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HANSARD UK Internal Market: White PaperI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. We support the principle of maintaining the UK’s internal market, which is vital for trade, jobs, and prosperity across the whole…16 Jul 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillOf course it is not easy, but the hon. Gentleman’s implication is that nothing can be done for those sectors that are obviously more affected by the public health measures.29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillOf course there are, but the fact that we cannot do everything does not mean that we should not do anything. The grants programme that the Government introduced was done by…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMay I start by thanking the Business Secretary for the constructive conversations that he and I have had on the Bill? As he knows, we support the measures contained in it. The…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillI do not disagree with the hon. Gentleman that it is important that we have had the furlough, but I disagree that it should be cut off at the end of October, because I really…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillMy hon. Friend, in her customary eloquent way, anticipates my next point. We have seen—and I am grateful to my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon North (Steve Reed), the shadow…29 Jun 2020HANSARDBusiness and Planning BillThe hon. Gentleman is shaking his head. If things can be done, they should be done, but my point is that the strength of the Government response is that it has been comprehensive.…29 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesI join you today, Mr Speaker, in both mourning and remembering Jo Cox. I welcome much of the help that the Government have provided, but, according to Make UK, we could see the…16 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Support for BusinessesI urge the right hon. Gentleman to get a move on when it comes to those sectors, because they really need the help. I want to ask him additionally about sectors such as…16 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI believe I am right in saying that the hon. Gentleman knows a lot about this, and I congratulate him for his work on the all-party group dealing with the whole range of these…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy hon. Friend is a brilliant champion of those industries and other industries in his constituency, and I agree with him. I will come on to the particular sectoral challenges…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillMy hon. Friend has been powerfully advocating for the steel industry, along with other hon. Members in all parts of the House, and there is real urgency in this respect. Let me…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI welcome what the hon. Gentleman says, and the answer is yes, because lots of businesses do not have trade unions, and the question is what rights employees will have in those…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman’s intervention. I once used the word predatory in relation to companies and it was rather controversial, but I think the consensus may have…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI agree with the hon. Gentleman. We need innovative thinking in this area. We are going to have to do things—I think that the Chancellor has said this—that we would not have done…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI have a long list.03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI begin by thanking the Business Secretary and the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the hon. Member for Sutton and Cheam (Paul Scully), for…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Corporate Insolvency and Governance BillI certainly agree with the hon. Gentleman that it is very important that the approach is UK-wide, and I welcome that. Let me say something about the temporary measures in the…03 Jun 2020HANSARD Covid-19: BusinessThank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. May I thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and add my thanks to all the workers and businesses that have kept our country going during…12 May 2020HANSARDCoronavirus Business Interruption LoansI thank the Secretary of State for that answer, and I hope that he will come to the House to make a fuller statement on these matters at the earliest opportunity. I want to ask…04 May 2020