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HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureI apologise, Madam Deputy Speaker. Does my hon. Friend the Member for Sefton Central (Bill Esterson) agree that, if we want to deliver an industrial strategy, we need Northern…15 Nov 2022HANSARDBritain’s Industrial FutureDoes my hon. Friend share my frustration that the Government are playing hokey-cokey with Northern Powerhouse Rail, first putting it in their manifesto and then taking it out…15 Nov 2022HANSARDSmall and Medium-sized EnterprisesHigh street SMEs keep telling me how unfair the current business rate system is, and of course Labour agrees, so as we enter a Conservative recession, will the Chancellor follow…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsWhen the Treasury Committee looked at mortgages in detail, one thing that was highlighted in the evidence sessions was the impact on the buy-to-let sector, where fewer properties…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsIn a Treasury Committee evidence session, Charles Roe, director of mortgages at UK Finance, said that, when the Prime Minister was the Chancellor, he agreed to get rid of the zero…15 Nov 2022HANSARDManagement of the Economy and Ministerial Severance PaymentsIn an intervention on my hon. Friend the Member for Luton North (Sarah Owen), I referred to evidence given to the Treasury Committee. Joanne Elson, the chief executive officer of…15 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)One message worth highlighting that I received was, “Hi mum, I’ve lost my phone. Please send some money to this number.” I rang both my daughters to ask, “Is this from one of…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)I want to press the new clause to a vote. Question put , That the clause be read a Second time.03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)I support the new clause. I refer the Minister to the evidence given by Mike Haley, the chief executive of CIFAS. In respect of fraud, he said: “Absolutely, there should be a…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I wish to say from the beginning that I will push the new clause to a vote. I move the new clause in the name of my hon.…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)Outlaw that!03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)On that point, will my hon. Friend flag to the Minister that, if a bank machine does not have buttons and is just a touch screen, it is very difficult for blind and partially…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for the incredible speech that she is making. Looking at the Royal National Institute of Blind People briefing, does she agree how important it is for…03 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Ninth sitting)This might not be strictly within the scope of the new clause, but will the Minister take away the point about the problems with touchpads when people pay for things in shops?…03 Nov 2022HANSARDBBC Local Radio: Proposed Reduction in ProvisionThank you for granting the urgent question, Mr Speaker. Let me also welcome the Minister to her place and many of the comments she has made today. BBC local radio stations are…01 Nov 2022HANSARDMental Health ServicesDelayed discharge from mental health beds is preventing people from getting the treatment that they need. In fact, in Humber NHS trust 42% of learning disability beds are taken by…01 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Eighth sitting)As well as my campaign for financial inclusion, I am sure Members will have heard me talk about flooding. I have not tabled an amendment to the clause, but I might be minded to in…01 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Eighth sitting)Will the Minister refer to the specific examples that Barclays and Which? raised around CHAPS payment and other payments? If he is unable to give a full response today, I hope…01 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Eighth sitting)In reading the written evidence, there was an interesting cautionary tale from Mobile UK about how the banks introduced two-factor authentication through SMS without speaking to…01 Nov 2022HANSARDFinancial Services and Markets Bill (Eighth sitting)The operation of the cash ratio deposit scheme referred to in clauses 60 and 61 is subject to changes in two variables—the gilt rate and the size of deposits eligible for the…01 Nov 2022