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HANSARDFinancial Services Bill (First sitting)Q My questions are for the FCA. In terms of the impact of the Bill on the end consumer and the end user of financial services, what impact assessment has the FCA done on the…17 Nov 2020HANSARDArmed Forces: Covid-19 DeploymentMay I ask the Minister to pay particular tribute to the science and to the scientists working at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, and to the important role they are…10 Nov 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victim ProtectionWhat steps her Department is taking to protect victims of domestic abuse.09 Nov 2020HANSARD Financial Services BillIt is a pleasure to follow my Treasury Committee colleague, the hon. Member for Glasgow Central (Alison Thewliss). The right hon. Member for Wolverhampton South East (Mr McFadden)…09 Nov 2020HANSARD Financial Services BillWill the right hon. Gentleman clarify whether that is where all his colleagues are this evening? I note that he does not have many behind him. In fact, his Benches are empty.09 Nov 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse: Victim ProtectionI thank the Minister for listing that extensive programme of work. One of the reasons why I backed last week’s national restrictions with such a heavy heart was their impact on…09 Nov 2020HANSARDEconomy UpdateLast week, the IMF singled out for praise the UK’s economic response to the coronavirus, citing the timeliness, the speed of response, the generosity and the flexibility of the…05 Nov 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting)The Minster is making a powerful case for rejecting the approach that was taken in the other place. Could he elaborate on the costs of this platform, and who ultimately will pay…03 Nov 2020HANSARDFiscal Support: Job Retention and IncomesWhat comparative assessment he has made of the effectiveness of fiscal support for (a) job retention and (b) incomes during the covid-19 outbreak in the UK and internationally.20 Oct 2020HANSARDFiscal Support: Job Retention and IncomesAt the beginning of the pandemic, the OECD forecast that unemployment in the UK would rise to 9.1% by the end of this year. It recently revised its forecast down to 5.3%. Can the…20 Oct 2020HANSARDEU Exit: Negotiations and the Joint CommitteeCan my right hon. Friend elaborate a bit more on his point about state aid? Is there state aid that we wish to give to UK companies that we were not able to do under the EU…19 Oct 2020HANSARDTree Planting: EnglandAcross the valley of the River Severn, the River Teme and the River Avon we are grateful for the support we are getting to improve our flood defences. Will the Minister tell the…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTree Planting: EnglandWhat steps he is taking to increase tree planting in England.15 Oct 2020HANSARD SudanThank you very much, Dr Huq. It is wonderful to see you in the Chair. This has been a well-informed and wide-ranging debate, and we have covered most of the salient issues. On the…15 Oct 2020HANSARD SudanI beg to move, That this House has considered the June massacres in Sudan and the UK’s support for Sudan’s democratic transition. Thank you, Mr McCabe—I shall try to observe that…15 Oct 2020HANSARDTopical QuestionsI warmly welcome the announcement yesterday that the UK and Kenya will jointly host next year’s replenishment of the Global Partnership for Education. May I urge the Foreign…13 Oct 2020HANSARDCovid-19 UpdateNo one envies the Prime Minister having to make these incredibly difficult decisions. Last week’s Office for National Statistics community survey showed that by far and away the…12 Oct 2020HANSARDPlanning and House BuildingI want to note something for the record, which colleagues have also observed: there is not a single Liberal Democrat MP in the Chamber. I mention that because between 2006 and…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I welcome the Bill, which is a milestone in the country’s journey to a safer, better and greener financial future, in which more people are saving for their old age. I echo the…07 Oct 2020HANSARDPension Schemes Bill [Lords]I welcome what the Minister says, and I did not want in any way to undermine the provision in the Bill and the incredible progress that it represents on our journey to a greener…07 Oct 2020