In Parliament

Dame Harriett Baldwin questions the Chancellor on her failure to deliver the promised growth with no tax rises, when she has instead delivered no growth and record tax rises.

Shadow Minister Dame Harriett Baldwin raises concerns that increased labour costs combined with the national insurance jobs tax and the Employment Rights Bill are placing a heavy financial burden on businesses and straining the private sector, which we rely on for economic growth.

Speaking in a debate on the impact of changes to the Winter Fuel Payment on pensioner poverty and hospital admissions, Dame Harriett Baldwin highlights the shocking statistic that of the millions of pensioners who lost their winter fuel payment, 44,000 are estimated to have been terminally ill.

Dame Harriett Baldwin asks the Government how welfare reforms will affect the terminally ill.

Following the Business Secretary’s recent meeting with Fujitsu in Japan, Dame Harriett Baldwin asks how much the company will contribute to compensating those affected by the Post Office Horizon scandal.

Shadow Minister Dame Harriett Baldwin questions the Government on growth, after she fails to find any statistics suggesting business growth apart from a growth of 50% in the number of businesses that are in critical financial distress.

Dame Harriett Baldwin calls on the Chancellor to recognise the protests on Whitehall and reverse the family farm tax, which raises less than a day’s worth of NHS funding.

Dame Harriett Baldwin praises the Prime Minister’s efforts over the past week to secure lasting peace in Ukraine. She highlights concerns that, despite the sanctions, Russian hydrocarbons are still reaching the UK. She urges the PM to ensure that the UK’s oil and gas supply comes primarily from domestic sources.

Shadow Minister Dame Harriett Baldwin highlights the success of the Groceries Code Adjudicator in protecting farmers but raises concerns that Government actions, notably the family farm tax, are now threatening our vital food producers.