"Madam Deputy Speaker, “We do not only ask today, ‘How much have you got?’, we also ask, ‘How did you get it? Did you earn it yourself, or has it just been left to you by others?’”. The estate duties provide a “corrective against the development” of the “idle rich”. …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"If the hon. Lady wants to have an argument with Churchill, she may do so, but I will not join her. I believe he was a great man.
Why should the Government spend billions helping those who are already wealthy? Why should families inheriting millions take priority over families struggling …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"The Conservatives point to stamp duty as a barrier and promise to scrap it on a home, but removing one cost does not automatically resolve every other tax consequence, and we know that changes in tax policy are very behaviour sensitive. This is what happens when a party writes a …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"As they say in “Father Ted”, that is an ecumenical matter. I am sure that the Minister will pick it up in his wind-up.
Labour Members have done a great job of outlining the fantastic measures that the Government are taking, including measures on VAT and electricity bills, capping bus …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"I was quoting Churchill, in particular from a lecture given by Professor Daunton at Gresham College in 2021, when he directly quoted Churchill when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer as a Conservative...." Tim Roca - View Speech
"I welcome the Defence Secretary to his place, his absolute commitment to our national security, and the mature tone of his statement, in which he talked about working cross-party on what is in our national interest. We have seen the critical importance of integrated missile and air defence, as evidenced …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"I thank my right hon. and hon. Friends in the ministerial team for their assiduous work in preparing and bringing forward this Bill. He is no longer in his seat, but I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Wythenshawe and Sale East (Mike Kane) for all the work he …..." Tim Roca - View Speech
"I completely agree with my hon. Friend. Earlier in the debate, my hon. Friend the Member for Mid Cheshire (Andrew Cooper) made the powerful point that his constituents live within 10 miles of the airport but do not have decent public transport links to it. That certainly has to be …..." Tim Roca - View Speech