s three policy d...

My hon. Friend is being very generous in giving way. Does he agree that it adds insult to injury ...

That is absolutely right. It is scandalous when workers are not fairly paid, the public are being...

Is it not absolutely perverse that in the fifth richest economy in the world we are seeing, on th...

That is exactly right. That state of affairs is completely perverse in one of the richest countri...

Order. I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called in the debate. I can see a...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Me...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Me...

It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Sir Mark. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Le...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Mark. I congratulate the hon. Member for Leed...

I want to try to take the argument on from the discussions that have taken place so far. My hon. ...

Now we move to the Front-Bench contributions. I call the spokesperson for the SNP.

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I congratulate the hon. Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) on securing the debate. Profits ca...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Me...

It is a great pleasure to see you again in the Chair, Sir Mark. I congratulate the hon. Member fo...

That is not true.

I mentioned that.

I stand corrected. I was being diligent and attentive, but I was clearly so taken by the force of...

Will the Minister explain the role that Putin played in ensuring that Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda...

If the right hon. Member lets me make some progress, I will address precisely his point. Domestic...

Will the Minister come back to the question from my right hon. Friend for Hayes and Harlington? W...

With respect, I have not heard an awful lot of analysis in the debate. I have heard many mentions...

Will the Minister give way?

I will give way because it is the hon. Member’s debate, but I will talk about food prices, if tha...

The Minister said he heard very little analysis from Opposition Members other than reference to r...

I listened to the citations and I will go away and inform myself about them, but one can find a m...

Let me explain this to the Minister. There is such a thing as the Co-op party, of which some peop...

Order. John McDonnell has made a good point, but for clarification, as a Labour/Co-op MP—

Declare your interest!

I do declare an interest. What you call “profits” for the Co-op actually get reinvested in it; th...

As I said, the Co-operative, as a food retailer, is a marvellous organisation. My point is that w...

Order. Because of the Divisions, we have run short of time.

5.50 pm

Motion lapsed, an...