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HANSARDFreedom of Speech: Financial SectorLet me be clear: yes, the Government agree with that. No one should be debarred from access to banking facilities in our society because of a lawfully expressed view. If he and…05 Sept 2023HANSARDFreedom of Speech: Financial SectorMy hon. Friend represents the views of his constituents in this place clearly. He is quite right; although they are private entities, banks benefit from a privileged place in…05 Sept 2023HANSARDFreedom of Speech: Financial SectorThe Government have been clear that debanking customers on the basis of political views is unacceptable. During recess I met banking executives to discuss debanking and lawful…05 Sept 2023HANSARDCredit Unions and the Cost of LivingI would be happy to do so. I support anything that removes a point of friction and allows credit unions to do their important work. Regardless of whether it is me or one of my…18 Jul 2023HANSARDCredit Unions and the Cost of LivingThe hon. Lady is right that people need help. Across the House, we all support that. The Chancellor has made it very clear, with the mortgage compact and in the conversations that…18 Jul 2023HANSARDCredit Unions and the Cost of LivingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. I congratulate the hon. Member for Livingston (Hannah Bardell) on a thorough and thoughtful contribution to this…18 Jul 2023HANSARD Covid-19 Pandemic: Fiscal PoliciesI congratulate the hon. Member for City of Durham (Mary Kelly Foy) on securing this evening’s debate. In debating the Government’s fiscal policies, as in so many things, it is all…17 Jul 2023HANSARD Covid-19 Pandemic: Fiscal PoliciesI will not delay us on the two child policy—the Labour party’s two-policy policy. Perhaps it was a detour too far for the hon. Lady. I made that point just to illustrate that…17 Jul 2023HANSARDFinancial Services ReformsWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will update the House on the Government’s latest efforts to make the UK the most open, innovative and competitive financial centre in the world. We…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Points of Orderindicated assent.11 Jul 2023HANSARDFinancial Services ReformsIt is always a pleasure to listen to the hon. Lady. In general, what I learn is that the Opposition have no plan. It is all critique and no counter-proposal. She talked about this…11 Jul 2023HANSARDFinancial Services ReformsIt is always a pleasure to respond to my hon. Friend and to the work of her tremendous Treasury Committee, which rages across this broad financial sector. She is right to raise…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Business Banking Resolution ServiceMy right hon. Friend raises an important point. It would not be right to say that we should not look at it, but he raises this in the closing minutes of the debate and he knows…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Business Banking Resolution ServiceThe right hon. Member makes a fair point. The cracks that exist in the compensation regime are a challenging feature. That is one reason why I am attracted to using as much of the…11 Jul 2023HANSARDFinancial Services ReformsMy hon. Friend is absolutely right to talk about the need for that culture to change, moving away from an excess focus on cost to the detriment of performance—that is what these…11 Jul 2023HANSARDFinancial Services ReformsI hope that my hon. Friend can reassure the constituents he so diligently represents that on average, as supported by the Government Actuary’s Department, if they started their…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Business Banking Resolution ServiceIt is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr Pritchard. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Hazel Grove (Mr Wragg) on securing the debate on his behalf and that of…11 Jul 2023HANSARDFinancial Services ReformsThe work of regulatory reform to make this country globally competitive and an attractive place to invest is never done, as my hon. Friend knows. He will also know that we are…11 Jul 2023HANSARDFinancial Services ReformsThe hon. Member is quite right: it will be mandatory for all providers. That will be underwritten by legislation. The focus is to ensure that it is a usable, well regulated and…11 Jul 2023HANSARD Business Banking Resolution ServiceI want to be a listening Minister and am of course very happy to do that, but in so doing I do not want to hold out a false expectation. These matters are not directly the subject…11 Jul 2023