"It is a great honour to follow the hon. Member for East Antrim (Sammy Wilson).
This debate is about economic growth, and quite right too. It is good that the Governor of the Bank of England has signalled that growth is on its way and that inflation is likely to …..." Neil Carmichael - View Speech
"I am grateful to the shadow Minister for giving way; I thought there was a compliment coming along there, too. Not all banks have a bonus system; Handelsbanken is a good example. If we are to have such a separation between banks, with all the difficulties that that would bring …..." Neil Carmichael - View Speech
"I have listened carefully to the hon. Gentleman. Does he welcome the fact that in the long term Hitachi has invested £6 billion in some of the regions he has referred to, such as the north-east, where trains will be made, and in my area, where nuclear power stations will …..." Neil Carmichael - View Speech
"Does not this line of argument represent the thin end of the wedge with regard to hypothecation? Raising taxes is a general activity and the decision on how they should be allocated for expenditure purposes has to be made on other grounds. The obvious example is the health service...." Neil Carmichael - View Speech
"Will the shadow Minister remind the House exactly what the top rate of income tax was throughout most of the last Labour Government, and give us some insight into why it was at that level?..." Neil Carmichael - View Speech
"On the subject of the personal allowance, does my hon. Friend agree that that has made a huge difference to a large number of people who are less well-off? In my constituency alone, 38,000 people have benefited...." Neil Carmichael - View Speech
"Does that attitude not call into question the future of the Co-operative bank? What would the shadow Minister say about that?..." Neil Carmichael - View Speech