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HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI concur with what many Members have said about the maiden speech from my hon. Friend the Member for Heywood and Middleton (Chris Clarkson); it was an excellent maiden speech…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillWould the right hon. Gentleman support the ideas that I have been doing some work on—as have lots of people—outside this place in relation to recapitalising the British corporate…03 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Civil Society and CharitiesI thank the Secretary of State for his previous answer. I have charities that serve my constituents, such as Garden House Hospice, Tilehouse Counselling in Hitchin, the Harpenden…27 Apr 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillOn QE and how that would be done, we must make sure that it does not become too inflationary, that being the problem if we have a distribution network straight to the real economy…24 Mar 2020HANSARD Self-employed Persons: Financial SupportIn its unprecedented support for employed workers, the Treasury took a fairly generous overarching approach. I urge the Treasury—I am not the only one saying this; it represents…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillThis Bill, as the Minister said, shows decisive leadership by the Government and, indeed, by the whole House. It is supported by the Opposition parties. As the Minister explained,…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillI thank my hon. Friend for that point. More broadly, the key question for the Minister is whether the Treasury is willing to adapt the scheme over the coming days and weeks as we…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillDoes the hon. Gentleman regard universal basic income as not desirable for the longer term and advocate doing it only for a set period, or does he want it for the longer term?24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillOn that point, has the right hon. Gentleman come across the same thing as I have? I have found that the people who have been asked to give personal guarantees are often the ones…24 Mar 2020HANSARDContingencies Fund BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for giving way again. Is it not also important to recognise the nature of the schemes—that is, that they were put in place by the Treasury, the…24 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)Bearing in mind that the Minister has already quoted from last week’s evidence sessions, does she agree that Professor Lewis made it very clear that, once we reached the target…17 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Sixth sitting)I apologise, Sir Roger, for not indicating earlier that I wished to speak. I want to make a very quick point, which underpins quite a lot of my criticism of many of the amendments…17 Mar 2020HANSARDCovid-19Will the Secretary of State explain how he and his team have been working to learn from the experience of other countries that are ahead of the curve, so that we can see the…16 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillIt would be remiss of me not to mention research that I have seen from the Schoolwear Association, which says that the average per year is £101.19, rather than the figure the hon.…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillIt is close by. There are plans to open a site in Leeds, but more important than all of that is the work that the British Library does in different communities across the country.…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillIt provides a very good advantage to small businesses. If anyone from the Treasury is listening, they will have heard how popular the Budget appears to be on the Government…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI am on the moderniser wing. I also saw letters from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 20th century, including those from the Conservative Prime Minister Arthur Balfour—his statue is…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI agree with my hon. Friend. It is probably worth saying at this juncture that giving the British Library the power to borrow does not mean that I now do not wish everything the…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillThere’s an idea. That is the kind of project for which the British Library can ask the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for a loan. That is what giving it…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. It is worth now explaining exactly how the process works. In effect, the British Library currently has a grant in aid from the…13 Mar 2020