Contributions
1,280 recent contributions in Hansard
HANSARDAffordability of Housing: First-time BuyersThe Government are committed to helping as many first-time buyers on to the housing ladder as possible. We are investing £11.5 billion in building more of the affordable homes…15 Nov 2022HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized EnterprisesThe Government have committed to review business rates, but it would be wrong for me to pre-empt the outcome of that review here today.15 Nov 2022HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized EnterprisesRepresenting a rural constituency myself, I am familiar with the challenges to our food producers that the hon. Member talks about. I will ensure that the Secretary of State for…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBankers’ BonusesSixty billion pounds—a little more than bankers’ pay. That is now flowing into individuals’ heating, fuel and energy bills, protecting every one of our constituents, up and down…08 Nov 2022HANSARDBankers’ BonusesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Cummins, and I congratulate the hon. Member for Hemsworth (Jon Trickett) on securing the debate. I accept that he is sincere…08 Nov 2022HANSARDBankers’ BonusesThe hon. Gentleman needs to make peace with the benefits of a capitalist, free-enterprise, private, risk-taking economy. I understand that that is a certain distance for the hon.…08 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Financial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr…08 Nov 2022HANSARDDraft Financial Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022It is a pleasure to follow my colleague, the hon. Member for Ealing North, and I thank him for this support for the measure, which, as he confirmed, is technical in nature. I note…08 Nov 2022HANSARDBankers’ BonusesIt is always a pleasure to hear a Member of this House speak on behalf of their constituents, which is indeed what we are here to do. I stand corrected by the hon. Gentleman: this…08 Nov 2022HANSARDBankers’ BonusesI will happily do so. Perhaps we will hear more about the policy of those on the Opposition Front Bench.08 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)Let me start by thanking my hon. Friend the Member for North Warwickshire for raising the important issue of regulatory proportionality in financial services—something that I…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)I will, but let me finish this point, because the hon. Lady may want to respond to it. Following the accusation that we were falling behind Germany and France, I undertook some…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)I am not as familiar with the work of William Wright as I am with the work of the respected publishers of that report, now in its 10th year. However, I will ensure that as well as…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)It is a pleasure to once again serve under your chairmanship, Mr Sharma. The Government recognise the value that the mutual sector brings to the UK economy and have great ambition…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)My hon. Friend makes an important point. Of course, my officials and colleagues in the Treasury also engage with the sector. We are alive to opportunities—perhaps not in the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)New clause 9 would require the Treasury to lay before Parliament an updated green finance strategy within three months of the Act passing. It specifies that that must include…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)I will certainly give William Wright a copy of the report.03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)Ultimately, the banks are downstream of the widespread issue that is the change in consumer behaviour. We have heard both in evidence and in comments made in Committee that 86% of…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)I once again note the strength of feeling on both sides of the Committee. The hon. Member for Mitcham and Morden has spoken in a number of debates on clauses of the Bill about the…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Tenth sitting)I welcome and recognise my hon. Friend’s interest in the topic. Free speech and freedom of expression more broadly are vital to all Members. Financial censorship is wrong. I am…03 Nov 2022