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HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI know the hon. Gentleman has had experience of banks fleeing his constituency, where the local economy was already quite fragile, so he is right to put that on record. It is…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesAbsolutely. Such is my friendship with my hon. Friend that we share a psychic bond. He probably knows that I will come on to speak about access to cash. The Access to Cash…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesThe hon. Gentleman is spot on and really hits the nail on the head. That point was made to me by the Federation of Small Businesses. The reality is that someone going out to buy a…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesAbsolutely. As a Scottish National party politician, I am more than happy to talk about business rates, given that my party has lifted 100,000 small businesses in Scotland out of…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesThe hon. Gentleman is doing himself down. It is not just an old person thing—not that he is old. Perhaps I should not be saying this from a security point of view, but for about…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesThere was a point that I omitted from my speech due to time constraints. One of the things that I learned from speaking to the staff was that we had a mortgage adviser in…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI am grateful that the Minister is talking about credit unions. The only major job I have done other than being a politician was to work in a credit union. On Monday I have a…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesThank you very much for calling me, Mr Rosindell. You have taken over in the Chair since I opened the debate. It is a pleasure to see you in your place; thank you for chairing the…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesAbsolutely. My hon. Friend does a power of work in his capacity as chair of the all-party group on rural poverty. He speaks powerfully about the impact the closure will have in…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesI beg to move, That this House has considered the effect of Santander branch closures on local communities. It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Davies. I thank the…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesAbsolutely. My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Many of us share the concern that the present round of closures may not be the last, and he makes the point eloquently. I…14 Feb 2019HANSARDSantander Closures and Local CommunitiesThat is a powerful point. I suspect that if we broke those figures down, we would see a different situation in Kensington and Chelsea from that in Hornsey and Wood Green. That…14 Feb 2019HANSARD Young Carers SupportThe hon. Gentleman is making a powerful speech. Will he join me in commending Megan McGarrigle from Glasgow North East Carers Centre, who has being doing a lot of work, going into…12 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair and to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow South (Stewart Malcolm McDonald),…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsOn the issue of enforcement, does the Minister believe that the team in HMRC is adequately resourced?05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsI realise that this is probably an unpopular point to mention in this place, because the practice is rife, but does the hon. Lady agree that we need to have a conversation about…05 Feb 2019HANSARD Unpaid Work TrialsMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point; that is something the Minister should consider. When we say that this place just does not deliver for workers’ rights, we look at the…05 Feb 2019HANSARDEarly Parenthood: Supporting FathersIt is always a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Davies. Like other Members, I warmly congratulate the hon. Member for Chatham and Aylesford (Tracey Crouch) on…30 Jan 2019HANSARDChildren with Life-limiting ConditionsIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Dorries. I commend my friend, the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon), for securing the debate. As one might expect, I wish to…29 Jan 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsT9. Last week, in an absolute hammer blow to the east end of Glasgow, Santander announced that it was closing the Parkhead branch and abandoning the east end. So when I meet…29 Jan 2019