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HANSARDFinancial Education in SchoolsIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Feltham and Heston (Seema Malhotra). I extend my gratitude to my hon. Friend the Member for Broadland (Jerome Mayhew) for securing…06 Sept 2023HANSARDCountess of Chester Hospital InquiryI commend the Secretary of State on his decision to upgrade the inquiry and put it on a statutory footing, something I know many of the families wanted. I am keen to understand…04 Sept 2023HANSARD Environmental ProtectionCan the Secretary of State reassure us that any fines will be used to improve water infrastructure in the local area?18 Jul 2023HANSARD Transport Infrastructure: WarringtonI am grateful to have the opportunity to discuss Warrington’s transport infrastructure. One of my main motivations for doing so is that, during the 15 years I have lived in…18 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsT4. Will the Minister update my constituents on the progress being made towards opening a new free school in Warrington, to provide better and more appropriate education for young…17 Jul 2023HANSARD NATO SummitI welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, particularly his commitment to leading the debate on tackling emerging security threats, including the migration crisis. Will my right…13 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportMy right hon. Friend knows that I was a member of the Committee. Along with every other member of the Committee, I was clear that there is no censure in the report. Will she…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special Reportrose —10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI think every member of the Committee firmly believes that every Member of Parliament has the right to share their opinions in this House, but the 2019 House of Commons code for…10 Jul 2023HANSARDPrivileges Committee Special ReportI thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bassetlaw (Brendan Clarke-Smith) for his comments on the Privileges Committee. I will make a few short points in relation to comments that…10 Jul 2023HANSARD Hong Kong Pro-democracy ActivistsLast Thursday I had the privilege of meeting members of Hong Kong Watch, including representatives of the 3,000 BNOs who have recently come to settle in Warrington. What was very…06 Jul 2023HANSARDTopical QuestionsFurther to the Minister’s comments about the progress made in magistrates courts, may I thank him for recently meeting members of the Cheshire bench who came to Parliament? Will…27 Jun 2023HANSARD Local Radio: BBC ProposalsMy right hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. He mentions sending a very clear message to the BBC, but I would like to take him back to his point about Ofcom. We should also…22 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Sorry to flip between you, but Kelli, are your prices higher as a result of what you are having to pay? If there is freedom to choose who processes, will we see prices come…15 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourth sitting)I was interested in what you said about the cost of transactions. You suggested 3%. Where does that figure come from? Kelli Fairbrother: Because of the constraints that Apple and…15 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Christian, do you want to add to that? You are in that space. Is 3% or 4% the sort of— Christian Owens: We take the action that Apple and Google are taking, in terms of…15 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Third sitting)Q Just a quick question to Tom. In your written submission, you commented on the scope of the Bill. Are you confident that it is broad enough, and future-facing enough, to cover…15 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Third sitting)Q Do you think five years is the right length? Should it be a shorter period? Neil Ross: It is as much as five years; it could be longer. It is really how the digital markets unit…15 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you. I have one question for you, Mr Smith, if I may. We are taking action to legislate; the EU has taken action to legislate. Many other countries are not yet in that…15 Jun 2023HANSARDDigital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you very much. I just want to pick up on one of the points that you make in your written submission to us, where you talk about a timeline for imposing an initial set of…15 Jun 2023