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HANSARD Finance (No. 2) BillIt is a pleasure, as always, to respond on behalf of His Majesty’s official Opposition. I thank Members across the House for their contributions to the debate, in particular those…16 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025If the hon. Gentleman will allow me, I will come on to that point. It is a very hot topic right now, in terms of our national security, and I think there are implications when it…02 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025I will end my point by simply suggesting that it is not serving investors or the country well by being excluded from oil and gas companies or defence stocks as part of an ESG…02 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025I am grateful for your guidance, Mrs Harris. This is related to ESG, which is about environmental, social and governance principles, and accordingly an investment approach and…02 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025I am very grateful to the Minister for outlining the Government’s position on defence stocks. I wonder whether she could do the same for oil and gas.02 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Prudential Regulation of Credit Institutions) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2025
Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (ESG Ratings) Order 2025It is always a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mrs Harris. I will follow the Minister’s lead by starting with the ESG ratings order before moving on to the draft…02 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Peru) Order 2025
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Romania) Order 2025
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Andorra) Order 2025
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Portuguese Republic)) Order 2025It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, as always, Sir Desmond. It is also a pleasure to serve on this Committee on behalf of His Majesty’s official Opposition and to see…01 Dec 2025HANSARDDraft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Peru) Order 2025
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Romania) Order 2025
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Andorra) Order 2025
Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Portuguese Republic) Order 2025It is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, as always, Sir Desmond. It is also a pleasure to serve on this Committee on behalf of His Majesty’s official Opposition and to see…01 Dec 2025HANSARD Rogue BuildersIt is a great pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Furniss, and to see the Minister. This is our second interaction in a week, and, under the direction of the Chair, it will be a…13 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI am grateful to be able to respond to the debate on behalf of His Majesty’s official Opposition. Let me start by thanking everybody from both sides of the House for their…12 Nov 2025HANSARDTaxesI could not agree more. In fact, markets and investors have now endured week after week of reckless and irresponsible speculation, not about whether Labour will put up their…12 Nov 2025HANSARDDraft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025It is a great pleasure to see you in the chair, Mr Pritchard. I welcome the relatively new Minister to her first delegated legislation Committee; I am sure there will be many…11 Nov 2025HANSARDRegional Economic Growth: Pension FundsMobilising more investment from the UK pension fund market is critical to driving regional economic growth. The Chancellor says that she is a builder, not a blocker, but her…04 Nov 2025HANSARDIndustrial StrategyLabour’s industrial strategy recognises that housing and infrastructure are vital to driving regional investment. But as I hope the Minister will know, across the road, the…30 Oct 2025HANSARDIndustrial StrategyI am afraid that is not good enough. The industry is facing deep uncertainty around the kite flying going on across the road at the Treasury. I realise that he is not responsible…30 Oct 2025HANSARDDraft Companies (Directors' Report) (Payment Reporting) Regulations 2025It is always a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Vaz. I welcome the Minister to his place; it is a great appointment, and it is good to know that he comes to the position with…21 Oct 2025HANSARDInfrastructure Strategy: Economic GrowthThe Chancellor once claimed that she had a plan for fixing the foundations with infrastructure at the very heart. Now, through a consultation that the Government hoped nobody…09 Sept 2025HANSARDSpeciality Steel UK: InsolvencyI am grateful to the Minister for giving me advance sight of her statement today, but here we are again: another day, another Government takeover of a key British manufacturing…02 Sept 2025HANSARDSpeciality Steel UK: InsolvencyI am, Mr Speaker. Although I have lots of questions, I will ask just two very quick ones, if that is okay.02 Sept 2025HANSARDSpeciality Steel UK: InsolvencyI will, Mr Speaker. What is the budget for the official receiver? The Minister has not laid out any costs. She has said that it is related to market conditions but has not set out…02 Sept 2025