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HANSARDInflationI and my colleagues work closely with colleagues in the DWP, as my hon. Friend knows, on behalf of pensioners in Fylde. More than 8 million pensioner households will receive a…09 May 2023HANSARDDraft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023These are important matters. The funding of the police is out of scope, but I am sure I share the Committee’s desire to see any criminals in this space prosecuted and to see as…09 May 2023HANSARDDraft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn; I thank her and her colleagues for their support. She makes a fair point about the period between…09 May 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe Government are leading the way with the recently published green finance strategy, but that stands as part of a broader piece of work, unleashing productive finance into all…09 May 2023HANSARDFinancial Services Sector: Regulatory FrameworkThe hon. Gentleman and I have talked a number of times about this. I do not think it is fair to say that the Treasury is dragging its feet. We have supported reform of the mutuals…09 May 2023HANSARDFinancial Services Sector: Regulatory FrameworkMy hon. Friend does great service as chair of the all-party group on personal banking and fairer financial services, so he knows of what he speaks. Today, the Government published…09 May 2023HANSARDFinancial Services Sector: Regulatory FrameworkThe Edinburgh reforms take forward the Government’s ambition to maintain the UK’s position as a world-leading global financial centre, while ensuring that our financial sector…09 May 2023HANSARDInflation and Economic Growth Forecasts: G7 CountriesMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. Resilience is a strong word, and thanks to the actions that this Government have taken over the past six months, the Office for Budget…09 May 2023HANSARDInflation and Economic Growth Forecasts: G7 CountriesIt is certainly the hon. Gentleman’s fault if, having asked that we assess performance across the G7 and we do precisely that, he does not like the answer. The reality is that…09 May 2023HANSARDInflation and Economic Growth Forecasts: G7 CountriesCompared with the G7, the UK had the highest rate of growth in each of the past two years. The International Monetary Fund UK growth forecast for 2023 has been upgraded by more…09 May 2023HANSARDInflationThe hon. Lady omits to mention both the headwinds from the global pandemic and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Any financially literate conversation on this subject has to…09 May 2023HANSARDInflationThe Government’s three economic priorities this year are to halve inflation, grow the economy, and get debt falling. This will require patience and discipline. Countries around…09 May 2023HANSARDInflationMy hon. Friend is a doughty champion for his constituents. The Office for Budget Responsibility this year does expect food, tobacco and alcohol inflation to fall significantly,…09 May 2023HANSARDInflationAs my hon. Friend knows, monetary policy is the responsibility of the independent Monetary Policy Committee and the Bank of England. We will continue to work closely with them to…09 May 2023HANSARDDraft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs…09 May 2023HANSARDDraft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023It is not in these rules per se. There were two things that I talked about; one is the fact that we are moving away from a prescriptive list and towards definitions of what…09 May 2023HANSARDInflationIn the interest of time, I will not repeat for the hon. Lady the support for households, which averages £3,500 across the United Kingdom. If she has constituents with particular…09 May 2023HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023My right hon. Friend has not been dabbling in either tulips or NFTs, but just like, for example, the art market, they are not within the scope of financial regulations. We can…02 May 2023HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023indicated assent .02 May 2023HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023I shall be brief. I am happy to be guided by the hon. Member for Hampstead and Kilburn; she should let me know if there is anyone she would particularly like to be consulted as…02 May 2023