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HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillGosh, my hon. Friend is up to date with what is going on with the British Library. For the record, it is worth pointing out that the British Library is indeed in London but there…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillWith the leave of the House, I very much thank all hon. Members who contributed to the debate, and I thank the British Library, its leadership, and all its staff for their work.…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillThat is an excellent point. I knew that there was something about the Budget that I had to add to my speech, but I had forgotten what it was. My hon. Friend has put that on the…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI agree with my hon. Friend. It is worth saying that in 2013 many DCMS-sponsored museums—such as Kew Gardens, the British Film Institute, Historic England and the Ministry of…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI agree so strongly, as somebody who owns well over a thousand books. My wife is always complaining that I buy more books than I can read. The philosopher/hedge fund manager…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillMy hon. Friend asks a very good question. The British Library will first have to submit a business case that satisfies the Government. For example, it might want to make its…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillThat is a very good question. My under- standing is that the monitoring will be, first, whether the library pays back the money on time, because by paying back on time we show…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. The Bill would amend the British Library Act 1972 to give the British Library the freedom to borrow. I stop at the word…13 Mar 2020HANSARD British Library Board (Power to Borrow) BillThe answer is that some would be charged for and some would not. I repeat the example I gave a few minutes ago about membership. If there were a members’ area in the British…13 Mar 2020HANSARDEducation (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) BillStevensons, a retailer based in Harpenden, the Hertfordshire area and elsewhere, does precisely what the hon. Lady is talking about, often through single supplier contracts. Last…13 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsDoes the right hon. Gentleman agree that the co-ordinated action that has taken place between the Treasury and the Bank of England could now be used as a model to show our…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Third sitting)And indeed the interaction between different bits. Professor Lewis: It is a lot of detail, but the contribution from ammonia, for example, comes when it mixes with some of the end…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Third sitting)Q Professor Lewis, I was very interested when you talked about the different chemical reactions and the effect of agriculture upon the PM 2.5 particulates in the air, and how we…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI agree with much of what the right hon. Gentleman says, but does that not show—because this is such a new phenomenon and such a new difficulty, and every country is struggling to…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsForgive me if I have misunderstood the right hon. Gentleman, but I think that £13 million is going into community libraries across the country, and that will make a big…12 Mar 2020HANSARDBudget ResolutionsI welcome this Budget, particularly the fiscal stance adopted by the Chancellor and the Treasury. It is a well-targeted fiscal stimulus for productive capacity in the British…12 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q You have anticipated my next question on the UK. Do you think it would be simpler, from a regulatory perspective, and more effective, if the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q That makes sense to me, but do you not fear, as a lot of businesses, landowners and farmers do, that there are so many different types of environmental regulator that it is…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Q I want to ask our visitors about regulatory complexity when it comes to environmental regulation. I do not know how many bodies there are, including Natural England and this new…10 Mar 2020HANSARDEnvironment Bill (Second sitting)Otherwise it would be apples and oranges. Alan Law: Absolutely; farmers in one part of the country would be operating under a totally different regime from those in another part.…10 Mar 2020