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HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes an important point. That is why the Financial Services and Markets Bill rightly improves the accountability of regulators to Parliament. It is about not just…07 Feb 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsThis Government bow to nobody when it comes to cracking down on tax evasion. It is wrong and illegal, and the Government do not support it.07 Feb 2023HANSARD Digital PoundI thank the hon. Member for those points; her point about safeguards against coercive control in particular is well made. This is where something like a digital pound can have…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Digital PoundToday is not about access to cash; it is about the long-term plans for a digital pound. However, the hon. Member makes a very well-understood point. We are legislating in the…07 Feb 2023HANSARD Digital PoundAs my hon. Friend knows, one of the points of friction—one of the costs—is the exchange of currency. It has come down greatly over time, but is still often measured in the…07 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend makes an important point. It ill behoves a party that aspires to be taken seriously as a force in British politics to be all about clickbait, misleading graphics…01 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]It is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare). I thank all hon. Members who have tabled amendments and contributed to today’s…01 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]I will give way one final time, but my hon. Friend will have to make it count.01 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]I hope the hon. Lady would never dream of trying to score cheap political points, as distinct from our good-natured and collaborative discussions in Committee. Rather than setting…01 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]Let me assure my hon. Friend and the whole House that this institution will not lack the proper scrutiny. In that initial set-up period it will be reviewed by both the Cabinet…01 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend did indeed make his intervention count, because that is a very pertinent point. Of course, the whole purpose of the bank is infrastructure and capability building,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Third time. The Bill will place the UK Infrastructure Bank on a statutory footing and enshrine key aspects of it in legislation,…01 Feb 2023HANSARDUK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]My hon. Friend is, once again, absolutely right. The principle of being additive is baked into the core charters and constitutions, as well as the steer that my colleagues and I…01 Feb 2023HANSARD Non-domicile Tax StatusAlthough we may not agree, it is always a pleasure to hear the passion that the hon. Member for Erith and Thamesmead (Abena Oppong-Asare) brings to her role. The public expect us…31 Jan 2023HANSARD Cryptocurrency RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms McVey. I congratulate the hon. Member for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (Dr Cameron) on securing this debate on…25 Jan 2023HANSARDMortgage Guarantee Scheme Extension: Contingent LiabilityToday I can inform the House that the mortgage guarantee scheme will be extended by an additional year to continue to support homebuyers and movers with smaller deposits. The…20 Dec 2022HANSARDLife Insurance TaxationThe Government are announcing the following measure— of which there are two components—which will take immediate effect from today. The first part of the measure applies to…15 Dec 2022HANSARDUK Green TaxonomyMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury, Baroness Penn, has today made the following written ministerial statement. The development of a UK green taxonomy is a…14 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillLet me finish this point, because I know many Members are vexed by this issue and we understand how important it is. Work has been done since my right hon. Friend the Member for…07 Dec 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets BillMy right hon. Friend makes his points very well. As he said earlier, there are significant benefits in relation to fraud, traceability and the environment from dematerialising,…07 Dec 2022